Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam - A special MIB lecture entitled 'Malay Language Development in China' was recently delivered by Professor Wu Zongyu, Director of Malay China Studies Centre, University of Foreign Language Studies, Beijing, China. The lecture was organised by the Knowledge and Language Upgrade Centre and Student ... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - The clink of Balinese traditional music, Gamelan, performed by a team from Indonesian Fine Arts Institute of Denpasar shook Russian music community, a release from the Secretary of the Indonesia Embassy in Moscow, Johannes O S Manginsela, said Monday. The Indonesian team initiated their performance in the Philharmon... detail... »
Ambon, Indonesia - Six of Maluku`s 26 best dancers will perform the Tari Lenso (handkerchief dance) during an Indonesian cultural exhibition in The Hague, the Netherlands, on October 7, 2010. The six dancers selected to perform in Holland are Sinthya Alimudin and Anti Karim of Amanisal studio, Claudia Mattheis and Anon Luturmas of ... detail... »
Mataram, Indonesia - The Mount Rinjani National Park in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), is one of the locations proposed to the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) as a world geopark, the first one in Indonesia. The other two locations are Mount Batur, Bali, and Mount Sewu, in Pacitan, East Ja... detail... »
Palu, Indonesia - The Central Sulawesi provincial administration has received a Rp600 million grant from the United States government for the preservation of the megalitic site in the region. Head of the Central Sulawesi Cultural and Tourism Agency Suaib Djafar said in Palu Wednesday the American government assistance given by way of ... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says the Malay language will only be respected by the world if Malaysia is able to achieve a higher level of success. He said to build a great nation, Malaysians must first be open-minded to embrace technology to gain knowledge and information in various languages,... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - The National Gallery of Australia opened this week the exhibition Life, Death and Magic: 2000 Years of Southeast Asian Ancestral Art which will be on display in Canberra from this week until 31 October 2010, according to a media release from the Australian embassy here. The exhibition includes valuable displays o... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - The Jakarta Arts Council urges the city administration to accommodate all Betawi culture including marginal aspects, which is greatly influenced by Chinese and Portuguese cultures, in its Betawi arts center project. “The exclusion of the Betawi Pinggir [Rural Betawi] culture will lead to great concern,” Firman Ichsa... detail... »
Singapore - The opening ceremony of the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games commenced with a mixed traditional songs and dances performance here on Saturday, which reflects the culture diversity of the Southeast Asian country. Malay, Chinese and Indian performers arrived in waves, engaging the audience in a musical dialogue and a welco... detail... »
Palembang, Indonesia - The Palembang city administration is inviting ASEAN member countries to participate in a Musi Festival due to take place at Musi River on from October 24 to 27. The four-day festival would mainly feature a dragon boat contest which is one of the city‘s annual tourism programs this year, chief of the Palembang cul... detail... »
Langkawi, Malaysia - Malaysian Nuclear Agency director-general Datuk Dr Daud Mohamad has called on writers and publishers nationwide to increase the publication of scientific writings in the Malay language. As such, he said, royalty, training and suitable incentives for the writers and publishers should also be increased to encourage ... detail... »
Manila, Philipina - The crew of the historic eight-country expedition of the Spirit of Majapahit, a reconstruction of a 13th-century Majapahit-era merchant ship, has refused to continue the journey and demanded to go home. A crew member has cited safety issues, bad weather, lack of insurance and delayed payment among the problems doomin... detail... »
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