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A leaked travel document revealing Indonesia's Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo planned to bring his wife and daughter on a state-funded trip to New York has triggered widespread staff transfers and accusations of retaliation, intensifying scrutiny of the ministry's turbulent management.
Indonesia's free meals programme faces fresh turmoil as the National Nutrition Agency chief resigns on health grounds, the second leadership departure in six weeks amid mounting budget pressures and ongoing investigations.
Indonesia's troubled National Nutrition Agency has cycling through leadership again after head Nanik Sudaryati Deyang resigned due to health concerns. A Prabowo aide now takes the helm amid ongoing governance and implementation challenges.
President Prabowo Subianto's signature anti-corruption campaign faces scrutiny as the investigation into former deputy attorney general Febrie Adriansyah exposes institutional tensions and legal questions about how Indonesia's law-enforcement agencies investigate their own.
Indonesia's Jakarta Corruption Court has convicted Gojek founder Nadiem Makarim, once a symbol of reformist leadership, to 10 years imprisonment for abusing ministerial authority during a school laptop procurement programme.
Former Indonesian education minister Nadiem Makarim and prosecutors have appealed a Jakarta court's guilty verdict in a Chromebook procurement corruption case, with Nadiem sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and ordered to pay substantial restitution.
Indonesian authorities have charged four individuals following an anti-government protest in Surabaya against fuel price increases and a troubled free school meals initiative.
Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has stepped up engagement with student protesters critical of flagship government programmes, inviting activists to meetings and regional trips. The moves suggest he is carving out a more visible political role ahead of potential future electoral ambitions.
President Prabowo Subianto's free nutritious meal programme, allocated Rp 335 trillion annually, faces intensifying protests across Indonesia. While students demand suspension citing corruption and waste, workers and farmers rally to preserve the initiative, highlighting deep divisions over its implementation and value.
Indonesia's free nutritious meal programme faces mounting pressure to suspend operations as the National Human Rights Commission documents food safety failures, transparency breaches, and alleged rights violations affecting 61 million students and pregnant women.