Jayanty Nada Shofa, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) faces mounting pressure to secure new funding for President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals pro

Jayapura, Jubi – Indonesia's Deputy Home Affairs Minister, Ribka Haluk, says the suspected food poisoning incident involving children and adults who consumed meals under the Free Nutrit

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has called for the suspension and comprehensive evaluation of Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program following a se

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is investigating a 69-page academic paper that lists President Prabowo Subianto as one of its authors and argues that the country

Jayapura, Jubi – The number of children suspected of suffering food poisoning after consuming meals provided under Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program in Depapre District, J

Laurensius Teddy Saputro, Jakarta – The imagination space of Indonesian children seems to be narrowing.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Head of the Indonesian National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Sudaryono, imposed a temporary suspension on the Karangturi Nutrition Service Unit (SPPG), or better

Grace el Dora, Semarang – Sudaryono, the newly appointed head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), is confronting a mass food poisoning incident linked to the government's Free Nutri

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Indonesia's government must prepare an alternative funding scheme for its Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program after the Constitutional Court ruled that t

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court ruled that the government must separate funding for the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program from the national education budget by

Bangun Santoso Lilis Varwati – The Save Indonesian Education Coalition has urged the government and the House of Representatives (DPR) to immediately follow up on the Constitutional Cou

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that the government should no longer source funding for President Prabowo Subianto's costly free nutritious meal progra

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Sudaryono, the newly appointed head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), has permanently shut down 833 kitchens supplying the government's Free Nutritious Meal

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has dismissed 261 non-civil servant employees and disciplined 48 civil servants as part of a sweeping effort by its new chief,

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia is set to make halal certificates mandatory this October. Bigger businesses already had to include halal labels on their products since October 2024.

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Afifah Amalia P, Jakarta – The appointment of Sudaryono as the new head of Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN), replacing Nanik S.

Jakarta – The chief of the agency overseeing President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals program said on Wednesday she had resigned, citing health reasons, the second leadership ch

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Indonesia's nationwide free school health screening program has reached more than 8.8 million students this year, with early results showing widespre

Aliy Arivin Anward, Jakarta – Deputy of the Indonesian National Nutrition Body (BGN) for Systems and Governance, Prima Yosephine Berliana Tumiur Hutapea, stated that they will investiga

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) still has Rp 1.61 trillion ($89.27 million) in unpaid obligations from its 2025 budget, with all completed projects

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has instructed the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) to review the eligibility criteria for Indonesia's flagship Free Nutrit

Theresia Sufa, Jakarta – A new study has found that more than half of schools in Jakarta are located within 5 kilometers of documented contaminated sites, potentially putting hundreds o

Agencies, Jakarta – Thousands of free meals kitchens complained on Tuesday they had been left in the lurch by the government's move to scale down President Prabowo Subianto's flagship f

Made Supriatma – President Prabowo's recent decision to replace Dadan Hindayana as head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) did little to address the serious structural problems plag

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Indonesian National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo said the police institution will continue supporting the government's food security program by e

WT. Daniealdi – The corruption case uncovered at the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is not simply a matter of misuse of funds by a few officials.

Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – Indonesia is preparing to scale back President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals program, with officials weighing another budget cut of more than US$2 bil

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Indonesia's shortage of doctors is forcing medical residents to take on additional clinical duties and leaving many remote regions without adequate healthcare

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Government Communication Agency (Bakom RI) denies that the government is trying to control rallies in support of the Free Nutritious Meal

Fadli, Jakarta – Public debate over President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free nutritious meal program is intensifying, with competing demonstrations held in several regions amid concer

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – The Education Office of Batam City, Indonesia, was allegedly mobilizing local students to attend a support rally for the free nutritious meal (MBG) pro

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – A group calling themselves the Jakarta Community Alliance held a demonstration to support free nutritious meal (MBG) program in the southern area of the Na

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Head of the Lampung High Prosecutor's Office (Kajati) Danang Suryowibowo stated that his office will not tolerate and is ready to prosecute any party respo

Matthew Edbert Hermanto, Jakarta – The Jakarta Community Alliance held a peaceful protest in the Patung Kuda (Horse Statue) area, Central Jakarta, on Monday, June 22, 2026.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Association of Education and Teachers (P2G) cast doubts on the claims made by the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) stating that it is reviewing and making e

Agencies, Jakarta – The government will suspend its free meal scheme during holiday periods, after mass protests in the capital condemned wasteful spending and demanded that the goverme

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – As controversy and pressure mount over President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free nutritious meal program, some beneficiaries say they are willing to forgo the as

Apriadi Gunawan and Fadli, Jakarta – As the rupiah weakens, rising medicine prices are placing an increasing burden on people with chronic illnesses who rely on long-term treatment and

Maretha Uli and Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Calls are growing to suspend and review President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free nutritious meal program amid mounting concerns about persist

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Human Rights Ministry on Wednesday defended the government's free nutritious meals program, arguing that it represents a concrete effort to fulfill

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The chairperson of the Muhammadiyah Central Leadership, Busyro Muqoddas, has proposed that the free nutritious meal program (MBG) be temporarily suspended

Antara, Jakarta – The free nutritious meals program cannot be discontinued because it constitutes a political commitment made by President Prabowo Subianto during his successful preside

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) said on Monday that it had found "strong indications" of human rights violations in the implementation of t

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free nutritious meals program to combat stunting and malnutrition has faced intense public scrutiny since its launch early last year, owi

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Coalition of Concerned Citizens for Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) staged a protest in front of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Building in Jakarta

Theressia Sunday Silalahi, Anis Firmansah, Fahri Ali, Muhammad Nanda Andrianta, Jakarta – Indonesia's flagship Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program is facing mounting operational and gove

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesian Coordinating Minister for the Food Zulkifli Hasan admits about the practice of buying and selling points free nutritious meal (MBG) kitchens.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – MBG Watch member Agus Sarwono is not confident that the Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Nanik S.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – A civil society coalition known as MBG Watch has given Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) 30 days to suspend and reform the government's Free Nutriti