The Indonesian President has defended the flagship free meal programme as a way to tackle child malnutrition. - AFP
JAKARTA: Hundreds of pupils in Indonesia fell ill after eating free school meals, officials said Wednesday (Oct 29), in the latest case of alleged food poisoning marring a government-funded programme.
Thousands have been sick since the billion-dollar scheme of President Prabowo Subianto was launched in January, and critics have called for its suspension over hygiene concerns.
