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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 ...

Baswedan meets police summons over wedding of FPI leader's daughter

Anies Baswedan, the Governor of Jakarta, met the Jakarta Metropolitan Police's summons to clarify about crowds at ...

Six figures named as national heroes by President Widodo

President Joko Widodo bestowed national hero titles on six different figures from the State Palace in Jakarta, Tuesday, ...

President Jokowi condemns Macron's critique of Islam

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) denounced French President Emmanuel Macron's statement that insults ...

President Widodo calls for interfaith unity, tolerance

Responding to the recent violence in France amid controversy over French President Emmanuel Macron’s comments on ...

Minister forewarns boarding schools about preventing COVID-19 clusters

Pesantren, or Islamic boarding schools, should avert possibilities of becoming COVID-19 clusters by raising awareness ...

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 ...

Weekend Stories

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 ...

Weekend Stories

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 ...