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PPP`s E Java chapter backs Suryadharma`s bid for second term

The East Java chapter of the United Development Party (PPP) has vowed to support incumbent party chief Suryadharma ...

Ministers, national police chief discuss NII

Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali held a meeting with several officials to discuss issues related to the ...

Religious minister: SKB on Ahmadiyah not to be revised

Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali said the government would not revise the joint ministerial decree (SKB) on ...

Minister yet to see US congressmen`s letter on Ahmadiyah

Interior Minister Gamawan Fauzi said he had yet to receive a letter from 27 US Congress members urging to revocation ...

Govt reiterates no "gelar sajadah" operations

The government reiterated that there had been no operations like "Gelar Sajadah" (spreading out prayer mat) in West ...

President asks coalition members to show greater commitment

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked political parties in the government coalition to show greater commitment ...

Govt discusses sectarian violence with religious leaders

Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono met with a number of religious leaders here Tuesday for talks ...

Jakarta governor cancels decision to ban Ahmadiyah

The Jakarta provincial government canceled issuing a bylaw to ban activities of religious group Ahmadiyah. ...

Jakarta to ask for bigger hajj quota

Indonesia will ask for a bigger hajj quota from the Saudi government for this year`s hajj pilgrimage season, Religious ...

Govt okays provincial bans on Ahmadiyah activities

The central government finds no fault in the decisions of the West and East Java governors to ban Ahmadiyah ...

BPK to synergize data with ministries

The State Audit Agency (BPK) is to substantiate audit effectiveness by establishing synergy with all ministries and ...

Minister : Some quarters want marriage law amended

Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali said some quarters had been questioning the marriage law recently because ...