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Legislator pushes for speedy passage of alcohol prohibition bill

A senior parliament member pressed for the House of Representatives to pass the alcohol prohibition bill in the wake of ...

Ministry seeks COVID-19 vaccines for Hajj pilgrims

Minister of Religious Affairs, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, has proposed that Indonesians planning a Hajj pilgrimage be given ...

Branch announces the 2020 Mobile Growth Awards finalists

Branch, the leading cross-platform solution for linking and measurement, has announced the finalists for its ...

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Five Mountains Festival: Solemn prayer for safety during pandemic

With the sun beaming brightly, wind blowing gently, and birds chirping merrily, nothing seemed out-of-the-ordinary that ...

Six more migrant workers test positive for COVID-19 in Batam

Six more Indonesian migrant workers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease upon their arrival in Batam ...

Weekend Stories

Pandemic alters Eid al-Adha animal sacrifice ritual in 2020

Eid al-Adha, or the Day of Sacrifice, is one of the two major festivals apart from Eid al-Fitr for Indonesia, where ...

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 ...

Presidential spokesperson extends wishes on Jokowi's 59th birthday

Presidential spokesperson Fadjroel Rachman extended his best wishes to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) ...

Indonesian Channel in West Sumatra cancelled due to COVID-19

The ongoing global pandemic of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has forced the Indonesian Government to cancel the ...

President misses ritual handshake, photo opportunity with community

Indonesian President Joko Widodo yearns to again revert to the old ritual of shaking hands and taking photographs with ...

Seunicah Oen, popular vegetable salad from Aceh, sold during Ramadhan

Rujak, or a salad with a spicy brown sugar sauce, is a common dessert in all parts of Indonesia, with several regions ...

Dayak community decides to forego harvest feast over pandemic

The Dayak community of Serimbang Village in Landak District, West Kalimantan, decided to cancel a feast typically held ...

Weekend Stories

Solace for those performing tarawih in solitude amid pandemic

After he has taken iftar, or the evening meal, which is eaten for breaking the Ramadhan fast, and he hears the nearby ...

COVID-19 disrupts Baliem Valley tradition to welcome Ramadhan

Muslims in Walesi and Tulima villages, Walesi Sub-District, Jayawijaya, Papua, did not hold the joint stone-burning ...