Jakarta, July 10 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has urged regional leaders and security forces to strictly oversee the government's flagship Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program, following indications of misappropriation within the strategic initiative.

Speaking in West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, on Friday, Prabowo specifically ordered officials to monitor all distribution kitchens supplying meals for the program.

"We are aware that some individuals are infiltrating the MBG program to steal from it," Prabowo said. "Therefore, I ask governors, district chiefs, sub-district heads, and village chiefs to inspect every single MBG kitchen."

The president also called on the military and police to assist in supervising the program's r...