Indonesia's leader swore in more than 900 local officials on Thursday, with their five-year term starting alongside sweeping budget cuts that analysts warned may hurt local development programs.

Reports emerged on Sunday revealing that the government had suspended the free meals program for nearly 3,000 students across 18 schools in Sumenep Regency, East Java.

Indonesia, fears Islam will infiltrate civic affairs go back to the founding of the Republic. Threats are not from mosques, ...