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Beauty of Lake Toba begs a closer look

Lake Toba has been designated as one of the new icons of Indonesian tourism on account of its natural ...

Terrorism has nothing to do with religion: Vice President Amin

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin laid emphasis that acts of terrorism and the spread of radicalism are not related to ...

Jokowi condemns Makassar church bombing

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) condemned the suicide bombing in front of Cathedral Church in Makassar, South Sulawesi ...

Police should act against racist remarks on social media: KSP

Indonesian presidential chief of staff office (KSP) deputy urged the National Police to act sternly against Ambroncius ...

Ministry submits halal certificate for Sinovac vaccine to Bio Farma

The Religious Affairs Ministry submitted a halal certificate for the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, issued by the ...

13th Bali Democracy Forum to put spotlight on COVID-19 challenges

The 13th Bali Democracy Forum (BDF), scheduled for Thursday, will focus on the challenges faced by democratic countries ...

Indonesia is most effective laboratory of pluralism, tolerance: Mahfud

Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Minister, Mahfud MD, highlighted at a meeting with Secretary ...

Komnas HAM, President Widodo discuss trend of intolerance

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) on Monday met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the State ...

Indonesia's pluralism should be treated as national strength: VP Amin

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin believes that pluralism in Indonesia, with numerous ethnicities, religions, and ...

President Jokowi condemns Macron's critique of Islam

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) denounced French President Emmanuel Macron's statement that insults ...

Indonesia's outspoken lawmaker joins calls for boycotting French goods

Indonesia's former House of Representatives (DPR) speaker, Fadli Zon, joined calls to boycott French goods in ...

Indonesia denounces French president's remarks on Islam

The Indonesian government has denounced French President Emmanuel Macron’s remarks on Islam and support for ...

None should think of changing the system of NKRI: VP

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin reminded parties to not think of changing the system of the Unitary State of the ...

Ministry refutes charge of religious intimidation

Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs, Zainut Tauhid Saadi, has refuted the charge leveled by Professor Greg Fealy from ...

Preacher certification program is not binding: ministry

The Indonesian government will implement a certification program for Muslim preachers to boost their capacity, though ...