Indonesia launched an ambitious $4.3 billion free-meal programme on Monday to combat stunted growth due to malnutrition, a key election promise of President Prabowo Subianto.

Students have their meals during the kick off of President Prabowo Subianto’s ambitious free meal program to feed children and pregnant women nationwide despite critics saying that its required logistics could hurt Indonesia’s state finances and ...

Inside the metal lunch boxes that 9-year-old third-grader Haidar Ardani Syakban carried to his classroom in East Jakarta, there was a portion of rice, chicken teriyaki, stir-fried green beans, and a banana.

Indonesia's government has initiated a USD 28 million project to mitigate malnutrition and stunting in nearly 90 million children and pregnant women. Despite concerns about affordability, the Free Nutritious Meal program aims to deliver daily meals to students and support a long-term vision for improved national human resources.