Top 3 News: Did Prabowo Secure Foreign Loans for MBG, Village Cooperatives?

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August 20, 2026 | 11:07 pm

President Prabowo Subianto delivers his speech at the 2026 Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and Joint Session of the House of Representatives (DPR) and Regional Representatives Council (DPD) at Nusantara Building, Parliament Complex, Jakarta, August 14, 2026. ANTARA FOTO/Fauzan.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Thursday, August 20, 2026. Here are the highlights: Fact Check: Did Prabowo Secure Foreign Loans to Fund MBG, Village Cooperatives?; Fact Check: Video of Tsunami in NTT After M7.7 Earthquake; and Who Is James Dacombe, Europe's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire at 25?.

The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:

1. Fact Check: Did Prabowo Secure Foreign Loans to Fund MBG, Village Cooperatives?

Claims circulating on social media say Indonesia has secured more than Rp500 trillion in loans from South Korea and Japan to fund the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program and the Red-and-White Village Cooperative (KDMP).

The posts have also circulated alongside a photo of President Prabowo Subianto shaking hands with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung.

Want to know what Tempo found after examining the claim and tracing the origins of the viral photo? Click here to read the full fact-check.

2. Fact Check: Video of Tsunami in NTT After M7.7 Earthquake

A video circulating on social media has drawn attention following the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). Tempo’s Fact Check team investigated the footage, tracing its origins and examining its connection to the recent disaster.

Curious about what Tempo found? Click here to read the full fact-check.

3. Who Is James Dacombe, Europe's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire at 25?

At 25, British entrepreneur James Dacombe has taken an unconventional route from teenage programmer to technology founder, building ventures in brain-monitoring technology and artificial intelligence chips.

His latest company, London-based Olix, has now reached a valuation of $3.3 billion following a major funding round, putting Dacombe among Europe’s youngest self-made billionaires by estimated wealth.

Want to know more about Dacombe’s unusual rise, his companies, and how much his stake in Olix could be worth? Click here to read the full story.

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