Some 400 Indonesian school children fall ill after eating free school meals | Food News

Indonesian President Prabowo’s free meals programme hit by more mass illness as protests against government rock country.

Approximately 400 children in Indonesia’s Bengkulu province fell ill from free school meals linked to President Prabowo Subianto’s food programme, prompting an investigation as protests against his government escalate. Amid ongoing unrest that has reportedly led to deaths and injuries, Prabowo attended commemorative events in Beijing, despite domestic turmoil and criticism over his administration’s economic management.