Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Deputy Head of Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) for Public Communication and Investigation, Nanik Sudaryati Deyang, has instructed all heads of nutr

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Indonesian Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA), Arifah Fauzi, emphasized that the free nutritious meal program (MBG) should not be

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has stressed that schools are not required to participate in the government's Free Nutritious Meal program, known l

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Institute for Demographic and Affluence Studies (IDEAS) assesses that the implementation of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program is misdirected due t

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has launched the Mak Comblang Project (named after the Indonesian term for matchmaker), an initiative designed to d

Indonesia's decision to appoint core staff of its Free Nutritious Meals programme kitchens as contract-based civil servants has sparked parliamentary warnings and criticism over recruit

Heru Andriyanto, Davos – Indonesia's free meal program for children and pregnant and lactating mothers has expanded so rapidly that it is on track to surpass the daily meal output of gl

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Indonesia's Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, said reported cases of food poisoning linked to the government's Free Nutritiou

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Indonesian Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) has requested PT Nestle Indonesia to temporarily halt distributing and importing S-26 Promil Gold p

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Authorities in Indonesia's Majene Regency, West Sulawesi, have confirmed that an alleged food poisoning incident linked to the government's Free Nutritious Mea

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Indonesian Educational Monitoring Network (JPPI) recorded 1,242 people becoming victims of poisoning from free nutritious meals (MBG) throughout January 20

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – A total of 50 people have been confirmed to have been poisoned after consuming free nutritious meals (MBG) in Majene Regency, West Sulawesi.

Yuni Rohmawati, Jakarta – The South Sumatra Provincial Health Office is preparing to distribute 5,000 free doses of the dengue fever (DBD) vaccine to children across Palembang.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto stated that the business model for the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program is safe to operate.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Over 1,000 children have reportedly suffered from food poisoning after consuming free nutritious meals (MBG) in January 2026, said the Indonesian Educatio

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is boasting about the free nutritious meal program (MBG) once again.

Yuni Rohmawati, Jakarta – The Indonesian province of South Sumatra is in a state of narcotics emergency, with a high prevalence of drug abuse at the national level.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Indonesia's free nutritious meal project (MBG), has been running for over a year.

Jakarta – A hospital in Bandung, West Java, has reported Indonesia's first death linked to the so-called super flu, as health authorities step up surveillance to contain the virus.

Suci Amaliyah, Jakarta – One year since its launch, the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program still faces serious problems.

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meals program, known as Makan Bergizi Gratis (MBG), marked its first year on January 6, 2026.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto is one year into Indonesia's most ambitious welfare experiment, and the political stakes are rising fast.

Jakarta – Regional health authorities have intensified surveillance and vigilance nationwide following the detection of dozens of so-called super flu cases across the country.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Ultra-high temperature (UHT) and evaporated milk are reported to be scarce in the market.

Jakarta – Following the end-of-year school holidays, the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) will restart the Free Nutritional Meals (MBG) program simultaneously throughout Indonesia starti

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Indonesian Deputy Minister of Health Benyamin Paulus Oktavianus responded to the influence of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program on the reduction of stunti

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – A study conducted by Ubaid Matraji, National Coordinator of the Indonesian Education Monitoring Network (JPPI), suggests that Indonesia's free nutritious meal

Pribadi Wicaksono (Kontributor), Jakarta – Despite efforts to improve healthcare domestically, a significant number of Indonesians continue to travel abroad for medical treatment.

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Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – With a budget nearing one-tenth of this year's state spending, President Prabowo Subianto 's flagship free nutritious meal program faces mounting pressure to just

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto discussed his defeat in Aceh and West Sumatra in the 2024 Presidential Election or Pilpres.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday declared the first year of Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program a major success, saying the nationwi

Tempo.co, Jakarta – The Health Ministry confirmed that influenza A (H3N2) subclade K, also known as Super Flu, in Indonesia remains under control as of late December 2025.

Sekadau, Indonesia – Children's laughter skimmed over water the color of mud as mothers wrung laundry over banks where the Sekadau joins the Kapuas, the longest river in Indonesia.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Indonesian Education Monitoring Network (JPPI) reported the latest data on poisoning cases linked to the free nutritious meals (MBG) distribution throughou

News Desk, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has come under criticism for continuing its free nutritious meal program during the school holiday period with critics urging th

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Indonesian Food and Drug Monitoring Agency's (BPOM) appointment as a WHO Listed Authority (WLA) places Indonesia among the few global regulators of medicin

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Body (BGN) denies claims that the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program runs during school holidays just to spend the state budget.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has said that students who post complaints about the free nutritious meal program, known as Makan Bergizi Gratis (M

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – The Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) has criticized Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) for continuing its free nutritious meal program (MBG)

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Head of the Indonesian National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, stated that the budget for the free nutritious meals (MBG) in Papua is three ti

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto urged the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) to increase the number of operational Nutritional Fulfillment Service Units (SPPGs) in Papua to 2,500 by A

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Solo, Central Java – The squat, one-storey school building near the Bengawan Solo (Solo River) appears unremarkable from the outside.

Bucharest – Romania said it had found two masseuses with leprosy at a spa in the northwestern city of Cluj, the European Union state's first confirmed cases of the disease in more than

Mitra Tarigan, Jakarta – The General Chairperson of the Indonesian Clinical Psychologists Association (IPK) for the 2025-2029 period, Retno Kumolohadi, stated that the Indonesian govern

Jakarta – At least 20 students and one teacher were wounded after a vehicle suddenly crashed into a school gathering at SDN Kalibaru 01 Pagi state elementary school in Cilincing, North

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) announced that its free nutritious food program, known as MBG, will continue to serve street children and the elder

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said his flagship free nutritious meal (MBG) program is considered the world's biggest logistics achievement in yea

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Indonesian police have named a Chinese national, Lin Jingzhang, as a suspect in a radioactive contamination case involving Cesium-137 at a metal-waste smelting fa