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Business 9 years ago
Indonesians love of Mecca boosts lucrative ‘umrah’ business
As the country with the world’s largest Muslim population, Indonesia has seen the minor pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, the umrah, grow into a lucrative business with seemingly endless demand. A long waiting list for the haj is among the main drivers.
National 9 years ago
106 Indonesian haj pilgrims awaiting return from the Philippines
Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi confirmed on Tuesday that 106 Indonesian citizens had gone on a hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, by illegally using unused seats of the Philippines’ hajj quota. A process is underway to help them return to Indonesia.
National 9 years ago
Jakarta seeks solution for pilgrims posing as Filipinos in Mecca
The government is seeking solutions for hundreds of Indonesian haj pilgrims in Mecca, Saudi Arabia that had posed as Filipino pilgrims so they could return directly to Jakarta instead of Manila to ease the investigation process, a minister said on Wednesday.
National 9 years ago
Failed pilgrims 'victims of fraud’, governor says
South Sulawesi Governor Syahrul Yasin Limpo has supported the central government’s view that 177 aspiring haj pilgrims from Indonesian arrested in Manila in possession of fake documents were victims rather than perpetrators of fraud.
