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The free meals programme has come under close scrutiny since its launch in January 2025, with investors wary of Prabowo’s big spending plans and worried that fiscal deficit thresholds could be challenged.Prabowo has promised to forge ahead with the programme despite the concerns.The decision to remove Dadan followed an evaluation of the agency’s performance, state secretariat minister Prasetyo Hadi told reporters late on Tuesday.Dadan, an entomologist, will be replaced by his deputy, Nanik Sudaryati Deyang, who is a former journalist and was part of Prabowo’s campaigning team in the 2024 election.”There are issues relating to discipline in implementing governance, including…
NEW DELHI: India’s counter-terrorism agency has charged 10 men with involvement in the 2025 car…
Philippines suspends Senate security chief after shootout, ‘escape’ of politician wanted by ICC
Dela Rosa, who had been taking refuge at the Senate since Monday, has now moved…
‘Non-issue’: Malaysia PM Anwar says not opposed to fugitive financier Jho Low’s US pardon bid
SEREMBAN: Malaysia will not oppose a bid by a fugitive businessman involved in the massive…
NEW DELHI: Indian billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani has agreed to pay a multi-million-dollar settlement in…
Norway confirms decision to revoke missile licences for Malaysia, cites stricter export controls
Norway said its decision was shaped by evolving security conditions in Europe and around the…
NEW DELHI: Air India Group recorded a record loss of more than US$2 billion for…
NEW YORK: The United States prosecutors are set to drop charges against billionaire Indian industrialist…
Actress Fan Bingbing meets Malaysian king Sultan Ibrahim at his Johor palace, eats satay at Melaka
On Tuesday (May 12), Malaysian king Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar hosted Chinese actress and Melaka’s…
NEW DELHI: Powerful storms that swept across India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state this week killed…
South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index topped 8,000 points for the first time Friday (May 15),…
Along a meandering river in a warm and arid region that is now Thailand roughly…
DAP’s Teo said it “exposes BN’s true intention of attempting to consolidate power by bypassing”…
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