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

The Indonesian government expects lower budget requirements for the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program following governance ...

Prabowo warned thousands of free meals program partners against corruption as top nutrition agency officials were detained.

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 ...

Hundreds of Indonesia’s free meal kitchens halted operations as funding delays and governance concerns hit the flagship ...

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

Coordinating Minister Zulkifli Hasan revealed that the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program faces a budget waste of over Rp1 ...

The scheme, which is said to have provided meals to more than 61 million people by March, was among the first to be cut back ...

The new BGN head has dismissed reports on an alleged pause in operational funds as a "hoax", saying that disbursements were ...

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JAKARTA: The newly appointed National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head has pledged sweeping efficiency measures and a moratorium ...