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QRIS reaches 65.77 mln users, accepted by 44.86 mln merchants: BI

Jakarta, Aug. 21 -- Bank Indonesia (BI) recorded 65.77 million QRIS users as of June 2026, with the payment system accepted by 44.86 million merchants, 96.68 percent of them being Micro, Small, and Me... Read More


DEN calls for overhaul of free meal program management

Jakarta, Aug. 21 -- National Economic Council (DEN) Chair Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has urged the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) to overhaul management of Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program... Read More


Indonesian shrimp face 13.9 pct US tariff, lower than Vietnam: Gov't

Jakarta, Aug. 21 -- The US tariff on Indonesian shrimp stands at around 13.90 percent in total, placing Indonesia in a more favorable position than India and Vietnam, according to the Marine Affairs a... Read More


Flores quake damages 1,378 schools, affecting 177,678 students: BNPB

Jakarta, Aug. 21 -- Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said 1,378 schools on Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara were damaged in the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck the region... Read More


Medan police seize 93 kg of cannabis after car chase

Medan, N Sumatra, Aug. 21 -- Medan City Police seized 93 kilograms of cannabis after a car chase on AH Nasution Road in Medan, North Sumatra, arresting two men from Aceh, authorities said here Friday.... Read More


Indonesia's BNN says 2.6 tons of liquid meth could affect 14.1 million

Batam, Riau Islands, Aug. 21 -- Indonesia's National Narcotics Agency (BNN) said on Friday that the seizure of 2.6 tons of liquid methamphetamine from the MV Ocean Porter could have prevented drug exp... Read More


VP Gibran assures equal aid for NTT quake victims

East Manggarai, NTT, Aug. 21 -- Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka assured East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) residents affected by last Saturday's earthquake that relief supplies would continue reaching all... Read More


Forest fires push Palangka Raya air quality into hazardous zone

Indonesia, Aug. 21 -- Air quality in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, has reached hazardous levels as smoke and soot from forest and land fires have blanketed parts of the city, authorities said on ... Read More


Riau police deploy five experts to probe forest fire case

Pekanbaru, Riau, Aug. 21 -- Riau police have deployed five experts from different fields to investigate a forest and land fire in Bandar Kaya Village, Siak Kecil Subdistrict, Bengkalis District. Riau... Read More


Nabire Airport cancels two Flights as wildfire smoke cuts visibility

Nabire, C Papua, Aug. 21 -- Douw Aturure Nabire Airport in Central Papua Province canceled two flights Friday after forest and land fire smoke reduced visibility to below 70 meters, officials said. A... Read More