Indonesia’s westernmost province on Sumatra’s northern tip
Outbreaks linked to the MBG free meals programme have sickened about 1,950 students and staff across East Java, Central Java, West Sumatra, Aceh and South Sulawesi. No deaths reported. Health authorities are tightening oversight and investigating hundreds of kitchens amid ongoing programme rollout.
Indonesian authorities have seized about 1.2 tons of liquid methamphetamine and 1.16 tons of ketamine hydrochloride in linked operations in Aceh and North Sumatra. Eight crew members—seven Indonesians and one Taiwanese—are in custody, as police trace links to international traffickers amid broader crackdowns on Southeast Asia’s drug networks.