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Govt readies 6,291 mosques to support Eid homecoming exodus

The Ministry of Religious Affairs has prepared 6,291 mosques as posts under the Friendly Mosque initiative to support ...

Burial of six Indonesian pilgrims killed in Saudi bus crash underway

The burial of six Indonesian Umrah pilgrims who died in an accident while traveling from Medina to Mecca is underway in ...

Banten: Free school program starts in new academic year

Banten Governor Andra Soni emphasized that the province's free school program will commence in the new academic ...

Six Indonesian Umrah pilgrims killed in Saudi bus accident

Six Indonesian Umrah pilgrims were killed in a bus accident on the Medina-Mecca highway in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, ...

Minister urges people against using motorbikes for homecoming trips

Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi has advised Indonesian citizens to refrain from embarking on long-distance ...

Baznas to beef up coordination with Palestine for aid delivery

The National Alms Agency (Baznas) reiterated its commitment to strengthening coordination with the Palestinian ...

Palestinian envoy delivers Abbas' message to Indonesia's Prabowo

Mahmoud Al-Habbash, the Palestinian President's special envoy for religious affairs, delivered a special message ...

Govt targets to raise zakat collection by 10% in 2025

The Ministry of Religious Affairs is aiming to increase the collection of zakat (Islamic alms) by 10 percent in 2025, ...

Minister to hold 350,000 Quran Completion event for Nuzulul Quran

The Ministry of Religious Affairs will organize the Indonesia Khataman Al-Quran event, involving 350,000 ...

Endorsing 'green pesantrens' for a more sustainable Indonesia

In Islam, cleanliness is an integral part of faith, as outlined by Prophet Muhammad in his hadith, which instructs ...

Minister asks Buddhists to preserve sanctity of Vesak Day

Minister of Religious Affairs, Nasaruddin Umar, has urged the Buddhist community to focus on the sacredness aspect ...

National Vesak celebration to be held at Borobudur Temple

Deputy Chair of the National Vesak Committee 2025 Karuna Murdaya stated that the National Vesak Celebration will be ...

Madrasahs can be run as Sekolah Rakyat: minister

Minister of Religious Affairs, Nasaruddin Umar, has said that madrasahs (Islamic schools) are suitable for operating as ...

RI Govt sends 213 female preachers to remote areas in Ramadan

Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs has dispatched 213 female Islamic preachers to underdeveloped, frontier, ...

Indonesia to welcome 38 Buddhist monks on spiritual trek from Bangkok

The Ministry of Religious Affairs is set to greet the arrival of 38 Buddhist monks, or Bhante Thudong, to Indonesia, ...