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Tue, 17 Feb 2026
Ministry of Religious Affairs Holds Isbat Session Today to Determine Start of Ramadan 2026
Jakarta, VIVA – The Ministry of Religious Affairs (Kemenag) will hold an Isbat session to determine the first day of Ramadan 1447 Hijri today, Tuesday, 17 February 2026. According to information from Kemenag's official Instagram account, the Isbat session will be held at Hotel Borobudur in...
Tue, 17 Feb 2026
453 Joint Personnel Deployed to Secure Lunar New Year Celebrations at 42 Temples in West Jakarta
West Jakarta Metropolitan Police Chief Commissioner Twedi Aditya Bennyahdi announced that the West Jakarta Metropolitan Police, together with the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) and related agencies, have deployed 453 joint personnel to secure Lunar New Year celebrations.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026
44 Confucian Inmates Receive Sentence Remissions for Lunar New Year 2026
The Directorate General of Corrections under the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections granted Special Remissions and Special Sentence Reductions for Lunar New Year 2026 to 44 Confucian inmates across Indonesia on Tuesday (17 February).
Tue, 17 Feb 2026
East Jakarta Repairs Thousands of Potholes
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The East Jakarta Highways Agency (Suku Dinas Bina Marga) has repaired 1,745 potholes spread across 10 sub-districts in the area. "Since early February until now, a total of 1,745 potholes in East Jakarta have been patched," said Head of the East Jakarta Highways Agency Benhard...
Tue, 17 Feb 2026
Chinese New Year: 44 Inmates Receive Sentence Remissions and Reductions
The Directorate General of Corrections (Ditjenpas) under the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections has granted special remissions and sentence reductions to 44 Confucian inmates in commemoration of Chinese New Year 2026.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026
Ministry of Religious Affairs Reveals Reason Why Isbat Session for Start of Fasting Is Held at Hotel
The government is this year holding the isbat session to determine 1 Ramadan 2026, or 1447 Hijriah, at Hotel Borobudur in Central Jakarta. The government has revealed the reason behind the change of venue.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026
House of Representatives Reveals Jokowi's Role in KPK Law Revision
A number of Commission III members of the House of Representatives (DPR) have expressed anger over statements made by former president Joko Widodo. Jokowi declared that the revision of Law Number 19 of 2019 on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) was a DPR initiative.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026
Yesterday's Headlines: BPS Accelerates PBI JKN Verification and Flooding in Grobogan
Jakarta (ANTARA) - A number of stories attracted readers' attention on Monday (16/2), beginning with the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) accelerating field verification of National Health Insurance Contribution Assistance Recipients (PBI-JKN) whose status had been deactivated.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026
Israeli Police Arrest Al-Aqsa Mosque Imam
Jerusalem (ANTARA) - Israeli occupation police on Monday evening (16/2) arrested the Imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Mohammad Ali Al-Abbasi, in the mosque's courtyard in occupied Jerusalem, according to local sources.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026
Ship on South Halmahera–Ternate Route Sinks in Waters off Makian Island, North Maluku
Ternate (ANTARA) — The motor vessel (KM) Intim Teratai, which departed from Babang Port bound for Bastiong Port in Ternate, was reported to have sunk in the waters off Makian Island, South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, in the early hours of Tuesday.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026
Kampar Police Hold Grand Religious Gathering Ahead of Ramadan 2026 with Ustaz Abdul Somad
Ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, Kampar Police held a grand religious gathering (tabligh akbar) featuring Ustaz Abdul Somad (UAS) in Kampar Regency, Riau. Riau Police Chief Inspector General Herry Heryawan was also in attendance.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026
Palestine Says Israel Obstructing Gaza Committee's Work Under Trump's Proposal
Gaza (ANTARA) - Israel is obstructing the work of the Palestinian national committee established to manage the Gaza Strip in accordance with United States President Donald Trump's plan, Palestinian Deputy Foreign Minister Omar Awadallah told RIA Novosti on Monday (16/2).
Tue, 17 Feb 2026
ORI: Development Planning Inseparable from Public Service Quality
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesian Ombudsman (ORI) Chairman Mokhammad Najih has affirmed that national development planning cannot be separated from the quality of public services. "Every development policy ultimately comes down to how the state serves its citizens in a fair, effective and civilised...
Tue, 17 Feb 2026
Observer Stresses Internal Party Reform in Political Recruitment
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Executive Director of Indonesia Political Review Iwan Setiawan has stressed the importance of improving political parties' internal systems to avoid fielding immature regional head candidates. "What political parties must do is reform their internal systems.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026
Immigration and Corrections Minister: 44 Inmates Receive Remission for Lunar New Year 2026
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Minister of Immigration and Corrections (Imipas) Agus Andrianto stated that 44 inmates of the Confucian faith received special remission (RK) and sentence reductions (PMP) to mark Lunar New Year 2026.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026
Hand-drawn Batik Worth Rp1.3 Billion Stolen, Police Apprehend Suspects
Hand-drawn batik worth Rp1.3 billion that was on display at an exhibition at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) in Senayan, Central Jakarta, was stolen. The case came to light following a direct report from a victim identified by the initial H, filed at the Tanah Abang Police Station on Wednesday...
Tue, 17 Feb 2026
Naqsabandiyah Congregation in Padang Begins Ramadan Fasting Today
Members of the Naqsabandiyah Tarekat in Padang, West Sumatra, performed their first tarawih prayers on Monday evening, 16 February 2026. The prayers were held at the surau gadang in Pauh District, Padang, and attended by dozens of congregants.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026
UBS Gold at Rp2.988 Million/g and Galeri24 at Rp2.971 Million/g on Tuesday Morning
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Gold bar prices quoted from the official Sahabat Pegadaian website in Jakarta on Tuesday at 07.50 Western Indonesian Time (WIB) showed UBS gold at Rp2,988,000 per gram and Galeri24 at Rp2,971,000 per gram.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026
BMKG Deploys Teams to 37 Locations for Crescent Moon Observation to Determine Start of Ramadan
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has deployed teams for crescent moon (hilal) observation to determine the start of Ramadan 2026, corresponding to 1 Ramadan 1447 Hijriah. Teams have been stationed at 37 locations across Indonesia.
Tue, 17 Feb 2026
When Promises Are Put to the Test of Time
Mataram (ANTARA) - A year ago, the grounds of the Institute of Domestic Governance (IPDN) campus in Praya, Central Lombok, bore witness to a speech brimming with optimism about rapid progress and developmental leaps.
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