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Society 1 year ago
PREMIUM
House urges next government to find ‘better’ religious affairs minister
The House of Representatives’ special committee to inquire into the government’s management and organization of this year’s haj has concluded its month-long investigation and come up with several recommendations, including that the next government find a better religious affairs minister.
Opinion 1 year ago
PREMIUM
Analysis: Muhaimin goes full throttle against NU leader Yahya
As the House of Representatives ends its term, its special committee is out to conclude an investigation into alleged haj quota misallocation involving the Religious Affairs Ministry. Considering that such misallocation appears to happen almost every year and go unresolved, the House’s all-out efforts to uncover the irregularities this time around may be fraught with political motives.
Middle East and Africa 1 year ago
'People suddenly collapse and die': Pilgrims recount haj heat horrors
Egypt accounts for more than half of this year's haj fatalities -- 658 out of more than 1,000 reported as of Friday by around 10 countries stretching from Senegal to Indonesia, according to an AFP tally.
Society 2 years ago
PREMIUM
Minister advises Muslims to go on haj only once to reduce queue
The long haj queue leads to a high number of elderly pilgrims, who put their health and lives at risk during the pilgrimage to Mecca, according to Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy.
Society 2 years ago
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Missing Indonesian pilgrim found dead in Mecca, search continues for two others
An elderly Indonesian man who had been missing in Saudi Arabia for almost two weeks has been found dead at a hospital in Mecca, Indonesian haj officials have said, as they continue their search for two other missing pilgrims.
