Stacked odds: A worker arranges covered trays filled with freshly cooked food on May 6, 2026, at a nutrition fulfillment service unit (SPPG) based in the Ternate Police headquarters in North Maluku.`

BGN to audit all free meals kitchens before new school year starts

Under its newly installed leadership, the BGN plans to audit all SPPG across the country before the new school year starts, focusing on quality as well as beneficiary data in a bid to improve the flagship feeding program.

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More student protests against costly programs, fuel price hikes

Following protests on Friday, students swarmed streets in Central Jakarta to demand a halt to the government's costly flagship programs and a national strategy to improve the economy, including steps to curb the rise in prices of fuel and basic necessities.

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NGOs lambast military's waste management role as overreach

The TNI's increasing involvement in national waste management efforts is another example of military overreach in civilian affairs and risks potential conflicts of interest in commercial waste projects, watchdogs say.

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A Transjabodetabek bus serving the Blok M-Soekarno Hatta International Airport route arrives at the airport train station on Tuesday in Tangerang, Banten. The Jakarta administration raised a plan to increase the fare for the Transjabodetabek bus service, especially routes with significantly higher operational costs.

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Commuters lament planned Transjabodetabek fare hike

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung assured the fare hike from the flat ticket price of Rp 3,500 (US 20 cents) would only be imposed on Transjabodetabek routes with higher operational costs rather than all services.

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Corruption case suspect Andri Mulyono (second left), accused of involvement in the alleged misgovernance of the free nutritious meal program, walks toward a prisoner transport on Friday at the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) in Jakarta.

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More suspects arrested as AGO widens probe into free meals corruption

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has arrested two more suspects related to corruption in the free nutritious meal program, widening its probe, which has already ensnared three former leaders of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) in charge of the project.

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Indonesian U-19 national team player Muhammad Al Gazani Dwi Sugandi (front) celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal against Cambodia on June 13 during their third-place playoff at the ASEAN U19 Boys’ Bank Sumut Championship 2026 at North Sumatra Main Stadium in Deli Serdang. Australia won the Championship after defeating Thailand 2-0.

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Australia wins AFF U-19 Championship, Young Garuda third

Indonesia defeated Cambodia 1-0 with a single goal by Muhammad Al Gazani Dwi Sugandi at the 60th minute of the Championship's third-place playoff.

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Officials from the Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru verify the identities of six Indonesian fishermen detained by Malaysian authorities during a consular access session on June 5 at Mersing District Fishery Office in Mersing, Johor state, Malaysia. The fishermen were detained on May 30 for allegedly crossing the border and fishing illegally.

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Bintan fishermen detained by Malaysia for illegal crossing, fishing

Malaysian authorities intercepted six fishermen from Bintan regency, Riau Islands, for allegedly crossing the border and fishing illegally on May 30.

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Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel (center) stand guard behind police personnel to block the path of students protesting demanding a reduction in fuel prices and the dissolution of President Prabowo Subianto's free nutritious meal program, which they consider to be a hotbed of corruption, on June 12 in Jakarta.

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Military deployment against student protest draws flak

The deployment of Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel against a student protest denouncing wasteful state spending drew criticism from protesters and civil society groups, who said that crowd control falls outside the mandate of defense forces.

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Military deployment against student protest draws flak

Hundreds of students protest against fuel prices and the free nutritious meal program, which they consider to be a hotbed of corruption, in Jakarta on June 12, 2026.

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Students return to streets over wasteful spending

University students take part in a protest on Friday against government policies, including state budget spending, fuel price hikes, the free nutritious meal program and expanded military roles in civilian affairs, in Jakarta.

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Students take to streets to protest rising fuel prices, living costs

A university student holds a poster reading 'police are killers' during a protest in front of the Jakarta Police headquarters on Aug. 29, 2025, against police brutality following the death of Affan Kurniawan, an 'ojol' (online motorcycle transportation) driver who was run over by an armored Jakarta Police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) vehicle the night before. Protests erupted across several Indonesian cities on Aug. 29 in anger at Affan's death as officers responded with tear gas and President Prabowo Subianto called for calm.

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Students to rally against Prabowo amid economic pressures

The hearing for a judicial review challenging the 2002 National Police Law is seen in session on Nov. 13, 2025, at the Constitutional Court building in Jakarta. Constitutional Court justices granted the petition and barred active police officers from holding additional government posts without retiring or resigning from the force.

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Legal challenge looms for new police law

House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad (second right), State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi (left), Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa (center), Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warijo (second left) and House financial affairs commission head Mohamad Hekal pose after a meeting on fiscal and monetary policies on June 6 at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Jakarta.

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House deputy speaker’s expanding roles spark power concerns

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Prabowo: I ran because Indonesia was on the wrong track

President Prabowo Subianto said his concerns over Indonesia’s trajectory since the 1990s motivated his repeated bids for the presidency, insisting his political ambitions were driven by a desire to change the country’s course rather than personal ambition.

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