#place of worship

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Reviewing history of Banjarmasin through Sultan Suriansyah Mosque

Sultan Suriansyah, known as a man of his word, converted to Islam following his win in a battle against his own uncle, ...

Srigading: Ancient temple site to get heritage status

An official from the Malang District authority has confirmed that the site of an ancient temple in Srigading village, ...

Legislator calls for prompt health protocol reformulation

House of Representatives' (DPR's) Commission IX member Rahmad Handoyo urged the government to ...

Six thousand residents evacuate after earthquake in West Pasaman: BNPB

Around six thousand residents evacuated after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the northeast part of West Pasaman, ...

Indonesian envoy inaugurates NU mosque in Japan

Indonesian Ambassador to Japan Heri Akhmadi inaugurated the first Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) mosque in Koga city, ...

Malang earthquake damages 40 houses and places of worship in Jember

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake that hit  Malang District, East Java Province, on Saturday (4/10), damaged 40 houses ...

Construction begins on replica of UAE grand mosque

The Indonesian government has started construction of the Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed in Solo, Central Java, which is ...

Fire razes dozens of homes in Medan

A fire gutted 36 homes in a densely-populated area in Medan, the provincial capital of North Sumatra, on Wednesday. No ...

Jakarta records nine clusters of COVID-19 since early August

The Jakarta Health Office has recorded nine new clusters of the novel coronavirus disease since early this month, which ...

Weekend Stories

Places of worship adapt to new normal, strive for safety

  On July 4 this year, as the Hindu congregation in Jakarta celebrated Saraswati Day, Dewa Wiguna visited the ...

Jakarta to reopen places for worship during PSBB transitional period

Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan announced the reopening of routine religious activities at places of worship ...

Police disinfects detention house to halt COVID-19 transmission

The West Jakarta Metropolitan Police Resort sprayed disinfectant fluid in the premises of its detention house to thwart ...

Batam seeks to revive shipyard industry

The Mayor of Batam in the Riau Islands, Muhammad Rudi, wants to revive the shipyard industry, which once was known as ...

Banten Police begin investigations into three electoral crimes

The Banten provincial police have kicked off investigations into three cases of crimes linked to the 2019 general ...

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 ...