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Students Demand Halt to 229 Trillion Rupiah School Meals

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026, 15:09 UTC · How we work

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Students protested President Prabowo Subianto's handling of forest fires and rising costs on Oct 28.
Protesters demanded a national disaster declaration for Sumatra and Kalimantan wildfires.
They also demanded halting the free school meals programme costing 229 trillion rupiah (US$12.6 billion).
The Ministry of Forestry sanctioned 32 companies and suspended permits for six firms in Central Kalimantan.
Satellite analysis estimated 1.9 million hectares burned nationwide from January to September 2026.

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Indonesia and Singapore will create a joint task force to investigate fire-linked companies and recover assets.
The task force will share financial intelligence and cross-border evidence.
The task force will coordinate enforcement actions between Indonesia and Singapore.
Singapore’s National Environment Agency issued preventive notices to ten companies suspected of haze contribution.
Ministers agreed to open a ministerial-level hotline to improve communication and manage future differences.

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Students Protest Fires

Students protested President Prabowo Subianto's handling of forest fires and rising costs on Oct 28.
Protesters demanded a national disaster declaration for Sumatra and Kalimantan wildfires.
They also demanded halting the free school meals programme costing 229 trillion rupiah (US$12.6 billion).
The Ministry of Forestry sanctioned 32 companies and suspended permits for six firms in Central Kalimantan.
Satellite analysis estimated 1.9 million hectares burned nationwide from January to September 2026.

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