Today's Top 3 News: Google Reveals Cause of Rupiah Rate Strengthening to 8,170 per US Dollar

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February 3, 2025 | 11:15 pm

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Monday, February 3, 2025. Here are the highlights: Google Reveals Cause of Rupiah Rate Strengthening to 8,170 per US Dollar; Rupiah Display on Google Increased to Rp8,000 per US Dollar, Here is Bank Indonesia's Response; 12 New KAI Commuter Trains Arrive in Greater Jakarta.

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

1. Google Reveals Cause of Rupiah Rate Strengthening to 8,170 per US Dollar

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Google spoke up about the appearance of the site's page on Saturday afternoon, which showed information on the rupiah exchange rate to the United States (US) dollar at 8,170.65.

"We are aware of an issue affecting the Rupiah (IDR) exchange rate information on Google Search. Currency conversion data comes from a third-party source," said a Google representative in a statement, Saturday, February 1, 2024, as quoted by Antara.

After receiving a report of the inaccuracy, Google immediately asked the data provider to immediately correct the incorrect information. "When we learned of the inaccuracy, we contacted the data provider to correct the error as soon as possible," said a Google representative.

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2. Rupiah Display on Google Increased to Rp8,000 per US Dollar, Here is Bank Indonesia's Response

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The internet community in Indonesia was abuzz with the display of the rupiah exchange rate on Google yesterday because it drastically strengthened to the level of Rp8,170.65 per US dollar. Based on monitoring on the Google display, the rupiah value rose sharply compared to the closing of trading on Friday, January 31, 2025.

Head of the Communication Department of Bank Indonesia Ramdan Denny Prakoso said the data displayed was incorrect. "The US$/IDR (Indonesian Rupiah) exchange rate level of 8,100 as on Google is not the level it should be," he said in an official statement, quoted Saturday, February 1, 2025.

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3. 12 New KAI Commuter Trains Arrive in Greater Jakarta

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - KAI Commuter has brought in a new trainset consisting of 12 new train cars from CCRC Qingdao Sifang. These new trains are expected to increase capacity and make commuting in the Greater Jakarta or Jabodetabek area more comfortable.

Joni Martinus, VP Corporate Secretary of KAI Commuter, explained that the new trains passed factory acceptance testing before being shipped to Indonesia. "The arrival of these new trains is in accordance with the planned schedule, so it is expected to help the mobilization of commuter line users more optimal," he said in a written statement on Friday, January 31, 2025.

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Google spoke up about the site's page which showed information on the rupiah exchange rate to the United States (US) dollar at 8,170.65.

Rupiah Display on Google Increased to Rp8,000 per US Dollar, Here is Bank Indonesia's Response

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Rupiah Display on Google Increased to Rp8,000 per US Dollar, Here is Bank Indonesia's Response

Internet community in Indonesia was abuzz with the display of the rupiah exchange rate on Google strengthened to the level of Rp8,170.65 per US dollar

12 New KAI Commuter Trains Arrive in Greater Jakarta

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