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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 ...

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 ...