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Islamic Ansor helps police in maintaining security during Christmas celebrations

Ansor, the Indonesian youth organization of Nahdatul Ulama, the countrys largest non political Islamic organization, ...

VP calls on national components to overcome radicalism

Vice-President Jusuf Kalla appealed to all religious and national components on Tuesday to join hands in the fight to ...

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 ...

Religious leaders call for end to differences after election

Religious leaders have called for an immediate end to political differences soon after the election is over citing ...

Pope to hold first meeting with sexual abuse victims

Pope Francis holds his first meeting with victims of sexual abuse by priests on Monday, an encounter that some say ...

Indonesian religious figures call for fair competition

Various religious groups from the Indonesia Inter-Religious Council (IRC) have called on rival camps to compete fairly ...

Indonesia, Jordan Complement Each Other: Ambassador

The bilateral relations between Indonesia and Jordan are very sound and complement each other, stated Jordanian ...

Ambassador Invites Indonesian Christians To Jordan During Pope`s Visit

Jordanian Ambassador to Indonesia Walid Al-Hadid has invited Indonesian Christians to visit his country, particularly ...

Thousands of policemen ensure security in Jakarta during easter

The Jakarta Metropolitan Police will deploy 10,000 police officers to ensure security on Good Friday and Easter Sunday ...

Distribution of election supplies in Papua challenging

Some 185.8 million out of Indonesias population of about 240 million will go to polling stations to cast their votes ...

Religious people in Papua must vote

It is mandatory for all religious people in Papua to vote during Wednesdays legislative elections, according to local ...

Do not let radicalism grow: President Yudhoyono

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said radicalism and extreme ideas must not be allowed to grow in Indonesia because ...

Churches in Jakarta guarded to ensure Christmas service security

The Jakarta police command has stationed personnel to assure peaceful Christmas Eve service at churches in the capital ...

Indonesian national police deploys 192,000 personnel to secure Christmas celebration

About 192,000 police are deployed to secure Christmas celebrations across Indonesia, stated Chief of National police ...

300 kilograms of used papers decorates Jakarta Cathedral Church

At least 300 kilograms of recycled magazine papers have been used to decorate this years Christmas tree and interior ...