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Preachers urged to spread peace in campaigns ahead of elections

Islamic preachers should convey peace messages to people during political campaigns ahead of the upcoming general ...

Minister to ink MoU on Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia

Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas will depart for Saudi Arabia on January 6, 2024, to ink a memorandum of ...

VP Amin invites Christians to pray for world peace during Christmas

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin encouraged all Christians in Indonesia to pray for the realization of peace for everyone ...

Ministry overhauls its HR competency improvement strategy

The Research, Development, Education, and Training Agency of the Ministry of Religious Affairs is reformulating its ...

Ministry provides Rp811 bln aid for 5,693 Islamic schools

The Ministry of Religious Affairs disbursed Rp811 billion (around US$52.29 million) in aid for 5,693 madrasahs (Islamic ...

Indonesia's official visits South Korea to discuss halal certification

Indonesia's Deputy Minister of Manpower Afriansyah Noor visited South Korea to discuss the development of halal ...

Indonesia's Hajj officer quota rises to 4,421

Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas stated that Indonesia's Hajj officer quota for 2024 has increased, ...

Govt empowers 2,067 pesantrens through business incubator: Minister

Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas said on Sunday that as of 2023, 2,067 pesantrens or Islamic boarding ...

57.6% of govt spending directly targeted public, says minister

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati on Friday informed that Rp1,060 trillion or 57.6 percent of the total government ...

Minister Qoumas expects Buddhist schools to shine nationally

Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas expressed hope that dhammasekhas (Buddhist schools) would emerge as ...

Surabaya to host National Christmas celebration

Surabaya City in East Java has been selected to host the national Christmas celebration on December 27, ...

Teachers governance must be improved: Teachers Association

The Indonesian Teachers Association (PGRI) said that teacher governance, supported with regional autonomy, must be ...

Indonesia stresses world peace at R20 Summit of Religious Authorities

The R20 International Summit of Religious Authorities (R20 ISORA) produced a joint agreement of world religious leaders ...

Investment unaffected by Israel products boycott: Minister

Minister of Investment and Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Bahlil Lahadalia, stated on Monday that ...

Govt steadfastly supports accelerating teachers' welfare: Official

The Indonesian government continues to support teachers' welfare acceleration by improving the mechanism for ...