Day: September 24, 2021

10.45 million merchants using QRIS: Bank Indonesia

The Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS) is being utilized by 10.45 million of the 12 million targeted merchants, Head of Bank Indonesia’s Payment System Policy Department Filianingsih Hendarta has said. QRIS is the national QR code standard for facilitating payment using QR codes in Indonesia. “By September 17, 2021, it

Net liability of Indonesia’s int’l investment position falls in Q2

Indonesia’s international investment position recorded a net liability of US$264.1 billion, or 23.8 percent of the national gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2021, Bank Indonesia (BI) has said. The net liability showed a decline compared to the previous quarter, when it was recorded at US$267.5 billion,

Missing health worker yet to be traced: Papua police chief

No trace of Gerald Sokoy, a health worker who went missing after a Papuan terrorist group attacked a Kiwirok public health center on September 13, 2021, had been found as of Friday, Papua police chief said. Insp.Gen.Mathius D. Fakhiri said he, therefore, could not confirm the reliability of reports posted

BKKBN invites college students to support stunting-reduction efforts

The National Population and Family Planning Board (BKKBN) has launched the Student Program for Stunting Care to encourage students to support efforts to reduce cases of stunting. Stunting is chronic malnutrition that interferes with the growth of children, thereby causing their bodies to grow shorter than others of their age.

Cooperation between governments key for building Papua ICT ecosystem

Cooperation between central and local governments is necessary for building information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure in Papua and West Papua, according to the Ministry of Communication and Informatics. “It is necessary so that the speed of infrastructure development runs smoothly,” Minister of Communication and Informatics, Johnny G. Plate, remarked

President Jokowi to open PON XX National Games

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will officially launch the opening ceremony of the PON XX National Games at the Lukas Enembe Stadium, Jayapura district on October 2, 2021, Minister of Youth and Sports Zainudin Amali has confirmed. “The National Games committee has coordinated with the National Sports Committee of Indonesia (KONI), the Youth