Fasting likely to start on Oct. 15

Fasting likely to start on Oct. 15

MALANG: Minister for Religious Affairs Said Agiel Munawar said
on Friday that the differences in the starting date for the
Ramadhan fasting month would not occur this year.

The minister said that the likelihood of Muslims having
different dates to start the fasting month was small as the two
largest Muslim organizations Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama
would likely agree on the same date.

"Both organizations will have their meetings to decide the
start of the fasting month on Oct. 14. They are likely to decide
that the first day of Ramadhan will fall on the following day,"
he said.

Said said that the government would help persuade the two
organizations to agree on the same date. -- Antara