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MUI publicizes edict forbidding valentine`s day celebrations

The Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) chapter of Samarinda, East Kalimantan provincial capital, has publicized an ...

Pekanbaru officially bans Valentine`s Day celebrations

Pekanbaru city`s administration has officially banned the celebration of Valentine`s Day among school students ...

Indonesian Muslims discouraged from observing Valentine's Day

  Saying that Valentine's Day is not in accordance with Islamic teachings as embodied in  shariah, ...

Moslem students urged not to celebrate Valentine Day

Moslem students in the provincial capital of Aceh have been urged to shun Valentine`s Day celebrations on February ...

President asks press to continue watching over democratic processes

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono hopes that the national press will continue to play an active role in overseeing ...

Lunar new year preparations at temple show interfaith tolerance

An example of the practice of Indonesian pluralism and tolerance can be seen in activity at the Jin De Yuan Buddhist ...

RI`s 2012 meat need estimated at 484,000 tons

Indonesia`s need for meat this year will reach 484 thousand tons, a senior Agriculture Ministry official predicted on ...

Jakarta police bust drug trafficking ring

Jakarta police have busted a methamphetamine trafficking ring by arresting nine people who were about to distribute ...

One dead, some 200 injured after Christmas festivities in Argentina

One man died and some 200 were injured as a result of careless use of fireworks during Christmas celebrations in ...

Pope christmas message calls for end to violence in Syria

Pope Benedict called for an end to violence in Syria and a resumption of Middle East peace talks on Sunday on a ...

Christians celebrate Xmas eve in peace

Christians in the capital observed the Christmas Eve in peace on Saturday night, with no significant security ...

year-ender: police ready to secure X`Mas festivities

The National Police will field at least 83 personnel to secure year-end festivities nation-wide, particularly during ...

FPI ready to help secure Christmas celebrations

The Islam Defenders Front (FPI) is ready to help police secure places of worship during Christmas and New Year ...

President Yudhoyono leads meeting on Christmas, New Year security

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono led a cabinet meeting on Tuesday afternoon to discuss a wide range of issues, ...

Berlusconi resigns, crowds in Rome celebrate

Silvio Berlusconi resigned on Saturday to make way for a an emergency government Italians hope will save them from ...