Indonesia's consumer price index fell for the first time in more than two decades in February, official data showed on Monday, after the government gave a substantial discount on electricity bills to support economic growth.

Indonesia recorded its first annual deflation in more than two decades as electricity tariffs and prices of some staple foods fell, potentially giving room for the central bank to weigh a rate cut if the rupiah stabilizes.

Indonesias consumer price index (CPI) dropped 0.09% year-on-year in February, marking the first annual deflation since March 2000. The decline, well below market expectations of 0.60% inflation, follows a

Ramadan is a time of togetherness for Muslims, as they fill mosques for hours of prayer and share large, lavish meals with family, friends and neighbors after days of dawn-to-dusk fasting.

Muslims in Indonesia are shopping for sweets and new clothes and taking part in traditional festivities as millions mark the start of the holy month of Ramadan, set to begin Saturday. Each region in the vast archipelago nation of 17,

Ramadan will now last for 29 or 30 days, ending around March 30. Muslims will observe Ramadan until Eid al-Fitr, the official holiday marking the end of the holy month. Each year,