Interim Minister of Religious Affairs Agung Laksono (file photo)

Interim Minister: Hajj management better this year

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAMBI - Interim Minister of Religious Affairs Agung Laksono who is also Coordinating Miniter of  People's Welfare, said that the implementation of hajj pilgrimage this year would be better. "The hajj pilgrimage management is expected to be better this year as the hajj pilgrimage cost would be cut by about 8.2 percent. Thus the hajj pilgrimage will cost only...

Minister of Public Housing, Djan Faridz (file photo)

Govt. to build low cost dormitory in Islamic boarding schools

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Minister of Public Housing, Djan Faridz,plans to build low cost dormitory for students of islamic boarding schools, or pesantren, in various regions.  "Islamic boardings school has grown since the colonial era. Today we have 27 thousand Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia. However, their dormitories are improper ," Faridz said on Monday. Minister said that generally I found 20...