#holy month

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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 ...

"Padusan" tradition canceled before Ramadhan over COVID-19 concerns

The Tourism Agency of Bantul District, Yogyakarta Special Region, canceled the tradition of padusan, wherein Muslims ...

Online survey shows 12 percent respondents keen to embark on 'mudik'

While Indonesia has banned citizens from returning to their hometowns for Idul Fitri this year, in an online survey of ...

MUI believes COVID-19 pandemic is momentum to deepen familial ties

Secretary of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Fatwa Commission Asrorun Ni'am Sholeh believes the COVID-19 ...

I will encourage MUI to issue fatwa against 'mudik': Ma'ruf Amin

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has pledged that he would encourage the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) to issue a fatwa ...

South Sulawesi to quarantine visitors for 14 days

South Sulawesi Governor HM Nurdin Abdullah has ordered local authorities across the province to quarantine all visitors ...

Indonesian police officers, families banned from embarking on "mudik"

National Police Chief General Idham Azis has officially banned all police officers and civil servants within police ...

Indonesian government urges people to not embark on "mudik"

Indonesia’s government decided to not ban "mudik" though strongly requested citizens, especially ...

COVID-19: Citizens asked to scrap 'mudik' plans

The Indonesian Government has urged citizens to cancel plans for ‘mudik’, an annual exodus when people ...

COVID-19: Indonesians urged to delay annual tradition of 'mudik'

The Indonesian Government has urged citizens not to return to their hometowns, or, at least, to delay their travel ...

Discovering Jakarta

Pekojan Arab Village -- Standing the test of time

Semi-loud dangdut music, plenty of motorcycles, and the distinct scent of goat pens are possibly the three most ...

Political tension calms down ahead of Eid Al-Fitr: Police Chief

Chief of the Indonesian Police (Polri), General Tito Karnavian, said that the political situation was cooling off ahead ...

Children give company to Ani during ICU stay in Singapore

Former first lady Ani Yudhoyono's children are still giving her company during her stay in the intensive care unit ...

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Padang residents eagerly await hunting for "Pabukoan"

One of the activities that the residents of Padang, West Sumatra, long await during Ramadhan is hunting for an array of ...

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Investigation teams expected to reveal truth of post-election unrest

Jakarta's post-election rally, which ended in violence from May 21 to 22, 2019, claimed eight lives and resulted ...