Indonesia

Thailand Signs Agreement to Establish Islamic Mediation System for Muslim Disputes —————————————————— Thailand’s Office of the Grand Mufti and the Courts of Justice have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a formal mediation system for resolving disputes in…

Magnitude 6.7 Earthquake Hits Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island ———————————– A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Tuesday, causing panic among residents and triggering a series of aftershocks near the city of Palu in Central Sulawesi. The quake was centered…

Singapore Outlines Joint Roadmap to Develop Islamic Education —————————————- Singapore has hosted a specialized seminar to discuss a new action plan for the Joint Madrasah System, as part of efforts to strengthen Islamic education and improve its institutional performance. The…

Indonesian Students Protest Government Policies Amid Economic Pressure ——————————————- Hundreds of Indonesian students rallied in Jakarta on Friday to protest President Prabowo Subianto’s economic policies, demanding lower fuel and food prices and an end to what they described as wasteful…

Massive Fire in Central Jakarta Displaces Hundreds of Families ——————————— A large residential fire ripped through a densely populated neighborhood in the Kemayoran district of Central Jakarta late Monday night, destroying scores of homes and leaving hundreds of people without…

Five Killed in Suspected World War II-Era Bomb Explosion in Eastern Indonesia ———————————— Five people were killed and around 20 others injured after a bomb believed to date back to World War II exploded in a fishing village in Papua…

Indonesia: 20 Missing After Mount Dukono Eruption in Eastern Halmahera ———————————— At least 20 people are reported missing following the eruption of Mount Dukono on Friday, when a dense cloud of smoke and volcanic ash shot up to 10 kilometers…

Train Crash Near Jakarta Kills 15, Dozens Injured ——————————– A deadly train collision near Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday, has left at least 15 dead and 84 injured, Al Jazeera reported. The crash occurred at Bekasi Timur railway station in West…

Strong Earthquake Strikes Off Indonesia; Tsunami Alerts Issued and Later Lifted —————————— A strong earthquake struck the Northern Molucca Sea off the coast of Ternate city in eastern Indonesia on Thursday, April 2, initially measured at a magnitude of 7.8.…

Indonesia Leads World in Number of Muslims, Mosques, Global Statistics Show ——————————— Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world, with approximately 209 million adherents, and is home to nearly 800,000 mosques, according to recent global statistics. This makes…