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Islam preached in Indonesia in encouraging way: VP

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla, in his speech at the opening of the Muhammadiyah Youth Conference in ...

All Indonesian Muslims in Lebaran festive mood

Muslims in Indonesia seem to be in a festive mood of Eid al Fitr, better known as Idul Fitri or Lebaran celebration. ...

Church changes sunday service schedule in respect for Eid al-Fir

The Catholic Church Santo Yusuf in the regency of Jember, East Java, changed its Sunday mass routine schedule in ...

Kalla urges enterprises to meet orphans` education costs

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla has urged corporations, particularly state-owned enterprises (BUMN), to meet the ...

Three causes to rapid spread of SARA issues: President

President Joko Widodo said there are three reasons behind the quick spreading of issues relating to religion, race, ...

President believes no power abuse in military`s involvement in counterterrorism

No abuse of power would occur if the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) were to be involved in combating terrorism since ...

President calls on people to stop spreading hoax stories

President Joko Widodo has again urged people here on Thursday to stop spreading hoax stories as well as hate speeches ...

Radicalism can stem from intolerance: Police

If allowed to continue, intolerance could lead to radicalism, according to National Police Chief of the Public ...

Police urged to stand firm against perpetrators of persecution

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has urged the Indonesian National Police (Polri) to stand firm against perpetrators who ...

Moderate Islam practiced in Indonesia strengthens democracy

As leaders of the worlds most populous Muslim country, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Vice President M. Jusuf ...

Indonesia proposes religious, cultural approaches to fight terrorism

Indonesia suggests adopting religious and cultural approaches, as history has proven that weapons and military forces ...

Prosecutors demand 4 years sentence for "Jokowi Undercover" author

Public prosecutor in Blora, Central Java, has demanded four years jail sentence for Bambang Tri Mulyono, author of the ...

Blasphemy laws jeopardize freedom: US ambassador

US Ambassador to Indonesia, Joseph Donovan Jr Ambassador, has stated that blasphemy laws was jeopardizing the freedom ...

EU hopes Indonesia to maintain tolerance and pluralism

A delegation of the European Union to Indonesia and Brunei has called on Indonesia to maintain its long held ...

Ahok sentenced to two years imprisonment for insulting Islam

A panel of judges of the North Jakarta District Court found Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) guilty of ...