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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Heru Asprihanto and Zahra Matarani

EXPLAINED: About 400 pupils fall sick after eating free school meals | Rare Historical Photos

Students tuck into meals provided through President Prabowo Subianto's ambitious free meal programme - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

About 400 children have fallen ill in Indonesia's western Bengkulu Province after eating free school meals.

It is the worst mass food poisoning case linked to President Prabowo Subianto's flagship programme.

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