Yesterday's news: SPMB SNT selection announcement to MBG budget cuts

A number of human interest stories from Tuesday (21/7) remain relevant today, ranging from the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education opening the New Student Admissions System for Integrated National Schools at the junior and senior secondary levels, to the reduction of the Free Nutritious Meals budget in order to sharpen beneficiary targeting. The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education opened the New Student Admissions System for Integrated National Schools for junior and senior secondary levels from 21 to 27 July, with selection results to be announced on 3 August. Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin stressed that e-cigarettes are not a safer alternative to conventional cigarettes, as they increase the risk of non-communicable diseases and open opportunities for narcotics abuse, particularly among children and adolescents. Deputy Minister of Health Benjamin Paulus Octavianus said tuberculosis case tracing in North Sumatra is part of efforts to accelerate the elimination and eradication of the disease in the country, especially in North Sumatra. The World Health Organization stated that Indonesia has succeeded in expanding child immunisation coverage and closing access gaps to vaccines across all regions. The National Nutrition Agency conveyed that the budget reduction for the Free Nutritious Meals programme in 2026 is focused on sharpening beneficiary targeting to prioritise quality, in line with the direction of President Prabowo Subianto.