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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

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

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

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.

Jakarta – The government is currently training 32,000 people to spearhead the free nutritious meal program, National Nutritious Agency (BGN) head Dadan Hindayana said on Monday.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Presidential Communication Office Head Hasan Nasbi responded to the protest against the free nutritious meal program in Papua.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, said his agency would address the Rp200.2 billion budget cut by borrowing land from various gove

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Chair of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Dadan Hidayana said the budget for the free nutritious meal (MBG) program was cut by 0.2845 percent.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Think-tank Celios recently said that Rp 50.7 trillion ($3.1 billion) worth of state spending meant for the free meal program might go to rich kids amidst P

Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – Dozens of youth organizations have written to President Prabowo Subianto to immediately implement regulations containing public health protection as his commi

Heru Andriyanto, Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin announced on Tuesday that the government plans to raise premiums for the state health insurance scheme, BPJ

Jakarta – A Jakarta City Council member has urged city-owned tap water company PAM Jaya to install a drinkable tap water pipeline in the city administration's buildings, including distr

Agencies, Premium – The government launched an annual free health screening on Monday, a Rp 3 trillion ($183.54 million) initiative to prevent early deaths that the country's health min

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) responded to a civil society proposal that suggested that free nutritious meals program be implemented only once a week in

Hanif Musyaffa, Jakarta – An analyst recently said that President Prabowo Subianto's signature free meal program should have prioritized regions with high stunting rates.

Riski Maulana, Cianjur – At least eight men have died from alcohol poisoning after consuming homemade spirits with dangerously high alcohol content in Cianjur Regency, West Java, police

Jakarta – The Health Ministry is set to launch a nationwide free health screening program on Feb. 10, allowing citizens to undergo age-specific medical assessments on their birthdays.

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The Ministry of Health is seeking new donor countries as a consequence of U.S. move to shut down USAID, its minister said on Thursday, February 6, 2025.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The deputy chair of House Commission X, Maria Yohana Esti Wijayati, says the implementation of the Prabowo-led free nutritious meal program, or MBG, has

Antara, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin recently said that his ministry had to cut Rp 19 trillion (around $1.2 billion) this year after President Prabowo Subianto instruct

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection, Arifah Fauzi, responded to the rejection by students in the Papua Highlands region who refused

Hanif Musyaffa, Jakarta – The Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, has confirmed that the Free Nutritious Meals program will continue during Ramadan, with adjus

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Dadan Hindayana revealed the main reasons why the free nutritious meal program (MBG) run by President Prabowo Subi

Antara, Rangga Samudra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto finally made a surprise free school meal inspection in East Jakarta on Monday, about a month after the launch of his signatu

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's plan to offer free health checks to citizens of all ages on their birthdays is likely to be a much-needed gift, but the government must ensure the

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati hopes that financial institutions such as banks can contribute to the success of the free nutritious m

Novali Panji Nugroho, Devy Ernis, Jakarta – Chief of the Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI), General Agus Subiyanto, revealed the special role of the military in the free nutritio

Jakarta – The return of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) among cattle in Indonesia is a serious threat to the government's target of achieving food self-sufficiency.

Jakarta – Indonesia's additional budget of 100 trillion rupiah (S$8.34 billion) for its programme to give free meals to school children this year will add nearly 2 percentage points to

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Minister of Social Affairs Saifullah Yusuf claims the free nutritious meal program could create new job opportunities. "Each kitchen requires workers.

Jakarta – The Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) assessed that the distribution of the Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) from President Prabowo Subianto's administration has n

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology said it would collaborate with the Ministry of Health to resolve the shortage issue in Indonesi

Chesa Andini Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) plans to introduce insects and worms into its free nutritious meal program (MBG) as an alternative protein so

Antara, Jakarta – Professor of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia (FKUI), Professor Tjandra Yoga Aditama, said that Indonesia needs to follow up on India's success in faci

Jakarta – The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) has promised to tighten monitoring of the production and distribution of local skincare products to enforce compliance with existing