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Ied al-Fitr falls on July 6: Minister Saefuddin

The Ied al-Fitr festivities or Lebaran 1437 Hegira will fall on Wednesday (July 6, 2016), according to the Religious ...

Former terrorist to be involved in de-radicalization program

Indonesias Coordinating Minister for Political, Security and Legal Affairs, Luhut Pandjaitan, said here on Tuesday ...

Hajj officials urged to maintain professionalism

Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin has called on all Hajj officials to maintain professionalism and ...

Government to withdraw 16,500 child laborers in 2016

The government is targeting to withdraw 16,500 child laborers in 2016 to support the "Keluarga Harapan" Program in 138 ...

Religious minister calls on people to maintain solemnity during Ramadan

Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin has called upon the people to maintain the solemnity of worship ...

President Jokowi performs tarawih prayers at Istiqlal mosque

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) performed the evening Tarawih prayers of the fasting month at Istiqlal grand mosque on ...

Islamic media conference on Al-Aqsha, Palestine to be held in Jakarta

Media representatives from 50 countries will participate in an International Conference of Islamic Media (ICIM), ...

Religious affairs ministry, Canberra University sign agreement on doctoral program

The Indonesian Religious Affairs Ministry and the University of Canberra, Australia, signed a memorandum of ...

Home ministry denies ordering cancellation of bylaws banning liquor

Indonesias Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo denied on Saturday that his ministry has ordered the cancellation of ...

President sets 2016 hajj pilgrimage cost

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has set hajj pilgrimage cost for this year at Rp31.117 million to Rp38.905 million ...

Isra Mi`raj commemoration takes place at State Palace

The commemoration of Isra Mikraj of Prophet Muhammad SAW (Peace be upon him) 1437 Hegira, with the theme of ...

Joko Widodo meets Serbian President Tomislav Nikoli

President Joko Widodo held a bilateral meeting with visiting President Tomislav Nikoli of Serbia at the Merdeka Palace ...

Govt seeking 10 percent increase in hajj quota

The Indonesian government is seeking to lobby with the Saudi authorities to have its hajj quota increased by 10 ...

House still discusses hajj pilgrimage cost

Commission VIII on religious affairs of the House of Representatives (DPR) is still evaluating the implementation of ...

Indonesian House calls for increasing hajj services

Commission VIII on Religious Affairs of the House of Representatives has urged the government to increase its services ...