Andrea Arshirena Hosana, Jakarta, Chief Human Development and Cultural Affairs Minister Muhaimin Iskandar, commonly known as Cak Imin, labeled online gambling a social disaster during h

Antara, Jakarta – The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) proposed processed or canned fish as one of the menu items to support the Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) initi

Jakarta – We join the chorus of praise for the government's plan to provide free annual health screenings for all citizens with an eye to reducing the country's disease burden.

Risti Permani, Jakarta – Among President Prabowo Subianto's campaign programs, the free nutritious meal program has garnered the most attention. Set to begin on Jan.

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Eight state-owned enterprises (BUMN) have been tasked by State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir to support the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program, with

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The government does not plan on importing food to fulfill President Prabowo Subianto's campaign promise of feeding all Indonesian school kids free lunc

Anastasya Lavenia Y, Jakarta – Deputy Chair of the Gerindra Party, Rahayu Saraswati, said the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program is currently still in the trial stage before being imple

Chairul Fikri, Herman, Jakarta – A TikToker known as Dokter Detektif has revealed that thousands of cosmetic products in Indonesia are allegedly mislabelled, raising concerns about misl

Antara, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has issued a new regulation providing post-term healthcare coverage for state ministers through Presidential Regulation No.

Dewi Kurniawati, Sukabumi, West Java – Sixth-grader Shakila Fitriyani, a day laborer's daughter who dreams of becoming a doctor, says she is keener to go to school these days because sh

Anastasya Lavenia Y, Jakarta – Head of the Information Center of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), Hariyanto, stated that the military is involved in assisting the free nutrit

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Novie Fauziah, Jakarta – Indonesia has an annual surplus of 200,000 tons of eggs and 600,000 tons of chicken meat, which will be utilized to support the government's free nutritious mea

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – Pabowo Subianto's free nutritious meal program, which was initially designed to provide lunch to students, will now provide two daily meals at schools natio

Jakarta – Indonesia will open thousands of kitchens across the country next year as the incoming government led by president-elect Prabowo Subianto kicks off his multibillion dollar fre

Jakarta – Wolbachia has made headlines again recently, following the health authorities' plan to step up their fight against dengue fever using mosquito eggs infected with the bacteria.

Anastasya Lavenia Y, Jakarta – Director of Mental Health at the Health Ministry, Imran Pambudi, revealed that only 38 percent of community health centers (Puskesmas) in Indonesia provid

BeritaSatu, Jepara – Villagers in the Central Java regency of Jepara have expressed outrage over the reckless disposal and incineration of pharmaceutical waste within residential areas

Antara, Jakarta – A failure to increase tobacco excise tax could undermine efforts to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) by 2030, according to Diah Satyani Saminarsih, CEO of the Center for In

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration is planning to release the eggs of lab-bred mosquitoes carrying the Wolbachia bacteria next week in Kembangan district, West Jakarta, in an effort t

Jakarta – Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto is set to introduce a free medical check-up programme, targeting 55 million Indonesians starting from 2025.

Chandra Kurnia, Ichsan Ali, Cirebon – Approximately 18,000 students participate in a five-day trial of free nutritious meals program in Cirebon, West Java, on Wednesday.

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – Former Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita said Tuesday that President-Elect Prabowo Subianto's free meal plan could help unlock Indonesia's golden era.

Muhammad Iqbal Ikromi, Semarang – Nuzmatun Malinah, the grieving mother of Dr.

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto is poised to include private schools in his flagship free nutritious meals program in addition to public schools centers, the

Zulkifli Mangkau, Pohuwato, Indonesia – Lukman Ahmad managed in the end to drag himself down from the slopes of Mount Pani toward the southern coast of Indonesia's Pohuwato district.

Jakarta – A proposal to replace cow's milk with "fish milk" in Indonesia's upcoming free meals programme for students has fed online debate among Indonesians and caused a stink with som

Oyuk Ivani S, Jakarta – The Head of the Federation of Cigarette, Tobacco, Food, and Beverage Workers – All-Indonesian Workers Union (FSP RTMM – SPSI), Sudarto AS, said the Government Re

Antara, Jakarta – To curb dengue, the Jakarta provincial government is planning to extend the releases of mosquitoes with Wolbachia to longer than six months in case the mosquito popula

Sella Rizky Deviani, Jakarta – The government is planning to ask influencers to help President-Elect Prabowo Subianto's signature free meal program, according to Communications Minister

Kiki Siregar, Keerom, Papua – Playing together at home with his two cousins of roughly the same age, four-year-old Berto stands out.

Antara, Jakarta – An official from the Vice Presidential Secretariat stated that six provinces in Indonesia have a stunting prevalence rate of above 30 percent and need attention from v

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto's free nutritious meal initiative aims to benefit 15 million students across Indonesia starting January 2025, with the National Nutrition

Jakarta – The state-owned Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) is planning to use facial recognition technology to identify millions of its policyholders and to preve

Antara, Jakarta – A number of high schools in Jakarta are set to take part in the trial test of President-Elect Prabowo Subianto's policy of the free nutritious school meal next week.

Fito Akhmad Erlangga, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inaugurated Friday the Health Ministry Hospital in East Javan capital of Surabaya which cost the government around Rp 1.6

Antara, Jakarta – High living costs, traffic congestion, and parenting trauma are key contributors to mental health disorders in Jakarta, according to Samanta Elsener, a psychologist an

Jakarta – Authorities have been ramping up mitigation measures against the spread of mpox after three suspected cases were reportedly found in Jakarta, with one case being closely monit

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Multinational corporations are seeing dollar signs on President-Elect Prabowo Subianto's free meal program, according to a top brass at the Bank of America

Will Hunter – Adelaide nurse Joy Booth sees the joy and hope that "life-changing" reconstructive surgery can bring to young people in Timor-Leste, but the working environment is often a

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – The government has ordered thousands of doses of mpox vaccines from Denmark in an effort to prevent the illness' spread, amid escalating global concern over th

Jakarta – The public should be educated on the health risks of consuming foods and drinks with high sugar content, an official at the Women's Empowerment and Children Protection Ministr

Jakarta – The government has taken several preventive measures against mpox ahead of the 2nd Indonesia-Africa Forum (IAF), which is expected to host around 1,500 participants from 51 co

Jakarta – It has only been a year since the world was declared free from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jakarta – A Jakarta court ordered two local companies to pay up to Rp 60 million ($3,850) to each family whose children died of an acute kidney injury or were seriously injured after co

Jakarta – Independence Day is an occasion for reflecting on the people's struggle to break free from colonial rule and claim sovereignty as a nation. This year's commemoration on Aug.

Antara, Jakarta – The Jakarta Provincial Government has introduced a new regional regulation on domestic wastewater management, targeting the 5 percent of the city's population, roughly

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – President-Elect Prabowo Subianto will begin his signature free school meal program on Jan.

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Acting Jakarta governor Heru Budi Hartono claimed he had used his own operational funds to hold the first trial of the free nutritious meals program, which is

Maulani Mulianingsih, Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has urged the government to revoke a regulation allowing the provision of contraceptives to school-age