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Indonesia's Hajj funds are not for foreign exchange intervention: MPR

Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Syarief Hasan vehemently disagreed to a discourse on ...

Hajj pilgrimage cancellation decision is apposite measure: analyst

The government's decision to cancel Hajj pilgrimage for this year in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is a ...

Hajj Commission commends decision to not send hajj pilgrims

The National Commission on Hajj and Umrah applauded the government's decision to not send Muslims for the hajj ...

Indonesia announces cancellation of Hajj pilgrimage 2020 amid COVID-19

The Indonesian government announced its decision to not send Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia in 2020 amid the COVID-19 ...

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 ...

COVID-19 Task Force chief performs Eid prayers at BNPB Building

Chief of the Task Force for the Acceleration of COVID-19 Handling Doni Monardo who is also head of the National ...

President Jokowi performs Eid-al-Fitr prayers at Bogor Palace complex

President Joko Widodo and First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo performed Eid-al-Fitr prayers in front of Bayurini guesthouse ...

Religious Affairs Minister urges people to celebrate Eid at home

Minister of Religious Affairs, Fachrul Razi, has asked people to heed the government's appeal to not return to ...

Jokowi confirms no government ban on worship during COVID-19 pandemic

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) echoed the government's stance to not prohibit worshipping during the imposition of ...

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Paying of zakat during Ramadhan changes slightly amid coronavirus

In Indonesia, a country with the world’s largest Muslim population, silence shrouds most mosques and other ...

Jakarta police operate 24-hour PSBB checkpoints to contain COVID-19

The Jakarta Metropolitan Police has announced that large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) checkpoints will 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 ...

Government moves collective leave days for Eid to Dec-end

The Indonesian Government has decided to shift collective leave days for Eid al-Fitr to December 28-31, 2020, in ...

Provincial govt bans celebration activities during PSBB in Jakarta

The provincial government of Jakarta has banned people from engaging in celebration activities drawing congregations ...

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 ...