fasting-month

Banda Aceh ‘sharia police’ to tighten patrols for Ramadan – Archipelago

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he Banda Aceh Public Order Agency and Wilayatul Hisbah (Satpol PP WH), or “sharia police”, plans to intensify monitoring during of Ramadan to prevent violations of Islamic law under a mandate from the Regional Leadership Coordination Forum (Forkopimda), according to the agency’s duty chief. “We have routine [patrols] every day, but we will increase our … Read more

Free meals still in effect during Ramadan, students to bring food home – Society

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he government has announced that President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meals program, which was introduced earlier this month across 26 provinces in the country, will remain in effect during Ramadan and that Muslim students will be permitted to bring the food home. National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head Dadan Hindayana said the agency would continue the … Read more