Nawir Arsyad Akbar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto claims that the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program in which there has been minimal poisoning cases has been a success.

Jakarta – The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) plans to launch a formal study into the potential medical use of cannabis, in collaboration with the Health Ministry and the National Resea

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Dadan Hindayana, Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), projected that the budget absorption for the free nutritious meal program will need to reach Rp1

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto suspects that the food poisoning cases from the free nutritious meal (MBG) program were caused by students not using spo

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto claimed Monday that his signature free meal program had a success rate of 99.99 percent, saying that only a small number of kids

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto claims that the success rate of the free nutritious meals (MBG) program has reached 99.99 percent d

Han Revanda, Jakarta – The Head of the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) Taruna Ikrar stated that the agency is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the free nutritious

Jakarta – Hundreds of students and teachers in a state junior high school in Bandung, West Java, have fallen sick and showed symptoms of food poisoning after eating meal packages provid

Zainabul Khubro, Jakarta – Recently, the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head Dadan Hindayana stirred up media attention with the claim that the free nutritious meal program's food pois

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has urged the National Nutrition Agency and the Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit to conduct daily eva

Agencies, Jakarta – The government has spent Rp 2.3 trillion rupiah ($138.55 million) so far in President Prabowo Subianto's flagship program to provide free school meals for students a

Rifky Pratama Wicaksono – Feeding millions is the easy part. Ensuring it changes lives is the real challenge.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has criticized Indonesia's medical specialty training and certification system, calling it excessively expensive and overly

Jakarta – Authorities are probing two cases of food poisoning outbreaks that have affected over 170 students under Indonesia's ambitious free nutritious meal programme, the latest of at

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Deputy Head of the Halal Product Guarantee Organizing Agency (BPJPH), Afriansyah Noor, affirmed that the agency has imposed strict sanctions on produ

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesian House Speaker Puan Maharani calls on the government to evaluate and make improvements to the free nutritious meal (MBG) program.

Koh Ewe and Hanna Samosir – Indonesia is on an ambitious mission to offer free meals to 80 million school children – but that hasn't exactly gone according to plan.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Head of National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Dadan Hindayana revealed the reasons why the government could not complete the laboratory test for the allegedly p

Bella Evanglista Mikaputri, Riski Maulana, Jakarta – A senior official has pointed to suspected negligence during food preparation as the likely cause of a mass food poisoning incident

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto criticized those who opposed and questioned the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has pledged that authorities will investigate allegations of misappropriation involving the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG

Lili Retnosari and Ayesha Tantriana, Jakarta – Recent data from the World Population Review shows that Indonesia ranks fifth among countries with the highest smoking rates in the world.

Jakarta – When it comes to implementing the free nutritious meal program, President Prabowo Subianto gives the impression of being consistent with the saying he quoted in a speech in Ma

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has altered the reimbursement scheme in the Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) into upfront payments.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Health Ministry admits the monitoring system in the Indonesian healthcare facilities is easily exploited by medical workers to commit violations, including

Deden Abdul Aziz (Kontributor), Cianjur – Dozens of students from the PGRI Junior High School in Cianjur were treated at the Sayang Cianjur Regional General Hospital due to suffering fr

Deden Abdul Aziz (Kontributor), Cianjur – The Health Office of Cianjur Regency in West Java has declared an extraordinary occurrence (KLB) following an alleged mass food poisoning invol

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – Ragowo Hediprasetyo Djojohadikusumo, better known as Didit Hediprasetyo and the only son of President Prabowo Subianto, sits on the board of a foundation

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Antara, Jakarta – The number of dengue fever (DBD) cases in West Jakarta has been continuously increasing since the beginning of this year.

Joko Laksono, Klaten, Central Java – As many as 137 residents of Karangturi Village in Central Java's Klaten Regency fell ill in a case of mass food poisoning following a community gath

Chandni Vatvani, Jakarta/Bogor, Indonesia – Indonesia's ambitious free nutritious meal programme has faced several hiccups since it was launched three months ago.

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – Dadan Hindayana, Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), stated that the Free Nutritious Meal program is projected to reach 82.9 million beneficiaries by th

Jayawijaya, Highland Papua – The Education and Culture Office of Highland Papua ensured that the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program is operational across eight districts in the provinc

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Director of the Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios), Bhima Yudhistira, criticized the proposed plan by the Financial Services Authority (OJK) regarding

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto claimed that several world leaders are interested in learning about the implementation of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG)

Jakarta – The government has insisted on resuming President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free nutritious meal program during the fasting month of Ramadan by making some adjustments to th

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government announced Thursday that it had already spent Rp 710.5 billion or approximately $43 million to roll out free meals to millions of Indonesian

Dio Suhenda, Andi Hajramurni, and Yulia Savitri, Jakarta/Makassar/Palembang – President Prabowo Subianto's free birthday health screening program has seen low participation nationwide o

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) assesses that there are imperfections in the Free Nutritious Meal program (MGB) that have the potential to open the floodgate

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin visited the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in Jakarta on Thursday, requesting oversight of the

Salsabilla Azzahra Octavia, Jakarta – It is hard to believe that five years have passed since the Covid-19 pandemic first spread across the globe.

Linda Lestari, Jakarta – The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) announced the recall of 91 illegal cosmetic and skincare brands containing hazardous ingredients, as quoted from A

Jakarta – The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) has released a list of 91 brands of illegal cosmetics, from both inside and outside the country, often sold through online marketpla

Sidoarjo, Indonesia – Over two decades and 37 surgeries on, Ms Chusnul Chotimah is still reeling from the night she survived the Bali bombing, which killed 202 in one of the world's dea

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Free Health Check program, an initiative of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, is not yet running optimally in several re

Jakarta – Dozens of students in South Sumatra and East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) fell ill on Tuesday after consuming meals provided by the government's free meals program, marking the third a

Yuni Rohmawati, Palembang – South Sumatra Health Office (Dinkes Sumsel) confirmed the report of students experiencing stomach aches due to food poisoning after consuming Free Nutritious

Rama Sukarta, Jakarta – The government's Free Health Checkup (CKG) program, which officially launched on Feb. 10, has seen increasing public participation.