JAKARTA -- Nearly four months after Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto launched his ambitious free meals for children program, missed payments to vendors, a lawsuit and incidents of food poisoning are tarnishing this flagship policy.
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Indonesia's free meals marred by missed payments and poisoning
Prabowo shoots for 83 million recipients with $10bn budget by end of 2025
A free lunch at an elementary school in Tangerang, Indonesia. President Prabowo Subianto is pushing through with his ambitious free meal plan despite public outcries over budget cuts to other government programs. © Reuters
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