Bali: Local Man Ends His Life After One Year Of Being Laid-Off
A 40-year-old man named I Made Budi Suwantara from Marga, Tabanan has decided to end his life after allegedly being depressed due to his financial situation. Suwantara was found dead […]
Sharing is Caring: Iftar Meals for the Less Fortunate
Residents in Cempaka Putih Tengah, Central Jakarta, opened up a sidewalk stall to offer free iftar meals and snacks on April 19, 2021. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro) BY :YUDHA BASKORO APRIL […]
Indonesian province remains true to Ramadan tradition with night-long Qur’an recitations
Old custom probably originated in port city of Serang, once seat of 16th-century Sultanate of Banten Qur’an recited non-stop from end of evening Taraweeh prayers until pre-dawn sahoor Updated 16 […]
Muslims open Ramazan with social distanced prayers, vaccines
APPublished April 13, 2021 Muslims began marking Ramazan with communal prayers on Tuesday in a socially distanced contrast to the empty mosques of a year ago when the holy month coincided […]
Makassar: 10 Killed In An Explosion On First Easter Day Outside A Church In Indonesia
The head of the Indonesian Council of Churches, Gomar Gultom observed the attack on people praying inside the Church on Easter day as “cruel.” Written By Gourav Mishra An explosion rocked the Indonesian city of Makassar on Sunday killing at least 10 people, the police said. The footage of the […]
Work is worship: Indonesia’s 5,000 mosque counters seek to answer one question
A visitor walks outside the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/6mthx Government-appointed team has been scouting across the archipelago for the past seven years to document […]
Indonesian Muslim body clears AstraZeneca use in emergency
BY ASSOCIATED PRESSJAKARTA, INDONESIA ASIA PACIFIC MAR 19, 2021 AstraZeneca’s vaccine against COVID-19 was cleared Friday for use in Indonesia after the drug regulator declared it safe and clerics in […]
Indonesia: Religious Minister Discusses 2021 Hajj Plan in DPR Hearing
Translator: Ricky Mohammad Nugraha Editor: Petir Garda Bhwana 15 March 2021 Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas is seen giving a presentation during a working meeting with Commission VIII of […]
Indonesia Starts Covid-19 Vaccination for Religious Leaders
Health worker injects a COVID-19 vaccine into a monk during the first phase of the nationwide Covid-19 vaccine campaign for religious leaders at Istiqlal Mosque in Central Jakarta on Feb […]
INDONESIA: East Java Nahdlatul Ulama Rejects Alcohol Investment Permit
Translator: Ricky Mohammad Nugraha Editor: Petir Garda Bhwana 2 March 2021 Illustration of Alcoholic Drink or Liquor. REUTERS / Muhammad Hamed TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The East Java Nahdlatul Ulama (PWNU) […]
UAE breaks ground for Sheikh Zayed Mosque replica in Indonesia
The mosque will be constructed in Solo in Central Java province, the hometown of Indonesian President Joko Widodo. (AFP/File) Source: Arab News $20m replica of UAE’s largest mosque was gifted […]
UAE to develop $500 million tourism resort in Indonesia’s Aceh
The UAE is to develop several major infrastructure projects in Indonesia, including a multimillion-dollar tourism resort in its westernmost Aceh province. (Pixabay) Short Url https://arab.news/wwbw2 Series of business agreements were […]
Indonesian Christians take swipe at Islamic textbooks
The Communion of Churches in Indonesia says religious textbooks used in schools should promote religious values and not be doctrinal in nature. (Photo: Unsplash) Christians in Indonesia have called on […]
Muslim world must lead new sustainable development agenda
Author MOHD KHAIRUDDIN AMAN RAZALI February 21, 2021 Muslim world must lead new sustainable development agenda A worker collects palm oil fruits at a plantation in Bahau, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. […]
Learning About Indonesian Ghost Culture After My Aunt’s Death
After my aunt Gita died, her spirit came to watch over my family. I learned how ghosts can help comfort the grieving. CS By Cady Siregar February 1, 2018 PHOTO […]
Indonesia bans schools from forcing students, teachers to don Muslim headscarf
Source: The Straits Times By Wahyudi SoeriaatmadjaIndonesia Correspondent JAKARTA – The Indonesian government has banned schools throughout the vast country from forcing students or faculty members to don a tudung […]
Indomie — the favorite snack of an entire generation of Saudis
Popularized by Indonesian domestic workers hankering for a taste of home, their affordability and unique flavor quickly gave the noodles an almost cult-like status among Saudis and expatriates alike. (Supplied) […]
Indonesia’s palm oil angers Swiss anti-globalisation activists
Palm oil plantation https://www.swissinfo.ch/resource/image/46315522/landscape_ratio3x2/880/587/57409a201e48a29f528482f02c7c6eb0/2C0AA130DCD2C9F8E5E64E7DBF6B3DF2/292993165_highres.jpg Indonesia is the world’s leading palm oil producer and the south-east Asian country is considered also a lucrative market for imports and investors from Europe. Rony […]
Will Indonesia’s new Religious Affairs minister protect religious minorities?
26 January 2021 Author: Alexander R Arifianto, RSIS On 22 December 2020, Indonesian President Joko Widodo reshuffled his cabinet to replace six ministers. One of the more important changes was […]
The True Story of Indonesia’s US-Backed Anti-Communist Bloodbath
BY MICHAEL G. VANN The massacre of the Indonesian left in 1965–66, backed by Washington, was one of the great crimes of the twentieth century. A new generation of scholars […]