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Government committed to relocating Indonesian capital

The Government of Indonesia is determined to relocate the state capital Jakarta out of Java Island to avoid total ...

Ramadan serves momentum to build nationhood

Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin urged Muslims to maintain the sacredness of the fasting month of ...

Fasting month 2017 begins on Saturday: Minister

The government decided that the fasting month 2017 begins on Saturday based on the results of the Isbat (decision) ...

House cancels consultation meeting on hajj pilgrimage

The House of Representatives (DPR) has canceled a planned consultation meeting with the government on the ...

Hindu community solemnly observes Day of Seclusion

Followers of Hinduism in Indonesia abandoned their routine activities and solemnly observed the Hindu Day of Seclusion ...

Bali observes noise-free Day of Seclusion

The Indonesian tourist resort island of Bali, with a population of 4.3 million and thousands of tourists, remained ...

King Salman to meet Indonesia`s Islamic organizations

Saudi Arabias Ambassador to Indonesia, Osama bin Mohammed Abdullah Al Shuaibi, said King Salman bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud ...

Government planning to certify Islamic religious preachers

The government, through the Religious Affairs Ministry, is contemplating certifying religious clerics and preachers of ...

49 hajj pilgrims with Philippine passports return to Indonesia

A total of 49 Hajj pilgrims with Philippine passports have returned to Indonesia on the second day of repatriation, ...

Nations attend interfaith dialog to address threat of terrorism

Delegates from five countries -- Mexico, Indonesia, Korea, Turkey, and Australia (MIKTA.

Ministry to launch Al-Quran writing event

The Ministry of Religious Affairs will launch an Al-Quran page writing event to meet the National "Santri" (Islamic ...

Long waiting list may lead pilgrims to seek short cut

The fact that would-be hajj pilgrims currently booking a slot will be able to depart for the Holy Land only after a ...

Religious affairs ministry to resolve Indonesian pilgrims issue in Philippines

The Ministry of Religious Affairs will assume responsibility for 177 Indonesian hajj pilgrims being held by the ...

Indonesia to establish international university of Islam

Indonesia, based on the Presidential Regulation No. 57 of the year 2016, will establish an international university of ...

Vice president wants mosques to help prevent radicalism

Vice President M Jusuf Kalla has urged the managers of mosques in the country to protect Muslims from heresies and ...