The Saudi Arabian Embassy in Vietnam, together with the embassies of Egypt, Palestine, Algeria, Morocco, Indonesia, Pakistan, Brunei, Iran, and Bangladesh marked the Eid al-Fitr, one of two major holidays celebrated by Muslims worldwide, with an event in Hanoi on April 23.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on April 19 stressed the importance of a prudent response to the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in the country, particularly during the Eid al-Fitr exodus period.
Indonesian Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno on March 27 revealed that the ministry has readied several plans and increased coordination with regional governments to anticipate a potential surge in the number of tourists during this year's Eid al-Fitr holiday period.
Indonesia, the most populous Muslim-majority country - is expected to see a huge wave of people moving from cities to their homeland (also known as Mudik) during the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday.
Indonesia’s economy expanded 5.44 % in the second quarter of 2022, up slightly from the 5.01% growth recorded in the first quarter according to Statistics Indonesia.
Budiman Sudjatmiko, Chief Executive of the Kiniku Bintang Raya KSO – one of the two state-owned companies joining the “Algorithm Hill” (Silicon Valley) project of Indonesia, said that the project’s groundbreaking will take place after this year's Eid al-Fitr or mid-May.
It may take competent authorities in Bangkok more than two months to control a coronavirus outbreak in this capital city, permanent secretary of Thai Health Ministry Kiatiphum Wongrajit said on April 8.
Indonesian authorities on June 22 used sonar technology in the search for victims going missing during a boat accident in Lake Toba, one of the world’s deepest lakes.
Indonesian police have arrested the captain of the passenger boat which capsized at Lake Toba, North Sumatra, causing the death of three and nearly 200 others go missing, said authorities on June 21.
The Indonesian National Police said that they will investigate a possible criminal offence in a boat incident that left many people missing at Lake Toba in North Sumatra on June 18.
Indonesian police on June 20 revealed that around 180 people are missing after an overloaded ferry sank on popular Lake Toba two days ago, nearly three times higher than initial estimates.
At least 13 people died when a passenger boat overloaded with holidaymakers celebrating Eid Al-Fitr holiday capsized off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on June 13.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak expressed his hope that Muslims in general and those living in Malaysia in particular will take the occasion of the Eid al-Fitr holiday to promote peace and unity.
Indonesia’s national police force has taken security measures for the possibility of terrorist attacks on police offices by militants which aim to cause huge fatalities ahead of Islamic Eid al-Fitr festival.
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