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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will unveil his 2027 budget proposal on Friday facing mounting economic headwinds and declining public approval. The presentation marks a crucial credibility test for global investors concerned about policy unpredictability.
Six Indonesian press unions have demanded President Prabowo Subianto apologise for calling journalists 'londo ireng' (black Dutchmen) during a speech, characterising the term as denigrating and carrying colonial-era connotations of disloyalty.
The chief of Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency has resigned due to health concerns, representing the second leadership upheaval in the government body overseeing President Prabowo Subianto's free meals initiative within weeks.
President Prabowo Subianto has instructed officials to conduct thorough reviews of two major programmes—free school meals and Red and White cooperatives—signalling potential policy shifts amid mounting controversy and public backlash.