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        "id": 1591070,
        "msgid": "dry-mbg-menu-in-west-lombok-draws-complaints-from-residents-1772726839",
        "date": "2026-03-05 22:14:15",
        "title": "Dry MBG Menu in West Lombok Draws Complaints from Residents",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_BALI",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Residents of Batu Layar in West Lombok have criticised the dry MBG menu served during Ramadan, which reportedly comprises only four dates, bread and a small bottle of processed milk. Local officials say the portion and nutritional content should be expanded and transparency around the SPPG budget is needed, while authorities cite central guidance from BGN; the issue is part of a broader national debate on MBG.",
        "content": "<p>Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) dry menu served during Ramadan in Batu\nLayar village, West Lombok, NTB, has drawn complaints from residents.\nThe menu reportedly contains only four dates, bread, and a small bottle\nof processed milk. \u2018Teachers are complaining, and parents are also\ncomplaining,\u2019 said Batu Layar village head Masnun on Thursday (5 March\n2026). Masnun said residents have questioned how much of the budget\nallocated for the Satuan Pelayanan Pemenuhan Gizi (SPPG) is spent per\nportion. \u2018If you ask me about the menu, it\u2019s understandable that people\nwould complain,\u2019 he added. He stressed that the portion should be\nincreased and the nutritional content should be measurable by residents.\nHe said he had voiced residents\u2019 complaints about MBG on several\noccasions, but SPPG has never responded. \u2018There is a district\ncoordinator (Korcam) of SPPG; we want explanations, we want to sit down\ntogether, but there is no response,\u2019 Masnun said. Chair of the Lombok\nBarat MBG Task Force, Saepul Ahkam, said that menus such as eggs and\nbread are instructions from the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) to be\nmore durable during Ramadan. \u2018Yes, this is the central government\u2019s wish\n(BGN); what can you do,\u2019 Ahkam said. According to Ahkam, nutrition\nstandards and the value of a dry MBG portion have indeed been the focus\nof several parties. But according to nutritionists and BGN there is\nnothing wrong with the menu. \u2018This is a national case; I am in the\nnational SPPG WhatsApp group. During Ramadan, complaints are generally\nabout similar things,\u2019 Ahkam said. Ahkam said he has gathered all\nnutritionists about a month ago regarding MBG menus that are frequently\ncriticised. However, for dry menus there is little he can do because\nSPPG is too closed. \u2018Cannot do much. Not exclusive anymore, but very\nexecutive,\u2019 said Lombok Barat\u2019s Assistant I of the Regional Secretariat\n(Setda).<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/dry-mbg-menu-in-west-lombok-draws-complaints-from-residents-1772726839",
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