Jakarta, June 18 -- The South Jakarta Community Alliance has said that the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program is important and needed by the public, especially children in remote areas, to support the vision of Indonesia's Golden Generation 2045.

"President Prabowo is providing meals for Indonesian children. Even if there are shortcomings, they are not the fault of the program itself. We should work together to fix and improve the system," Head Coordinator of the South Jakarta Community Alliance, Fakhri Ikbar, said when met here on Thursday.

He said the MBG program represents an important investment in the nation's future so that Indonesian children can compete globally.

According to him, the program also focuses directly on fulfillin...