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Paying of zakat during Ramadhan changes slightly amid coronavirus

In Indonesia, a country with the world’s largest Muslim population, silence shrouds most mosques and other ...

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Impact of COVID-19 on the tradition of 'mudik' in Indonesia

For Indonesians, the festivities in the month of Ramadhan are marked by a number of traditions, one of which is ...

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Solace for those performing tarawih in solitude amid pandemic

After he has taken iftar, or the evening meal, which is eaten for breaking the Ramadhan fast, and he hears the nearby ...

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Fasting during the COVID-19 outbreak

Each year, Muslims around the world fast during the holy month of Ramadhan, as part of traditional rituals of ...

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Wisdom of Ramadhan amid coronavirus outbreak

Muslims around the world, including in Greater Jakarta, are witnessing a different kind of Ramadhan in wake of the ...

PGI supports Muslims in performing fasting amid COVID-19 outbreak

Chairperson of the Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI), Gomar Gultom, on Friday offered his wishes and support to ...

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COVID-19 forces change in Indonesia's Ramadhan, Idul Fitri traditions

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has forced people all over the world to change their way of life, with many ...

Central Java police establishes nine checkpoints to enforce mudik ban

The Central Java Police formed nine checkpoints to block flow of vehicles of homebound travelers (mudik) from West ...

Indonesia to conduct COVID-19 drug trials at 22 hospitals

Indonesia is now ready to test four kinds of drugs that could be potentially used for treating the novel coronavirus ...

COVID-19 disrupts Baliem Valley tradition to welcome Ramadhan

Muslims in Walesi and Tulima villages, Walesi Sub-District, Jayawijaya, Papua, did not hold the joint stone-burning ...

Minister calls women as Indonesia's strength in fight against COVID-19

Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati, better known as Bintang Puspayoga, ...

Fasting can boost body's immunity amid COVID-19 pandemic: nutritionist

Fasting can boost the immune system or the body's immunity in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to R. ...

Surplus rice production predicted in South Kalimantan

South Kalimantan Province is expected to record up to 160,000 tons of surplus rice in August, 2020, so residents need ...

COVID-19: Indonesian embassy in Canberra distributes aid

The Indonesian Embassy in Canberra has urged Indonesians residing in Australia to join a caring-and-sharing program and ...

Ensure national rice stock data is accurate, Jokowi tells officials

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked officials to ensure their assessment of Indonesia’s rice stocks is ...