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Right to freedom of religion becomes human beings' fundamental right

Representative of Indonesia to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Yuyun Wahyuningrum stated ...

Discovering Jakarta

Looking closely at Chinese community in Jakarta

The Chinese people have a long history of migrating overseas, with approximately 50 million ethnic Chinese living ...

Pesantren bill needs to be reviewed: VP

Vice President Jusuf Kalla highlighted the need for the House of Representatives (DPR) to pay attention and review the ...

News Feature - Echoing the message of peace in Ambonl

The eastern Indonesian city of Ambon is now safe and friendly after the locals had become divided along religious ...

Jailed Thai ex-monk gets further 16 years of child rape, abduction

A former Buddhist monk who sparked outrage in Thailand over his lavish lifestyle and is already serving time for fraud ...

Thailand`s `jet-set` monk sentenced to 114 years in prison

A former Thai Buddhist monk who provoked outrage with his lavish lifestyle was sentenced on Thursday to 114 years in ...

Religious harmony remains strong in Indonesia

Religious harmony and tolerance remain strong in Indonesia and considered better than in other countries. It could ...

Indonesia highlights right to freedom of religion at the UN

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi, as one of the panelists at the Trygve Lie Annual Symposium held by ...

Solidarity toward Rohingya demonstrated across Indonesia

Prayers, protest rallies, and fundraising activities have been organized in many cities across Indonesia to ...

Ambon seeks to become international city of music

With music being its most cherished art form, the eastern Indonesian city of Ambon continues to strive to become an ...

Muarojambi shrine site fighting for UNESCO recognition

The seventh-century Muarojambi Temple site, Indonesias largest Buddhist shrine complex of the ancient Malay Kingdom ...

Thousands of Buddhists, monks hold Waisak Day procession

Thousands of Buddhists and hundreds of monks took part in the procession for the commemoration of Waisak Day here, ...

Jakarta`s voters demonstrate democratic maturity

Political tensions rode high during campaigning for the second round of Jakartas gubernatorial election (pilkada) in ...

ICRC to learn from Indonesia`s experiences in handling conflicts

The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) will learn from Indonesias experience in handling and resolving ...

Indonesia`s great sail history displayed at IORA expo

The great sailing experience of Indonesia as the biggest archipelago in the world is being displayed at an exhibition ...