Jakarta – Indonesia needs 100 trillion rupiah ($6.11 billion) in additional budget to expand its free nutritious meals programme to reach more than a quarter of its population by year-e

Nabilla Azzahra, Devy Ernis, Jakarta – Member of Commission IX of the House of Representatives (DPR) Irma Suryani proposed that the government use funds from cigarette excise to cover t

BeritaSatu, Jakarta – Presidential spokesman Hasan Nasbi recently called for tighter food safety policies after tens of students got food poisoning during a free meal rollout in Sukohar

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto said on Thursday that while he welcomed public participation in financing his signature free meals program for students, he would not accept zakat,

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Environment said food waste generated from the free nutritious meal program will be influenced by several factors, including the scal

Karunia Putri, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan or Zulhas has revealed that the current Rp71 trillion budget allocated for the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program

Han Revanda, Jakarta – The deputy minister of agriculture, Sudaryono, confirms that Indonesia will import 2 million dairy and beef cattle for the next five years to support the free nut

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia announced Wednesday that it would import around 400,000 cattle this year, according to Deputy Agricultural Minister Sudaryono.

Jakarta – The government's ambitious free nutritious meals program for students was rolled out with much fanfare on Monday, with several ministers inspecting related facilities even as

Basudiwa Supraja, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto is planning to make surprise inspections to make sure that his flagship free nutritious meal program is going well, according to a

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Presidential Communications Office Head, Hasan Nasbi, admitted that some regions are still utilizing President Prabowo Subianto's personal funds to supp

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government must make sure that the vendors in charge of making the meals for Indonesia's historic school feeding program get paid for their services, a

President Prabowo Subianto's ambitious multi-billion dollar programme to provide free meals to more than a quarter of his people was officially underway on Monday, officials said, with

Jakarta – Indonesia launched an ambitious $4.3 billion free-meal program on Monday to combat stunted growth due to malnutrition, a key election promise of President Prabowo Subianto.

Thomas Rizal, Andi Maulana, Jakarta – Indonesia will officially launch its first nationwide free meal program on Monday, aimed at providing nutritious meals to school-aged children, exp

Hanif Musyaffa, Jakarta – Hermawati Setyorinny, General Chair of the Indonesian Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Industry Association Akumandiri, criticized the government's

Juan Ardya Guardiola, Jakarta – The government must establish quality control and oversight teams to ensure the effective implementation of Indonesia's first-ever free nutritious meal p

Jakarta – Several catering businesses in Kediri, East Java fell victim to a fraud scheme, in which they were promised to be the suppliers for President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free

Anis Firmansah, Kediri – A group claiming to be involved in President Prabowo Subianto's flagship Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program for children and pregnant mothers has defrauded doz

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Antara, Jakarta – The type of foods given to the schoolchildren in the upcoming free meal program will vary depending on the region.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency or BGN said Tuesday that parents would not have to spend a dime for the upcoming nutritious school lunch program, let alone b

Agung Dharma Putra, Jakarta – National Nutrition Agency (Bapanas) Head Dadan Hindayana announced that the government's Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) will begin on Jan.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Senior Economist and Executive Director of the Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) Indonesia, Mohammad Faisal, warned the government of potential food

Basudiwa Supraja, Jakarta – Education expert Darmaningtyas urged the government to exclude elite schools from the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program, arguing that it should focus on stu

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's flagship program, which provides free nutritious meals to children, expectant mothers, and breastfeeding mothers, is projecte

Jakarta – The government amended the beef import regulations in order to smooth the way for the free nutritious meal program.

Antara, Jakarta – Megawati Soekarnoputri, leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), expressed her support for the free nutritious meal program (MBG) proposed by her

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – A senior minister recently said that the government was still testing whether it was possible to feed students across the archipelago with nutritious meals that

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has allocated a budget of Rp 10,000 ($0.63) per portion per day for his flagship program providing free nutritious meals to schoolc

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nabiila Azzahra, Antara, Hammam Izzudin, Jakarta – The Executive Director of the Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios), Bhima Yudhistira Adhinegara, believes that Prabowo's govern

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.

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