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Maluku police officer comes third in 9th HIPA photo contest

A police officer from Maluku Province, Buchari Muslim Diken, has bagged the third place in the ninth edition of the ...

Indonesian govt urged to convince Muslims over Haj trip cancellation

A notable Islamic scholar requested the government, Thursday, to convince the country’s Muslims affected by its ...

BPKH head clarifies controversial statement on Hajj fund utilization

Hajj Fund Management Agency (BPKH) Head Anggito Abimanyu clarified that the government did not cancel Hajj 2020 for ...

Indonesia's Hajj funds are not for foreign exchange intervention: MPR

Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Syarief Hasan vehemently disagreed to a discourse on ...

Jokowi discusses new normal preparations with eight interfaith leaders

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) held discussions with eight interfaith leaders representing Islam, Christianity, ...

Hajj Commission commends decision to not send hajj pilgrims

The National Commission on Hajj and Umrah applauded the government's decision to not send Muslims for the hajj ...

Indonesia announces cancellation of Hajj pilgrimage 2020 amid COVID-19

The Indonesian government announced its decision to not send Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia in 2020 amid the COVID-19 ...

Minister urges Muslims to perform Eid al-Fitr prayer at home

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD has called on Muslims across the nation to ...

Weekend Stories

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 ...

Weekend Stories

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 ...

Indonesians in Saudi Arabia urged not to travel to Mecca, Medina

The Indonesian Embassy in Riyadh has called on Indonesian residents in Saudi Arabia not to travel to Macca and Medina ...

Palembang's 433 Umrah pilgrims depart for Jeddah despite temporary ban

A total of 433 umrah (minor haj) pilgrims from Palembang, the capital of South Sumatra Province, departed for the holy ...

President respects Saudi Arabia's provisional ban on Umrah services

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) respects the Saudi Arabian government’s decision to temporarily halt ...

World Muslim League keen to take cue from Indonesian-style tolerance

A delegation of Rabithah Al-Alam Al-Islami, or World Muslim League (WML), is visiting Indonesia to take a cue from ...

Banda Aceh targets one million tourists by 2021

The Banda Aceh municipality has set a target of attracting at least one million tourists by 2021, according to a local ...