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UNESCO tag for Toba Caldera to boost N Sumatra tourism

Located in North Sumatra province, Lake Toba is the largest volcanic lake on Earth. The ancient lake was formed ...

Indonesia's Independence celebrations go virtual, with limitations

The commemoration of Indonesia's 75th year of independence on August 17 this year will be held at the Merdeka ...

Opinion

Ukraine marks the anniversary of the adoption of its Constitution

*Volodymyr Pakhil is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Indonesia. The ...

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 ...

Minister Mahfud MD invites people to expand brotherhood

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menkopolhukam), RI Mahfud MD, on Tuesday invited the ...

Police restrict homebound travel for 2,225 people under Ketupat 2020

The Jakarta Metropolitan Police stopped 2,225 Eid al-Fitr homebound travelers from leaving Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, ...

Spore's Deputy PM extends Idul Fitri greetings telephonically to Amin

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin received Idul Fitri greetings from Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee ...

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Staying apart may bring us closer to flattening COVID-19 curve

The coronavirus pandemic is changing how Idul Fitri festivities take place in Indonesia this year, with the rising ...

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 ...

Six passengers of Central Java-bound bus hide to avoid police

Six passengers of a bus, headed to Central Java’s cities, tried evading security check on homebound travelers by ...

Bengkayang Police intensify campaign on mudik ban to stem COVID-19

Bengkayang Police, West Kalimantan, intensified a campaign notifying people of a ban on "mudik," or the ...

Weekend Stories

Paying of zakat during Ramadhan changes slightly amid coronavirus

In Indonesia, a country with the world’s largest Muslim population, silence shrouds most mosques and other ...

Weekend Stories

Impact of COVID-19 on the tradition of 'mudik' in Indonesia

For Indonesians, the festivities in the month of Ramadhan are marked by a number of traditions, one of which is ...

Weekend Stories

Wisdom of Ramadhan amid coronavirus outbreak

Muslims around the world, including in Greater Jakarta, are witnessing a different kind of Ramadhan in wake of the ...

Indonesian Embassy delivers basic-needs packages to Indonesians in US

The Indonesian Embassy in Washington D.C. has handed out hundreds of packages to help meet the basic needs of ...