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News Focus - MTQN closed with call to uphold Islamic values

Vice President Jusuf Kalla closed the 27th National Qur`an Reading Competition, or Musabaqah Tilawatil Quran Nasional ...

Indonesian government urges world leaders to achieve peace through religion

At the 6th Congress of Leaders of the World and Traditional Religions, Indonesian Vice Foreign Minister A. M. Fachir ...

News focus - National MTQ to increase religious harmony by otniel tamindael

Officially opened by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Oct 7, the 27th National Qur`an Reading Competition, or ...

President optimistic of MTQN strengthening national unity

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has expressed belief that the 27th National Qur`an Reading Competition (MTQN) would ...

News focus - Difficult evacuation of disaster victims in Central Sulawesi By Otniel Tamindael

Search and rescue efforts continue to take place in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in the ...

Indonesian Ulema Council condemns gays` party and play

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) condemned a gay group that organized and joined a "party and play" in a ...

Places of worship not to be used for political campaigns: Din sSamsuddin

The Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Indonesian Council of Ulema, Din Syamsuddin, has called upon the nation?s ...

Muslims asked to prioritize brotherhood during 2019 general elections

The Advisory Council of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has asked Muslims to put forward the Islamic brotherhood, ...

News Focus - Indonesia continues to encourage repatriation of Rohingya people by Aditya e.

Indonesia and the international community continue to encourage Myanmar and Bangladesh to create concrete progress on ...

Yenny Wahid supports Jokowi-Ma'ruf pair for president, vice president

Yenny Wahid, the daughter of former president Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur), along with the consortium of Gus Dur ...

Empowerment of women is the key to overcome radicalism

Women`s empowerment that starts from the community can be a key factor to overcome radicalism and terrorism, because ...

Regional governments, civil servants should be neutral in elections: minister

Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto urged all regional governments, civil servants, ...

Ma`ruf Amin eager to meet Ahok supporters

Vice presidential candidate of the presidential-vice presidential candidate pair No. 1 Ma`ruf Amin expressed keenness ...

Indonesia`s fiesta of democracy started with peaceful campaigns

The 2019 parliamentary and presidential election campaigns kicked off on Sunday as all contesting political elites ...

PMI becomes front guard in humanitarian affairs: Minister

Social Minister Agus Gumiwang said the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has become the front guard in handling humanitarian ...