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It's a bold and ambitious lunch programme that was rolled out across the world's fourth most populous country almost a year ago.
The man behind it is Indonesia's president Prabowo Subyante,
a former military general who rebranded himself as a cuddly grandfather figure and had a landslide election victory in 2024.
Pinchingly huge.
Describe Gamoy.
Yeah, not how I would have ever thought we would be talking about.
I mean, huge.
You'd never have thought it would.
He aims to end malnutrition and make Indonesia a fast-growing powerhouse of Asia.
His country of 275 million people has long had huge potential but has often fallen short of living up to it.
So is his hugely expensive program a recipe for success or failure?
I'm Mariko Oi in Singapore and this is Asia-specific from the BBC World Service.
Twice a week we bring you Asia-Pacific stories unpacked by those who know them best.
Well, today I have Jonathan Head at the BBC's Southeast Asia correspondent and Karishma Swarni,
an Asia opinion columnist from Bloomberg.