Jakarta, Nov. 2 -- Indonesia's Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar called for more intensive engagement and sustained programs among member states of MABIMS, a grouping of religious affairs ministers from Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.

"We must not allow our meetings to take place only once a year, with no follow-up until we meet again the next year. What we need is intensive communication and continued cooperation," Umar said in Jakarta on Sunday (Nov 1).

He made the remarks while welcoming delegations from MABIMS member states to the 50th MABIMS Senior Officials Meeting organized by the ministry and Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN) Jakarta, according to a statement received on Monday...