Protesters Demand Prabowo Redirect MBG Budget to Forest Fire Victims
Protesters in Indonesia have demanded that President Prabowo Subianto redirect the budget for the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program to assist victims of forest and land fires (Karhutla). The demonstrators criticized the environmental destruction by palm oil and timber industries for exacerbating the fires and called for health recovery and compensation for victims.
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