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Leaders of the central province of Binh Thuan on May 14 visited a local community of Cham Bani people on the occasion of the community’s traditional Ramuwan festival.

Leaders of the central province of Binh Thuan visited and extended their best wishes to local ethnic Cham Bani people on the occasion of the community’s traditional Ramuwan festival.

The Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recommended Vietnamese citizens to avoid nonessential travel to Indonesia as the country has raised the security alert status to the highest level after bomb attacks on May 13 and 14.

Indonesian police shot dead three men who attacked the headquarters of the Riau province police on Sumatra island on May 16. A policeman was also killed in the attack.

Ethnic Cham people in the central province of Binh Thuan has started celebrations to welcome their traditional Ramuwan festival, the biggest festival for the Cham community in Vietnam.

Indonesian police killed four terror suspects in Cianjur regency of West Java province on early May 13, saying they had planned attacks in the capital city and Bandung city.

Indonesia has strived to complete refurbishment of the Velodrom Rawamangun cycle track in Jakarta for the 18th Asian Games (ASIAD 18) by the end of April, before the Ramadan month of Muslims.

Ramadan is the most important season for all Muslims around the world. To mark the end of the month, a festival of the breaking of the fast, called Eid, is held.

Thailand’s authorities announced on June 8 that six auxiliary crossings on its border with Malaysia have been closed to prevent militants of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) from entering the country.

Ceremonies were held at 28 mosques across the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on May 26 to mark the beginning of Ramadan, the month of fasting for Muslims.

Ethnic Cham people in the central province of Binh Thuan began celebrations to welcome their traditional Ramuwan festival, the biggest festival for the Islamic community in Vietnam, on May 24.

The Islamic Cham ethnic community in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang are celebrating Ramadan festival, beginning one month of fasting from June 6.