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Manpower Ministry apportions Rp37.7 trillion for wage subsidies

Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah confirmed her ministry allocated Rp37.7 trillion as wage subsidy for 15.7 million ...

Ministry refutes charge of religious intimidation

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

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 ...

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Hajj pilgrimage in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

On Wednesday (July 29), or 8 Dhu al-Hijjah 1441 Hijri, pilgrims congregated in Mina, Mecca, to perform the Tarwiyah ...

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Message of Idul Adha to Indonesian Muslims amid COVID-19 pandemic

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Muslims nationwide partook in the Idul Adha mass prayers on Friday morning despite ...

Jokowi performs Idul Adha prayer at Bogor Presidential Palace complex

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and his family performed the Idul Adha 1441 Hijriah prayer in the front yard of Wisma ...

Indonesians celebrating Idul Adha should follow COVID-19 protocols

Religious Affairs Minister Fachrul Razi appealed to Indonesian Muslims nationwide to continue to follow preventive ...

Govt to disburse Rp2.7 trillion to 21,000 Islamic boarding schools

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has said that the government will disburse Rp2.7 trillion in funds to support 21,000 ...

VP Amin visits Sukabumi to observe school reopening preparations

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin paid a visit to an area in the COVID-19 transmission zone in Sukabumi, West Java, ...

PGI: Churches must coordinate worship activities with task forces

General Secretary of the Association of Indonesian Churches (PGI), Reverend Jacky Manuputty, has asked churches to ...

Indonesian govt urged to convince Muslims over Haj trip cancellation

A notable Islamic scholar requested the government, Thursday, to convince the country’s Muslims affected by its ...

BPKH head clarifies controversial statement on Hajj fund utilization

Hajj Fund Management Agency (BPKH) Head Anggito Abimanyu clarified that the government did not cancel Hajj 2020 for ...