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Eid Al-Adha brings messages of peace, COVID-19 mitigation

Muslim communities across Indonesia marked the eve of Eid Al-Adha on Monday evening with takbiran events at mosques ...

West Papua's native communities urged to ignore COVID-19 hoaxes

The West Papua administration has asked indigenous Papuans and non-native Papuans residing in the province to get ...

Pos Indonesia starts social cash transfers in Jakarta

State-owned postal company PT Pos Indonesia began doling out Social Cash Transfers (BST) to DKI Jakarta residents on ...

West Papua residents urged to maintain peace ahead of Idul Adha

West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan has urged all residents to maintain peace and harmony as their Muslim brothers ...

Govt to disburse additional social aid worth Rp39 trillion

The government is preparing to disburse additional social assistance worth Rp39.19 trillion to alleviate the financial ...

Police tighten entry curbs in West Papua's Manokwari, Sorong

West Papua police on Tuesday began tightening entry controls in Manokwari district and Sorong City as part of the ...

COVID-19: Partial lockdown enforced in West Papua's Manokwari, Sorong

The West Papua administration has enforced emergency public activity restrictions in Manokwari district and Sorong City ...

46 countries to help Indonesia collect taxes from overseas citizens

At least 46 partner countries will help Indonesia collect taxes from taxpayers abroad once the bill on the amendment to ...

President calls for prompt disbursal of social protection aid

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed his ranks to distribute COVID-19 handling-related social protection aid, ...

Jakarta's malls temporarily shuttered during Emergency PPKM

Several malls in Jakarta were temporarily shut down for trading during the implementation of emergency community ...

Ministry clarifies VAT imposition solely on premium basic necessities

The government will solely impose value-added tax (VAT) on premium basic necessities through amendment to Law No. 6 of ...

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Awaiting endgame for Papua, West Papua's lingering problems

The Papua special autonomy law which has paved the way for significant amounts of funds to flow into Papua and West has ...

Government should review VAT imposition plan on basic needs: DPR

DPR Vice Chairman Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar sought governmental review on a plan to impose value-added tax on basic ...

UGM task force proposes revamp of Papuan special autonomy law

The Papua Task Force of the Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University (UGM) has proposed a ...

Muslim journalists from US share Ramadhan experiences

Several Muslim journalists residing in the United States came together online to share their experiences and relate how ...