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jail term of 11 years demanded for former religious affairs minister - (d)

Former Minister for Religious Affairs Suryadharma Ali is facing a jail term of 11 years on charge of corruption. ...

Indonesian hajj pilgrims to use electronic bracelets

Indonesias government is discussing plans to equip hajj pilgrims with electronic bracelets to reduce the number of ...

Anggito resigns as hajj affairs director general

Director General for Hajj Affairs Anggito Abimanyu has tendered his resignation as he might be implicated in a ...

President Yudhoyono to take decision about Suryadharma on Monday

President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced that he will take a decision on Monday regarding Religious ...

N Maluku batik to be made obligatory clothing

The North Maluku Industry and Trade Department (Disperindag) is planning to make it obligatory for all civil servants ...

Patient dies of suspected MERS infection in Medan

A lung specialist of a general hospital in Medan, North Sumatra, said here on Tuesday that a patient at the hospital ...

KPK questions religious affairs minister on alleged corruption

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday questioned Minister of Religious Affairs Suryadharma Ali on an ...

Indonesia to offer cooperation in tackling MERS-CoV: Minister

The Indonesian government will offer cooperation to Saudi Arabia and other countries in tackling the Middle East ...

Three airlines to carry RI hajj pilgrims in 2012

The government has named three airlines to carry Indonesian hajj pilgrims to the Holy Land this year, according to a ...

Elderly hajj pilgrims must be prioritized: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked the Ministry of Religious Affairs and the relevant agencies to give priority ...

Saudi warns it will not tolerate riots during hajj

A top Saudi official warned on Saturday that the kingdom will not tolerate any riots at the annual Muslim pilgrimage ...

Boeing 747-400 makes first landing on SIM airport

Hundreds of people from many parts of Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, flocked to Sulatan Iskandar Muda (SIM) airport at ...

news focus: SIM airport worthy to serve wide-body aircraft

Sultan Iskandar Muda (SIM) international airport in Aceh Province is worthy to serve wide-body aircraft such as Boeing ...

Over 25,000 Indonesian hajj pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia

A total of 25,878 Indonesian hajj pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia until the fifth day since the first flight batch ...

News focus: all RI hajj pilgrims should wear batik

Thousands of Indonesian hajj pilgrims left for Saudi Arabia on Sunday morning (Oct 2,2011) to perform the fifth ...