Indonesia

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…

Indonesia Moves to Standardize Non-Halal Product Labels Ahead of Mandatory Halal Certification Deadline ——————————- Indonesia is set to implement standardized labeling for non-halal products, part of its broader effort to ensure transparency under the “Halal 2026” initiative, FoodNavigator-Asia reported. The…

Malaysia Sends 40,000 Translated Qur’ans to United States and Africa ———————————- Malaysia has dispatched 40,000 translated copies of the Qur’an to the United States, Ivory Coast, and Ghana as part of a global Islamic outreach initiative, the Malaysian National News…

Indonesia Signals Possible Seizure of Illegal Mining Areas ………. Indonesia may move to seize mining operations across nearly 190,000 hectares of forest cleared without permits, as part of a broad crackdown on illegal resource extraction, the deputy forestry minister told…

Indonesia Threatens Ban on Musk’s Grok AI Over Degrading Images ———————- Indonesia has warned it may block Elon Musk’s social media platform X and its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok after a surge in degrading images of women and children generated…

Indonesia’s most active volcano erupted on Wednesday morning, spewing a column of volcanic ash up to 1,600 meters (5,249 feet) above the peak of the mountain, Anadolu Agency reported. The early morning eruption of Merapi, located in the province of…

Fire at Indonesian Retirement Home Kills 16 ……….. A fire at the Werdha Damai retirement home in Manado, Indonesia, killed 16 people, authorities said, Reuters reported. The blaze, which broke out on Sunday, was extinguished late that evening, and officials…

Passenger Bus Overturns in Indonesia, Leaving 15 Dead and Dozens Affected …………. At least 15 people were killed and several others injured after a passenger bus overturned on a highway linking Jakarta and Yogyakarta, local authorities said, as reported by…

Indonesia: Mount Semeru erupts 6 times, alert level remains high ————————- Mt. Semeru in Indonesia’s East Java province erupted six times early Sunday, with ash plumes reaching as high as 1,200 meters (3,937 feet) above its peak, Anadolu Agency reported.…

Malaysia Approves Cultivated Meat as Halal; Shia Scholars Outline Specific Jurisprudential Criteria ————————————- Malaysia’s Department of Islamic Development (JAKIM) has issued a landmark ruling declaring cultivated (lab-grown) meat permissible under Islamic law, making it the first Muslim-majority country to formalize…