BPKP to oversee Merah Putih coop funds; Rp1.5B building eyed
BPKP will audit the build with TNI support, while BPOM will monitor permits and product quality for items sold through the co-ops.
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#Koperasi Desa Merah Putih
Government makes Kopdes Merah Putih a welfare hub in Papua
The village cooperative will also handle farm equipment, subsidized fertilizer, 3 kg LPG, cash aid and local harvest purchases.
Republika, Antara News +1
Prabowo shifts subsidized goods distribution to Merah Putih cooperatives
The government targets 81 thousand village and urban ward cooperatives, with 12 thousand formed and about 1,000 already operating.
Earlier: Prabowo links Merah Putih cooperatives to rural povertySeries: Prabowo Subianto · National Cooperatives Day 2026 · 6 chapters since Jul 12Gibran brings 5 students to monitor MBG, Kopdes in eastern Indonesia
The group was taken to Ende, Gorontalo and Papua as critics questioned whether the student involvement was politically motivated.
Tempo, Tribunnews
35,476 KDMP-KNMP managers required to undergo 45-day training
New: participants are training at 67 TNI units; at Pasmar 1 Cilandak alone there are 669 KDMP students and 865 KNMP students.
TNI Denies Bulldozing SDN Wolomoni for Kopdes in Ende
TNI said the excavator only hit a corner post while maneuvering to the cooperative site behind the school, not the school itself.
Tempo, CNN Indonesia +1
KSAD denies TNI removed SDN Wolomoni for KDMP project in Ende
Maruli said he has not reviewed the case details, while TNI said a school post was moved so heavy equipment could reach a cooperative site behind the school.
Tempo, Antara News