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Tourism Ministry targets 30 percent increase in halal tourism

The Tourism Ministry has set a target of achieving an increase of between 20 and 30 percent in halal tourism, ...

P&G sets new goal to deliver 25 billion liters of clean drinking water to families in need worldwide

- This World Water Day, Procter & Gamble (P&G) is celebrating the achievement of its 2020 goal of delivering 15 billion ...

Indonesia welcomes Oman's energy investment

The Indonesian Government has welcomed cooperation between Oman's Overseas Oil and Gas (OOG) and Indonesian state ...

Opinion

Iran remains active and independent, despite 40 years of sanction and pressure

*Asieh Abbasi is an Iranian diplomat. She serves as the third secretary of the Embassy of Islamic Republic of Iran in ...

Indonesian foreign minister inaugurates overseas public service buildings

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi inaugurated One-step Public Service Buildings in Abu Dhabi (the ...

Kalla instructs removal of symbol of sword from Muslim youth forum`s emblem

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has ordered the Indonesian Mosque Youth Communication Forum (BKPRMI) to remove the sword on ...

Semen Indonesia records 5.8 percent sales increase in 2018

State-owned cement producer PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk has recorded a 5.8 percent increase in sales to 33.15 ...

Indonesia, Egypt forge cooperation in counterterrorism

Indonesia and Egypt have forged cooperation in counterterrorism marked by the signing of a memorandum of understanding ...

SES-12 goes operational to serve Asia-Pacific and the Middle East

- SES announced today that its newest satellite, SES-12, is now ready to serve its video, fixed data, mobility and ...

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MER-C volunteers depart for Gaza for Indonesian hospital`s construction

Some 32 volunteers of the humanitarian outfit -- the Medical Emergency Rescue Committee (MER-C.

OIC condemns Israeli raid on al-Aqsa mosque

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday decried an Israeli raid into East Jerusalem`s flashpoint ...

Making Indonesia a hub of global halal economy

Indonesian Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his running mate, Sandiaga Uno, have pledged to make Indonesia ...

Egyptian entrepreneurs explore agribusiness investment in Indonesia

Egyptian businessmen Omar Tosson and Ahmed Omar Tosson, who are interested in investing in agribusiness, visited ...

Jokowi, father of indonesian tourism

A "Father of Tourism" honorary title has been bestowed to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) for a series of his ...

Over 15.81 million tourists visit Indonesia last year

More than 15.81 million tourists visited Indonesia last year, up 12.58 percent from 14.04 million a year earlier, ...