Around 100 Students Suspected of Food Poisoning After Free Meal Program in Cirebon

Jakarta, ThedailyID — Around 100 students in Cirebon, West Java, are suspected of food poisoning after eating meals from Indonesia’s ...

BGN to Cut Off MBG Foundations That Only Collect Fees From Partners

by Nurul Darari

October 5, 2026

Jakarta, ThedailyID — The National Nutrition Agency, or BGN, has threatened to cut ties with foundations that collect fees from ...

Photo: Screenshot from Youtube/Gibran Rakabuming

Gibran Visits Batang to Check Handling of Suspected MBG Poisoning

by Nurul Darari

September 28, 2026

Jakarta, ThedailyID — Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka traveled to Batang, Central Java, on Monday, September 28, 2026. He wanted ...

The Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Sudaryono, said schools can reject Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) that do not meet the requirements. (National Nutrition Agency’s Legal and Public Relations Bureau archive.)

Schools Can Reject Free Nutritious Meals If Food Fails Safety Checks

by Nurul Darari

September 16, 2026

Jakarta, ThedailyID — Schools can reject or stop distributing Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) if the food does not meet safety ...

256 Students in Jombang Fall Ill After Eating Free Nutritious Meals

by Nurul Darari

September 4, 2026

Jakarta, ThedailyID — A total of 256 students at SMPN 1 Kabuh in Jombang, East Java, developed suspected food poisoning ...

Sudaryono Cancels Rp535 Billion LED Procurement After Taking Over BGN

by Nurul Darari

September 4, 2026

Jakarta, ThedailyID — The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has canceled an LED procurement worth around Rp535 billion after Sudaryono took ...

MBG Budget Could Fall Below Rp200 Trillion This Year

by Nurul Darari

September 3, 2026

Jakarta, ThedailyID — Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has opened the possibility of cutting the government’s 2026 budget for the ...

Police Forensic Team Tests MBG Food Samples After 566 Students Fall Ill

by Nurul Darari

September 2, 2026

Jakarta, ThedailyID — Indonesia's police forensic laboratory is examining food samples after 566 students and Islamic boarding school students reportedly ...

Ministry Says Authors Never Approved Controversial Nobel Paper on Free Meals Program (MBG)

by Nurul Darari

August 7, 2026

Jakarta, ThedailyID — Indonesia's Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology has launched an investigation into a controversial academic paper ...

Indonesian Parents Name Newborn ‘MBG’ After Free School Meals Program

by Nurul Darari

July 31, 2026

Jakarta, ThedailyID — A family in Wonosobo, Central Java, has named their newborn Muhammad Bintang Gemilang Subianto, intentionally preserving the ...

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