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Women Empowerment Leader Esther Ibanga to Receive 32nd Niwano Peace Prize

-The Niwano Peace Foundation will award the 32nd Niwano Peace Prize to Ms. Esther Abimiku Ibanga of Nigeria, a pastor ...

Buddhist Leader Calls for Increased Efforts to Rid World of Poverty and Ban Nuclear Weapons in 70th Year since WWII

-Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist association, has issued his 2015 peace ...

Interfaith leaders support KPK

Several interfaith leaders have expressed support to the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), which is ...

Interfaith leaders support anti-graft body in Budi Gunawan's case

Several interfaith leaders have expressed support to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), which is ...

Pope to visit Sri Lanka despite Rajapakse defeat

The Catholic church Friday reiterated that Pope Francis will go ahead with his visit to Sri Lanka next week despite ...

World Faith Leaders Signed Declaration to Eradicate Modern Slavery

•    On the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery faith leaders have signed a joint ...

World faith leaders to declare their commitment towards the eradication of modern slavery by 2020

•    Faith leaders join their efforts to eradicate modern slavery and human trafficking by ...

Vice president says column of religion will not be omitted

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has confirmed that the religion column on peoples Identity Cards will not be omitted just ...

Indonesian government to nominate seven tourism sites as world heritage

The Education and Culture Ministry will nominate seven Indonesian tourism sites to be included in the United Nations ...

National Museum displays oldest Buddha statue

The National Museum of Indonesia has kept on public display the oldest statue of Buddha Dipangkara, a heritage ...

Council authorizes religion to decide on interfaith marriage

The Central Council of Religions (MATP) has agreed to give the authority to each religion to decide regulations on ...

Buddhist Youth Meet in Hiroshima, Call for World Youth Summit for Abolition of Nuclear Weapons

-    On Sept. 7, Buddhist association Soka Gakkai International (SGI) held a Youth Conference for Peace ...

ISIS must not exist in Indonesia

As news reports of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)s cruelty, such as beheadings and crucifixions, have been ...

Buddhist Youth Step Up Momentum toward Nuclear Abolition, Spread Message of Peace

-    On August 2-3, 2014, youth representatives of the Soka Gakkai Buddhist association from Okinawa, ...

Religion and faith leaders rejects ISIS

A number of Indonesian religion and faith leaders reject the existence of Iraq Syria of Islamic State (ISIS) as it is ...