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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto presents his 2027 budget proposals on Friday as his approval ratings plummet and investors grow skeptical of his commodity export policies and economic management.
Indonesia's Constitutional Court has ruled that President Prabowo Subianto's free nutritious meals programme must be funded separately from the education budget, effective 2028, after determining meal provision does not constitute an educational expense.
Six major Indonesian press unions have called on President Prabowo Subianto to apologise after he labelled journalists as 'londo ireng' (black Dutchmen) during a speech, arguing the colonial-era slur delegitimizes the profession and threatens democracy.
Indonesia's troubled free nutritious meals programme loses its second leader in months after BGN chief Nanik Sudaryati Deyang resigned citing heart condition and stress. Prabowo replaced her with Gerindra politician Sudaryono within hours.
The chief of Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency has resigned on health grounds, becoming the second senior leader to leave the free meals programme in little over a month amid budget cuts and investigations.
A leaked travel document showing Indonesia's Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo planning to take his wife and daughter on a state-funded UN trip to New York has ignited a political firestorm. The controversy has coincided with sweeping personnel changes and mounting corruption allegations.
President Prabowo Subianto has instructed a comprehensive review of two major programmes—free school meals and Red and White cooperatives—signalling a potential policy shift amid mounting public opposition and financial scrutiny.
Indonesian police raids targeting corruption suspects have triggered a standoff with the military, which deployed troops to protect a senior prosecutor's residence, sparking warnings about threats to institutional independence.
Indonesia's Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo faces public and ombudsman scrutiny after his wife and daughter were included in an official ministry delegation to a United Nations meeting in New York, raising questions about transparency and appropriate use of state resources.