Antara, Jakarta – Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Brian Yuliarto stated that President Prabowo Subianto has directed the design of an educational model that suppor

Chandra Adi Nurwidya, Investor.id, Yogyakarta – A group of Indonesian economists has called for a fundamental reassessment of President Prabowo Subianto's Free Nutritious Meals program,

Jakarta – Calls to review the fruit served under Indonesia's free nutritious meal program have emerged after a nine-year-old boy in Lampung died after choking on a longan fruit distribu

Achmad Udin, Batang – At least 276 people, ranging from a 10-month-old baby to elderly residents, fell ill in a suspected mass food-poisoning incident linked to Indonesia's Free Nutriti

Cases of food poisoning linked to the free nutritious meal (MBG) program in various regions should not end merely with the closure of kitchens or apologies from program operators.

Indah Ayu Pujiastuti, Jakarta – Indonesia's mandatory halal certification policy, set to take effect on Oct.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's free meal initiative has consumed at least Rp 134.2 trillion (almost $7.6 billion) in the state budget this year, according to the Finance Mini

When it comes to regulating cigarettes, the Indonesian government lacks a consistent perspective.

Jamal Abdun Nashr, Jakarta – The Pati regency administration in Central Java has declared a suspected food poisoning case involving Indonesia's free nutritious meal program (MBG) an ext

Muhammad Ihsan Syahreza, Panji Satrio, Medan, N – Sumatra.

Muhammad Ihsan Syahreza, Panji Satrio, Medan, N – Sumatra.

Agencies, Premium – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has temporarily closed nearly 2,000 kitchens for failing to register for hygiene checks, its chief said.

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has raised concerns over repeated food poisoning incidents linked to President Prabowo Subianto's flags

Agencies, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) urged the police on Friday to investigate several new outbreaks of food poisoning linked to President Prabowo Su

Phesi Ester Julikawati, Jakarta – Seven students from State Elementary School 59 in Bengkulu were rushed to Harapan dan Doa Hospital following suspected food poisoning.

Beritasatu Team, Jakarta – Hundreds of schoolchildren across Indonesia have fallen ill after consuming meals from the government's Rp 240 trillion ($13.6 billion) Free Nutritious Meals

Achmad Ali, Erfan Maruf, Sidoarjo, East Java – At least 567 students and Islamic boarding school students in Sidoarjo, East Java, have received medical treatment after allegedly falling

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Laboratory tests have found that 93% of sampled rice products marketed as fortified rice failed to meet requirements, prompting the National Food Agency (Bapanas)

Hanaa Septiana, Jakarta – Hundreds of students at Manbaul Hikam Islamic boarding school in Tanggulangin, Sidoarjo, East Java, have reportedly suffered food poisoning after eating meals

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) said 512 people were affected by suspected food poisoning linked to the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program served

Kate Lamb – More than 800 Indonesian students and teachers have fallen ill in separate incidents of food poisoning linked to President Prabowo Subianto's free-meals program this week, w

Burhanuddin Muhtadi – In early August 2026, the National Nutrition Agency (Badan Gizi Nasional, BGN) confirmed something long suspected but rarely said aloud: hundreds of private school

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has been allocated Rp 240 trillion ($13.6 billion) for 2027, with around 97% of the budget earmarked for the government

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – Bali's Health Agency has stated that no Zika cases have been detected on the resort island, following a travel warning from the United States' Centers for

Antara, Jakarta – Haze from forest fires is a "silent killer" that claims lives slowly or suddenly, said public health expert from Lambung Mangkurat University (ULM), Prof. Dr.

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Indonesia is seeing a sharp increase in respiratory illnesses as a prolonged dry season fuels widespread land and forest fires, with health facilities in parts

Riza, Students at Baiti Jannati Islamic boarding school are being treated for suspected food poisoning at Al-Mulk Regional Hospital in Sukabumi, West Java, Sunday, Aug – 16, 2026.

Hendro D Situmorang, Jakarta – Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Brian Yuliarta says around 10% of the seven million children screened through the Health Ministry's free

Ananda Teresia, Gorontalo – Loan sharks are circling a kitchen that stands on stilts above the waters of Tomini Bay, off the coast of Sulawesi in the remote fishing village of Torosiaje

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has required meals served under the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program to be consumed within four hours of bein

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – The death of a National Health Insurance (JKN) patient after waiting hours for a hospital bed, coupled with insensitive social media remarks by healthcare workers

On 4 August 2026, a mass food poisoning incident linked to meals distributed under President Prabowo's flagtship Free Nutritious Meals (Makan Bergizi Gratis, MBG) programme affected hun

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) faces mounting pressure to secure new funding for President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals pro

Jayapura, Jubi – Indonesia's Deputy Home Affairs Minister, Ribka Haluk, says the suspected food poisoning incident involving children and adults who consumed meals under the Free Nutrit

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is investigating a 69-page academic paper that lists President Prabowo Subianto as one of its authors and argues that the country

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has called for the suspension and comprehensive evaluation of Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program following a se

Jayapura, Jubi – The number of children suspected of suffering food poisoning after consuming meals provided under Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program in Depapre District, J

Laurensius Teddy Saputro, Jakarta – The imagination space of Indonesian children seems to be narrowing.

Grace el Dora, Semarang – Sudaryono, the newly appointed head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), is confronting a mass food poisoning incident linked to the government's Free Nutri

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Head of the Indonesian National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Sudaryono, imposed a temporary suspension on the Karangturi Nutrition Service Unit (SPPG), or better

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Indonesia's government must prepare an alternative funding scheme for its Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program after the Constitutional Court ruled that t

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court ruled that the government must separate funding for the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program from the national education budget by

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that the government should no longer source funding for President Prabowo Subianto's costly free nutritious meal progra

Bangun Santoso Lilis Varwati – The Save Indonesian Education Coalition has urged the government and the House of Representatives (DPR) to immediately follow up on the Constitutional Cou

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Sudaryono, the newly appointed head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), has permanently shut down 833 kitchens supplying the government's Free Nutritious Meal

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has dismissed 261 non-civil servant employees and disciplined 48 civil servants as part of a sweeping effort by its new chief,

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia is set to make halal certificates mandatory this October. Bigger businesses already had to include halal labels on their products since October 2024.

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Afifah Amalia P, Jakarta – The appointment of Sudaryono as the new head of Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN), replacing Nanik S.

Jakarta – The chief of the agency overseeing President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals program said on Wednesday she had resigned, citing health reasons, the second leadership ch