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.

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.

Jakarta – As we draw closer to the start of the new government, many await the implementation of the free nutritious meal program, one of president-elect Prabowo Subianto's ambitious ca

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Jakarta – Indonesia's President-elect campaigned on a pledge to provide free meals to over 80 million school children, a costly and daunting logistical effort that is poised to lift dai

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government does not intend to change its plan of setting aside Rp 71 trillion (around $4.4 billion) next year to accommodate President-Elect Prabowo Su

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – National Development Planning Minister and head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), Suharso Monoarfa, confirmed that the budget for

Algi Muhamad Gifari, Jakarta – The government recently vowed not to import milk for the upcoming free school meal program.

Wijayanti Putri, Jakarta – Vice President-Elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka said Friday that the government would be open to suggestions to make sure that the upcoming free school meal progr

Theressia Silalahi, Tangerang – Vice President-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka has announced plans to extend the free lunch trials to Indonesia's most remote regions.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The transition team of president-elect Prabowo Subianto has denied a plan to slash the price per serving for the flagship free meal program, stressing that no de

Rizka Ardina Nugraheni, Solo – Vice President-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka has denied rumors that the budget for the free nutritious meal program (MBG) will be cut from Rp 15,000 (aroun

Jakarta – The Agriculture Ministry ensures the free school lunch program under president-elect Prabowo Subianto will utilize locally sourced produce.

Jakarta – The employment security agency BPJS Ketenagakerjaan recently inked a partnership agreement with the development and information body of the Villages Ministry.

Jakarta – The state employment security agency BPJS Ketenagakerjaan recently announced its audited financial and program report for the financial year 2023.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman said that President-elect Prabowo Subianto's flagship program, free nutritious meals for students, has the pot

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The World Bank has raised concerns about the potential ineffectiveness of Prabowo Subianto's flagship program, Free Nutritious Meals (MBG), in combatin

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government will allocate Rp 71 trillion ($4.33 billion) for President-elect Prabowo Subianto's free meals for students program in the 2025 Draft State

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, disclosed that the budget for Prabowo-Gibran's free lunch program will be a

Agnes Theodora, Iqbal Basyari, Jakarta – The high level of public satisfaction with the performance of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Ma'ruf Amin's administration, wh

Antara, Jakarta – Chief Cultural Affairs Minister Muhadjir Effendy has clarified his statement regarding the provision of social assistance (bansos) to online gambling victims.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Ikhsan Reliubun (Antara), Jakarta – The idea of providing social assistance to victims of online gambling was initially proposed by Coordinating Minister for Human De

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto is exploring alternative protein sources to dairy milk for his signature free school lunch program.

Antara, Jakarta – Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas) Arief Prasetyo Adi said that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has approved the extension of the social assistance program in t

Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto is rebranding his "free lunch" program, a campaign promise that helped him secure victory in February's election, by doubling down on addressi

Antara, Jakarta – Led by Commission IV Chairman Budhy Setiawan and Vice Chairman Budisatrio Djiwandono, a delegation from the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) visited Stockholm

Jakarta – Even though it has not been started, Prabowo Subianto's free lunch program is already providing an opportunity for a number of members of President Joko Widodo's cabinet to vi

Antara, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said rice aid was a concrete step to ease the citizens' burden.

Savero Aristia Wienanto, Jakarta – The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) announced that the free lunch program will start running in 2025.

Jakarta – BPJS Ketenagakerjaan is offering occupational accident and death insurance programs to help lift the socio-economic burden on workers and their family members in case somethin

Wijayanti Putri, Solo – Vice President-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka and his team are actively seeking the best scheme for implementing the free lunch program, a flagship initiative unde

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati revealed on Tuesday that state spending on social assistance has surged by 135.1 percent during the first two month

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Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The school operational assistance (BOS) fund has been put forth as a possible financing source for Prabowo Subianto's free school lunch program, the presu

Savero Aristia Wienanto, Jakarta – Dida Gardera, deputy for food and agribusiness coordination at the Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs, said that the funding for Prabowo Subian

Medikantyo Adhikresna, Jakarta – Ahmed Zaki Iskandar, a consultant to Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto, has rebutted allegations that the free school lunch program would utili

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto has addressed the recent comments from the World Bank regarding the potential impact of the free lunch program

Alfi Dinilhaq, Tangerang – Students at a state junior high school in Tangerang enjoyed a free lunch on Thursday during the trial of the nationwide free meal program initiated by Prabowo

Rizki Dewi Ayu, Antara, Jakarta – The World Bank warned Indonesia to be careful about the budget deficit threshold if the free lunch program initiated by Prabowo-Gibran is implemented.

Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka ran an electoral campaign that focused heavily on a single issue, and so it is only fair that now, as preliminary results point to

Dewi Kurniawati and Heru Asprihanto, Jakarta – In the afternoon sun, dozens of Indonesians, mostly women, gather in a snaking queue to buy bags of subsidized rice, their arms poking thr

Joniansyah, Jakarta – As many as 20,000 warteg (Indonesian food stalls that sell rice and ready-to-eat side dishes) merchants, members of the Indonesian Warteg Merchants Association (Hi