Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Hundreds of students in the Banggai Islands Regency, South Sumatra, are suspected to have suffered poisoning after consuming free nutritious meals (MBG) o

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Food poisoning incidents continue to plague the Indonesian government's free nutritious meal (MBG) program.

Antara, Jakarta – Mental health problems among Indonesian teenagers are rising sharply, with new data showing millions of cases recorded in recent years.

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Nahdlatul Ulama's wing, Rabithah Ma'ahid Islamiyah (RMI-NU) DKI Jakarta, is urging the Trade Ministry to impose a moratorium on the import of food trays u

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Tests conducted at a laboratory in China have confirmed that lard, or pork grease, was used in the production of food trays for the Free Nutritious Mea

Erta Darwati, Jakarta – Indonesian instant noodle giant Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur (ICBP), the maker of Indomie, has issued a clarification after authorities in Taiwan banned sales of o

Martin Bagya Kertiyasa, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency, which is responsible for overseeing the nationwide free meal rollout, is getting a major increase to its annual budget n

Jakarta – State health insurer BPJS Kesehatan will require its participants to undergo a health screening test, starting this month or in October.

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, Zulkifli Hasan, revealed that 9 out of 14 containers of imported goods from the Philippines were fo

Fadli, Batam – Dengue fever cases and deaths are on the rise in several regions across the country, with health officials warning that the ongoing wet-dry season weather anomaly is crea

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Halal Product Guarantee Organizing Agency (BPJPH) and the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) have signed a memorandum of understanding to ensure halal produc

Timor-Leste has welcomed 10,000 rabies vaccines donated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as the southeast Asian nation races to contain an outbreak of the deadly disease, Lusa rep

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) notes that as many as 4,000 students have become victims of food poisoning from consuming free nu

Achmad Ghiffary Mannan, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto delivered a speech on the 2026 Draft State Budget (RAPBN) and the financial note at the Annual Session of the Peo

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) has urged the Indonesian government to exercise caution in allocating the massive budget for the

Ricky Juliansyah, Jakarta – A total of 135 students from Baitul Qur'an Islamic Boarding School, or pesantren, in Tugu Sub-district, Cimanggis District, Depok, suffered from food poisoni

Jakarta – The recent death of Raya, a four-year-old toddler from Sukabumi, West Java, has sent shockwaves and sparked outrage across the country, although perhaps not represented in las

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Health authorities in Jakarta accelerate childhood vaccination following a surge in measles cases in its poor, crowded neighborhoods.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The number of students suspected of suffering from food poisoning after consuming free nutritious meals in Lebong Regency, Bengkulu Province, continues to rise

Jakarta – The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) will conduct an investigation following unconfirmed reports that food trays used in President Prabowo Subianto's free nutritious mea

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meal program faces controversy after allegations that food trays imported from China were coated with pork oil, forbidden in the Mu

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Head of Indonesian Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) Taruna Ikrar revealed that initial reports alleging the use of pork oil in the food trays for the go

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto used his first state of the nation address on Aug.

Agung Dharma, Theressia Silalahi, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin will visit Sumenep, East Java, on Thursday morning following a measles outbreak that has killed 17 people

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – The recent death of a toddler in West Java has raised concerns over the prevalence of worm infection and its relationship to childhood stunting in Indonesia, w

Antara, Jakarta – The Sumenep Health Office has reported that 17 children have died from measles up to this point in August.

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – A proposal by an Indonesian legislator to add smoking carriages on long-distance trains has sparked public debate, with critics saying it goes against glo

Washington – US health authorities announced Tuesday a recall of frozen shrimp potentially contaminated with radioactivity.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The free nutritious meal program (MBG) is one of the initiatives funded through the health budget.

Agencies, Jakarta – More than 360 people fell ill in Sragen, Central Java after consuming school lunches, an official said on Thursday, in the largest food poisoning case to hit Preside

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Friday claimed that his administration's flagship free nutritious meal program has achieved progress surpassing similar initiati

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto claimed the flagship free nutritious meal (MBG) program has created hundreds of thousands of new jobs since it kicked off in Januar

Alfitria Nefi P – The Foundation of the Indonesian Consumer Agency (YLKI) is urging the Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) to tighten supervision over the meal equipment due to r

Alfitria Nefi P – A lecturer from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at the UGM (Gadjah Mada University) Faculty of Engineering, Tumiran, questions the

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's flagship Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program could require more than Rp 300 trillion ($18.58 billion) in state funds annually by 2026 as the go

Faced with a growing number of dengue cases and deaths, Timorese authorities are releasing thousands of mosquitoes bred to slow the spread of disease.

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – A mass food poisoning incident, suspected to be caused by meals from the President Prabowo Subianto's Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program, has occurred again,

Myesha Fatina Rachman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto aims for the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program to reach 20 million beneficiaries by August 2025, up from the current figure

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has set a target of reaching 20 million beneficiaries of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program by August 2025.

Anne Barker and Natasya Salim – More than 20 years after Australia banned all forms of asbestos, the deadly legacy still lingers.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has issued Presidential Regulation Number 81 of 2025 concerning Special Allowances for Specialist Doctors, Subspecialist

Zhulfakar, Fahri Ali, Rikhi Ferdian, Jakarta – Indonesia has launched a nationwide health screening initiative targeting 58 million schoolchildren, as part of a sweeping government effo

Sonya Andomo, Jakarta – The Nexus 3 Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on environmental issues, stated that Indonesia is the country with the highest microplastic waste produ

Indonesia, West Papua – Healthcare in West Papua remains in a state of structural emergency, marked by institutional decay, corruption, and impunity.

Winston Mwale, Geneva – The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially certified Timor-Leste as malaria-free, marking a remarkable achievement for the young nation that emerged from

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Cases of food poisoning suspected to be caused by consuming meals from the Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) continue to occur.

Antara, Kupang – A total of 140 junior high school students from SMPN 8 Kupang are suspected of food poisoning after consuming meals from the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program.

Septia Ryanthie, Klaten – President Prabowo Subianto said that many Indonesian children have yet to receive the Free Nutritious Meals (FNM) program.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that cardiac health services in Indonesia remain severely limited.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin reveals that Indonesia requires Rp70 trillion to achieve the demand of 70,000 specialist doctors in the next ten years.