Indonesia fires free meals agency chief after poisonings and corruption allegations
Indonesia's president has removed the head of the agency running the country's flagship free meals programme after months of criticism over mass food poisonings and corruption allegations. Officials from the Attorney General's Office also raided the National Nutrition Agency premises early on Wednesday, adding to pressure on a scheme that has become one of President Prabowo Subianto's most closely watched policies. The agency had been responsible for delivering the multi-billion-dollar programme, which aims to provide free meals to 80 million schoolchildren.The sacking of Dadan Hindayana came a week after the country's corruption watchdog filed a complaint alleging inconsistencies in budgeting... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 03 Jun 2026 05:30 LONDON
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