JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's new government started an ambitious project on Monday to fight malnutrition by feeding nearly 90 million children and pregnant women that is expected to cost $28 ...

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto touted a billion-dollar free meal programme as a solution to the high rates of stunted growth among children - Copyright AFP BAY ...

Nanik S. Deyang, Deputy Head of BGN, responds to the rejection of the free nutritious meal program by elite schools in ...

Protesters hold placards outside the National Nutrition Agency building during a rally demanding an end to the government's free nutritious meal (MBG) program, following cases of food poisoning in ...

What began as a flagship policy to tackle malnutrition in Indonesia is now under fire. The Free Nutritious Meals programme (Makan Bergizi Gratis or MBG), championed by President Prabowo Subianto, was ...

The Head of the National Nutrition Agency claims that the food poisoning cases from the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) project ...

Indonesia’s free meal scheme is in crisis amid food-poisoning outbreaks, accusations of mismanagement and fiscal strain from funding reallocations. Dominated by retired military officers rather than ...

An expert has called for stricter oversight in large-scale food distribution following a series of food poisoning cases linked to a school meal program in Indonesia. Launched in January 2025, the Free ...

Indonesia’s Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program has secured support from a private dairy company, backed by an investment of ...