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Indonesia's Free School Meals Scheme Faces Mounting Pressure for Overhaul Amid Food Safety and Rights Concerns

Indonesia's free nutritious meal programme, serving 61 million students and pregnant women, faces intensifying pressure to suspend or reform following documented food poisoning incidents, ineffective implementation, and allegations of human rights violations.

By Rajesh Kumar · 18 Jun 2026 · 4 min read

Japanese Mother Sues State After Teenager Dies Following Detention and Coercive Interrogation

A Japanese mother is suing authorities for compensation after her 16-year-old daughter died from emaciation following an 18-day detention and intense interrogations that she maintained were unlawful.

By Rajesh Kumar · 18 Jun 2026 · 5 min read

Lawmaker Accuses Prisons Department of Sidestepping Accountability Over Taiping Inmate Death

An MP has condemned the Prisons Department for evading accountability following a Suhakam report into an inmate's death at Taiping Prison, raising fresh questions about institutional transparency.

By Rajesh Kumar · 17 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

Indonesia's Free School Meals Scheme Faces Mounting Pressure for Overhaul Amid Food Safety and Rights Concerns

Japanese Mother Sues State After Teenager Dies Following Detention and Coercive Interrogation

Lawmaker Accuses Prisons Department of Sidestepping Accountability Over Taiping Inmate Death

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