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        "msgid": "welcoming-eid-al-fitr-2026-president-distributes-meugang-beef-to-aceh-1773819886",
        "date": "2026-03-18 12:19:08",
        "title": "Welcoming Eid al-Fitr 2026, President Distributes Meugang Beef to Aceh",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto has allocated Rp72.75 billion to provide beef for the Acehnese tradition of meugang, enabling flood-affected communities in Aceh to celebrate Eid al-Fitr 2026 despite the disaster. The funds, distributed to 1,455 villages across 19 districts and cities, support the slaughtering, preparation, and sharing of beef with family and the needy, underscoring the cultural significance of this practice. This initiative, coordinated by Interior Minister Muhammad Tito Karnavian, demonstrates the government's rapid response to community aspirations and commitment to social welfare in post-disaster recovery.",
        "content": "<p>Communities in Aceh affected by the Sumatra floods are assured of\nbeing able to carry out the meugang tradition to welcome Eid al-Fitr\n2026, following President Prabowo Subianto\u2019s decision to distribute beef\nassistance.<\/p>\n<p>This was confirmed by the Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) and\nHead of the Task Force for Accelerating Rehabilitation and\nReconstruction (Kasatgas PRR) Post-Sumatra Disaster, Muhammad Tito\nKarnavian. Meugang is a culture of the Acehnese people with strong\nsocial values, namely the slaughtering of cattle or buffalo, processing\nand enjoying it together with family or relatives, and sharing with the\npoor.<\/p>\n<p>The aspiration arose because the community wanted to continue the\ndistinctive Acehnese tradition even in the post-disaster condition. The\ngovernment responded quickly to the request as a form of the state\u2019s\npresence among the people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe funds (for the assistance) have been transferred to the\ndistricts\/cities in Aceh Province for the payment of meugang cattle,\u201d\nTito said in his statement in Jakarta on Tuesday (17\/3).<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the President through the Minister of Home Affairs had\ndisbursed Rp72.72 billion for the purchase of meugang cattle at the\nbeginning of Ramadan. The assistance aims to allow the community to\nstill feel the atmosphere of welcoming the holy month with full\ntogetherness.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the data received, the total budget disbursed reached\nRp72.75 billion for 1,455 affected villages spread across 19\ndistricts\/cities. Each village receives funds of Rp50 million. The funds\nare channelled directly to the Regional General Cash Account (RKUD)\nthrough Bank Aceh Syariah.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/welcoming-eid-al-fitr-2026-president-distributes-meugang-beef-to-aceh-1773819886",
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