#holy month

Collection of holy month news, found 313 news.

President Jokowi shares spirit of giving in Aceh`s fishermen village

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) shared the spirit of giving in Ramadan by distributing staple food packages to ...

Indonesian Red Cross to establish 219 health posts for Eid exodus

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has set up health service posts at 219 points, which will function from July 10 to 24, ...

Indonesian govt gears up to secure Idul Fitri exodus

After fasting during the entire holy month of Ramadan, Indonesian Muslims, who account for nearly 90 percent of the ...

Rini denies transcript discrediting president

State Enterprises Minister Rini M. Soemarno denied a transcript circulating on the social media that she has uttered ...

VP Kalla calls for religious tolerance

Indonesian Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla has urged the public to build harmony and promote tolerance while observing ...

Chinese government should allow Uighur Muslims to fast: Indonesian Ulema's

The Indonesian Ulema Councils (MUIs) Chairman of Education Affairs, Anwar Abbas, urged the Chinese government to allow ...

Indonesian Muslims to begin fasting on Thursday

Muslims in Indonesia, who are the majority population in the country, will on Thursday begin fasting during the month ...

Inodonesia minister hopes no Muslim organizations will conduct sweeps during Ramadhan

Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin expressed hope that no "sweeps" or raids would be conducted by ...

Chinese envoy invites Indonesian muslims to visit China`s Islamic community

Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia Xie Feng has invited Indonesian Muslims to visit the Islamic community in China. ...

Prompt Government Intervention Necessary To Stop Israel`s Aggression: Legislator

The government should soon take active steps to stop Israels military aggression on the Gaza Strip, which had claimed ...

International Community Must Stop Israel`s Cruelty: Indonesian Legislator

The international community must help to put an end to Israels cruelty supported by the United States against the ...

Surabaya administration cracks down on beggars

The Surabaya city government in East Java is cracking down on street beggars and homeless drifters whose number ...

Indonesian super league to kick off on Feb 1

The 2013/2014 Indonesia Super League (ISL) will officially kick off on February 1, after PT Liga Indonesia, the ...

Five police killed in attack in south of Thailand

Suspected Muslim insurgents killed five policemen in Thailand`s deep south on Wednesday in one of the most serious ...

More than 4.8 million tourists visit Indonesia until July

More than 4,872,260 foreign tourists visited Indonesia in the first seven months of this year, up 6.4 percent from the ...