The program has come under scrutiny for its implementation and high cost, which is set to total nearly $15 billion in 2026.

There have been 449 reported cases of mass food poisoning associated with the program, affecting 38,023 people across 36 ...

Teachers hand out meal trays as part of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program in Bandung, West Java Province, Indonesia, June 12, 2026. Indonesia said on Thursday it will restructure its MBG program ...

Indonesia will save Rp 3.4 trillion by pausing its free meals program during school holidays and refocusing aid.

West Java food prices on 18 June 2026: 4 commodities rose (garlic highest gain), 4 fell (large red chili largest drop), 8 unchanged per trade ministry monitoring data.

Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan stated his commitment to overhauling the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) ...

Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan has set a one-month target to complete the reprioritization of ...

Former National Nutrition Agency chief Dadan Hindayana and his two deputies are named corruption suspects in the free ...

The Students' Executive Body of Indonesia (BEM SI) is set to hold a demonstration under the banner of 'Indonesia Emergency'.

JAKARTA: Indonesia should suspend President Prabowo Subianto's signature free meals programme and significantly widen a graft ...

The design of the free nutritious meal program was flawed from the outset. It is a feeding frenzy for elites and cronies.

Hundreds of Indonesian students have protested in Jakarta, the capital, and other cities, demanding lower fuel and food ...