The government program, which began in January with the aim of fighting malnutrition, delivers on a campaign promise by President Prabowo Subianto.

Indonesia will press ahead with President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free school meals program, despite nearly 6,000 children suffering food poisoning since its launch in January, officials confirmed ...

Indonesia’s government was facing calls on Thursday to suspend President Prabowo Subianto ’s multi-billion-dollar free meals program after thousands of school pupils fell ill in an food poisoning ...

Indonesia's Ombudsman has uncovered irregularities in the MBG program, including alleged falsification of premium rice quality by a food supplier.

Garut declared an emergency after 282 students were poisoned by government meals, adding to 6,500 cases nationwide since January.

Under President Prabowo Subianto’s leadership, the Indonesian government officially launched the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program on January 6 this ...

Questions have been raised about standards and oversight of the scheme, which has expanded rapidly to reach over 20 million recipients, with an ambitious goal of feeding 83 million of Indonesia's 280 ...

Over 1,000 children in Indonesia's West Java have suffered food poisoning from school lunches, raising concerns about the quality and oversight of the President's free meals program. Recent outbreaks ...

President Prabowo Subianto has instructed the strengthening of the National Nutrition Agency’s (BGN) governance following a recent outbreak of food ...

Indonesia’s government was facing calls on Thursday to suspend president Prabowo Subianto ’s multi-billion-dollar free meals program after thousands of school pupils fell ill in a food poisoning ...

An Indonesian free meal initiative has come under scrutiny after food poisoning sickened thousands. Lack of oversight is blamed, with rapid expansion exacerbating the issue. Efforts are underway to ...

Concerns have mounted over the standards and supervision of the multi-billion-dollar initiative. Nearly 6,000 people have fallen ill after eating the free lunches since the programme's January ...