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Indonesia's Prabowo fires head of free meals scheme plagued by poisonings

The centrepiece programme of Prabowo's government has left tens of thousands of school children ill.

Indonesiaโ€™s rupiah sinks to record low as Prabowo shrugs off rout fears

Indonesian officials have moved to reassure markets that the countryโ€™s economic fundamentals remain sound after the rupiah sank to a record low, but President Prabowo Subiantoโ€™s attempts to play down the currencyโ€™s slide has attracted criticism from economists and social media users alike. The rupiah fell to 17,720 per US dollar on Tuesday, cementing its status as one of Asiaโ€™s worst-performing currencies this year. Indonesiaโ€™s main stock index, the Jakarta Composite Index (JCI), tumbled 3.46...