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Govt prepares template for alternative Friday sermons

The Religious Affairs Ministry said it is preparing a template for Friday sermons, which is expected to serve as an ...

President dissolves 10 non-ministerial state institutions

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) issued Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 12 of 2020 on the dissolution of 10 ...

Govt to apply health protocols more stringently for umrah pilgrims

The Indonesian government will tighten the implementation of health protocols for minor hajj (umrah) pilgrims as a ...

COVID-19 test comes positive for Minister Fachrul Razi

Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs Fachrul Razi received a positive test result for the coronavirus disease ...

Preacher certification program is not binding: ministry

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

253 native Papuans granted university scholarships

The Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs has awarded scholarships to 253 native Papuans to help them pursue ...

Planned certification of preachers is unjust, discriminative: MPR

Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Deputy Chairman Hidayat Nur Wahid strongly believes that the ...

Houses of worship reopen, albeit with stringent procedures: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) emphasized that houses of worship, schools, and other economic activities would be ...

Government asks citizens not to object to corona patient burials

The Indonesian Government has appealed to citizens, asking them not to raise objections against burial of patients ...

Skip Eid prayer if coronavirus continues unabated: MUI to congregants

The Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) has said that congregants can skip the Eid al-Fitr prayer, which is performed in a ...

COVID-19: Wedding parties dispersed in South Sulawesi

The COVID-19 Task Force in South Sulawesi Province has dispersed a number of wedding parties as such gatherings could ...

COVID-19 crisis: Government offers online marriage registration

Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Ministry had offered an online registration service to Indonesians planning to get ...

Hajj dormitories to function as COVID-19 emergency hospitals

Religious Affairs Minister Fachrul Razi has extended assistance in terms of enlisting all hajj dormitories throughout ...

Government contemplates on banning Eid al-Fitr homecoming

The government has mulled over the option to ban this year's Eid al-Fitr homecoming to thwart the spread of ...

84,855 East Java Muslims may not perform Umrah

Nearly 84,855 Muslims in the Indonesian province of East Java may not perform Umrah pilgrimage services in the Holy ...