Calls to halt Indonesia’s free meal drive after horror crash injures 21 children

Published 5 hours ago
Source: scmp.com
Calls to halt Indonesia’s free meal drive after horror crash injures 21 children
Indonesia’s flagship programme to provide millions of schoolchildren with free nutritious meals is back in the spotlight after a delivery van linked to the initiative ploughed into a group of students in Jakarta last week, leaving 21 children and a teacher injured. The accident on Thursday has raised fresh questions about safety and oversight in what critics call the “chaotic” roll-out of the signature initiative of President Prabowo Subianto, which has a 71 trillion rupiah (US$4.2 billion)...