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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 ...

Hajj pilgrimage cancellation decision is apposite measure: analyst

The government's decision to cancel Hajj pilgrimage for this year in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is a ...

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 ...

Not first time government cancelled pilgrims' departures: Minister

Religion Affairs Minister Fachrul Razi highlighted that the Indonesian government had cancelled the departure of ...

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 ...

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 ...

VP optimistic of hajj pilgrimage schedule unaffected by virus outbreak

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has expressed hope that the schedule for Hajj pilgrimage would remain unaffected despite ...

Japanese suffering symptom of coronavirus treated in Yogyakarta

Dr Sardjito Public Hospital in Yogyakarta treated a Japanese national currently being placed under surveillance in an ...

West Java on high alert after two coronavirus-infected Depok residents

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil, Monday, confirmed that high alert was announced in the region after two citizens of ...

Two coronavirus patients in Jakarta in good condition: health minister

Indonesian Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto said on Monday that two Indonesians who tested positive for novel ...

33 Batam residents had contact with dead Singaporean

Thirty-three people who had been in contact with a Singaporean national who died of pneumonia in Batam city, Riau ...

Hajj pilgrimage preparations remain undeterred by coronavirus outbreak

Indonesia's Religious Affairs Minister Fachrul Razi affirmed that preparations for the Hajj pilgrimage in 2020 had ...