#religious affairs

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President calls on all components to maintain Pancasila

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on all components of the nation to maintain Pancasila (five principles) and ...

Ramadan serves momentum to build nationhood

Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin urged Muslims to maintain the sacredness of the fasting month of ...

Fasting month 2017 begins on Saturday: Minister

The government decided that the fasting month 2017 begins on Saturday based on the results of the Isbat (decision) ...

Pence`s visit comes at the right time: Kalla

United States Vice President Michael Pence has come at the right time to witness Indonesian democracy after the ...

Jakarta to hold gubernatorial election

More than seven million eligible voters in Jakarta will come to polling stations on Wednesday (April 19) to choose ...

President calls on clerics to help assure peaceful Jakarta election

President Joko Widodo met Islam clerics here on Monday to seek their support to assure peaceful implementation of ...

Jokowi inaugurates Jakarta`s Hasyim Asy`ari Mosque

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated Jakartas KH Hasyim Ashari Mosque, with a capacity of around 16 thousand ...

House cancels consultation meeting on hajj pilgrimage

The House of Representatives (DPR) has canceled a planned consultation meeting with the government on the ...

Politics and religion must be connected in right context: President

President Joko Widodo has called for connecting politics and religion in the right context and not separating them ...

Ministry urged to manage hajj finances carefully

The Indonesian Hajj Supervisory Commission (KPHI) has urged the Religious Affairs Ministry, in this case the ...

President lauds ulemas for maintaining spirit of unity

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has lauded the ulemas for maintaining the spirit of togetherness and peace in the ...

Ulemas conveys muslims` "grudges" to President Jokowi

Ulemas asked President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to resolve the nations problems with justice of the law instead of with ...

Hindu community solemnly observes Day of Seclusion

Followers of Hinduism in Indonesia abandoned their routine activities and solemnly observed the Hindu Day of Seclusion ...

Bali observes noise-free Day of Seclusion

The Indonesian tourist resort island of Bali, with a population of 4.3 million and thousands of tourists, remained ...

Indonesian Muslims in Netherlands to get Mosque

The Indonesian Muslim community in the European Muslim Youth Union (PPME) of Al-Ikhlas, Amsterdam, has bought a ...