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UN appreciates Indonesia`s handling of radicalism

The United Nations has expressed appreciation to Indonesias efforts in handling radicalism through not only law ...

Indonesia, Serbia hold interfaith dialog

The Indonesian delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Abdurrahman M. Fachir visited Serbia to hold an interfaith ...

Regional leaders` forum can resolve Tolikara incident: Indonesia minister

The Regional Leaders Communications Forum (Forkompimda) of Papua province will be able to resolve the Tolikara ...

Tolikara situation calm: Indonesia minister

Chief security minister Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno said here Saturday that the situation in Tolikara, Papua, has been calm ...

Banning religious service against constitution: Indonesian minister

Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin has emphasized that banning a religious service was a violation of ...

They were shot because they pelt stones at congregation: Police Chief

National police chief General Badrodin Haiti admitted here on Sunday that the police had opened fire in the incident ...

VP Kalla calls for religious tolerance

Indonesian Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla has urged the public to build harmony and promote tolerance while observing ...

Search for AirAsia, religious figures offer prayers for better weather

Eight local religious figures in Pangkalan Bun flew aboard an Air Force helicopter over the sea to offer prayers for ...

Indonesia must participate in settling Middle East conflicts: Religious minister

As a Muslim-majority country, Indonesia should participate in efforts to settle conflicts in the Middle East and to ...

Indonesian Delegation Participates in Interfaith Dialogs in Slovak, Poland

An Indonesian delegation comprising prominent religious figures have left for Europe to participate in interfaith ...

MUI calls on people to celebrate Islamic new year

The general chairman of the Indonesia Ulema Council (MUI), Din Syamsuddin, has called on Muslims to participate in the ...

Comprehensive approach key to eradicate IS: President Yudhoyono

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during his speech at the United States Military Academy in West Point on Tuesday ...

65 Pandeglang residents join ISIS

Police in Pandeglang District, Banten Province, have discovered that around 65 residents had joined the Islamic State ...

65 Pandeglang residents join ISIS

Police in Pandeglang District, Banten Province, have discovered that around 65 residents had joined the Islamic State ...

ISIS uses religious sentiment to recruit followers: Police

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have played upon religious sentiments to recruit followers in Indonesia, ...