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

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

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 ...

President Prabowo Subianto has pledged to address various problems surrounding his administration’s flagship free nutritious ...

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

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

Student demonstrations also occurred in Solo and Semarang. They demanded the government to evaluate the MBG program and ...

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

Students carry meal trays as part of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program in Bandung, West Java Province, Indonesia, June ...

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 ...