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MUI condemns Hindu extremists' acts of terror against Indian Muslims

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and several Muslim organizations in Jakarta released a petition which strongly ...

Indonesia, the Netherlands ink MoU on infectious disease control

Indonesia and the Netherlands have inked several agreements, including on infectious disease control, during the Dutch ...

Weekend Stories

Deciphering Indonesia in its myriad shades through its female writers

International Women's Day is celebrated worldwide to honor women and their accomplishments and acknowledge what ...

Ma'ruf Amin cautions of radicalism, Islamophobia triggering conflicts

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin drew attention to the threat posed by radicalism and Islamophobia that can spur ...

News Focus

King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima to visit in March

The Netherlands and Indonesia's wide-ranging relationship is getting stronger as King Willem-Alexander and Queen ...

Cultural heritage agency unearths large Ganesha statue in Dieng

The Central Java Institute for Preservation of Cultural Heritage (BPCB) unearthed a large Ganesha statue after ...

Govt targets formation of two thousand community-based BLK in 2020

The Ministry of Manpower has set a target to establish two thousand community-based vocational training centers (BLK) ...

Hindus sanctify Prambanan Temple after 1,163 years

Hundreds of Hindus across Indonesia performed the Abhiseka ritual of sanctification for the first time in 1,163 years, ...

RI bags Best Travel Destination Award at Johannesburg tourism expo

The Indonesian Pavilion garnered the Best Travel Destination Award at the Gauteng Getaway tourism exhibition organized ...

Discovering Jakarta

Indonesians in tunic dresses: Indian descendants in Pasar Baru

Sukomala wore an apron while entering the alley and welcomed three women guests whom she ushered through a ...

Special Report

Balinese girls possessed by Goddesses on mission to salvage traditions

Seven chosen young girls walked to a temple, with no permitted lights except for moonbeams and white smoke emanating ...

Foreign tourists partake in Galungan celebrations in Ubud

Foreign and domestic tourists thronged the city of Ubud, Gianyar, Bali, on Wednesday, to be part of the solemn ...

News Focus

W Sumatra optimistic of Ombilin Heritage site driving tourism growth

Indonesia applauded the World Heritage Committee's decision to inscribe former coal mine site Ombilin in Sawahlunto ...

UNESCO declares Ombilin mining site as world heritage

The Ombilin coal mining site, built during the colonial ruler in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra Province, was declared as a ...

Afghans to take cue from religious tolerance practiced in Ambon

Delegates from the Islamic State of Afghanistan will pay a visit to Ambon, Maluku Province, to gain insights into how ...