Health & Education

February 2026

Statements/Indonesia
Amnesty Press Release – February 4, 2026

Responding to the death of an elementary school student in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) after their family was unable to buy notebooks and pens, Amnesty International Indonesia's Executive Director Usman Hamid said:

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – February 3, 2026

Baharudin Al Farisi, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto recounted a visit by experts from the United States who came to see him to research the free nutritional meals (MBG) program.

January 2026

News/West Papua
Kompas.com – January 14, 2026

Jessi Carina, Jakarta – Southwest Papua Senator Paul Finsen Mayor interrupted a Regional Representatives Council (DPD) plenary meeting in Jakarta to voice the Papuan people's opposition of the establishment of new territorial development batt

News/Indonesia
NU Online – January 9, 2026

Suci Amaliyah, Jakarta – One year since its launch, the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program still faces serious problems.

News/Indonesia
Apa Kabar – January 8, 2026

Jakarta – Following the end-of-year school holidays, the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) will restart the Free Nutritional Meals (MBG) program simultaneously throughout Indonesia starting on January 8.

October 2025

News/Indonesia
Kompas – October 28, 2025

Kiki Safitri, Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – The Deputy Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Nanik Sudaryati Deyang, has promised to provide incentives for organisers of the Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) in regions who succeed in creating positive and viral content about the MBG program on

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – October 15, 2025

Jakarta – A group of mothers, young people and women who are members of the Voices of Indonesian Mothers (Suara Ibu Indonesia) are urging the government to halt the free nutritious meals (MBG) program following cases of mass poisoning in various regions.

September 2025

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – September 28, 2025

Woman: MBG = Problematic food, yes or no?

Man: MBG = Critically dangerous food?

Student: MBG = Food for the teachers? Please Mr, taste it!!!

Parent: MBG = How can cooking be like that? Five thousand pupils poisoned!!!

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – September 28, 2025

Jakarta – A number of press organisations have strongly criticised the actions of the Presidential Secretariat's Press, Media and Information Bureau (BPMI) for revoking the Palace press credentials of CNN Indonesia journalist Diana Valencia after she asked President

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas Newspaper – September 27, 2025

Man: They eat

Woman: We keep watch