Yogyakarta, MelayuOnline.com- The 2008 International Academic Writing Competition (LKTI) held by the Center for Research and Development of Malay Culture (BKPBM) in cooperation with the Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies Gadjah Mada University (CESASS-GMU) ended on March 2nd, 2009 ago. The jurors finally made their dec... detail... »
Jakarta - Indonesia has added traditional houses from three provinces to the items to be listed as World Heritage properties by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in order to promote the nation‘s culture to the world. The director of archaeological heritage at the Ministry of Culture and Tour... detail... »
Kuching - New strategies are needed to enculturate science and technology (S & T) among Sarawak Malays, especially students, says a Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) lecturer here. The university‘s deputy vice-chancellor (Academic and Internationalisation), Prof Dr Fatimah Abang has also suggested the formation of a group of thinke... detail... »
Jakarta - Indonesian batik is only one step away from gaining official recognition from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, as one of the world‘s intangible cultural heritages, an official said on Thursday. Tjetjep Suparman, the director general of culture value, art and film at the Ministry o... detail... »
Jakarta - In 2005, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proclaimed 43 new Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Among the masterpieces of duduk music from Armenia, kabuki theatre from Japan and the Patum de Berga festival in Spain was a weapon: the Indonesian Kris. Ha... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - The Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tuanku Nur Zahirah launched the "Songket Revolution" book showcasing the cloth`s rich aristocratic history and current development. Authored by Datin Noor Azlina Yunus, the book features photographs of the latest songket designs and products, as well as centuries-old songket weaving techniques in P... detail... »
Jakarta - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here on Tuesday opened an Indonesia-Malaysia history dialogue to improve the relations between the two countries. The dialogue, which was the idea of the two countries` Eminent Persons Group (EPG) established in July 2008, was opened by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. "I do believe the dia... detail... »
Jakarta - Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) and ‘Televisi Republik Indonesia‘ (TVRI) will tighten further the joint news programme ‘Warta Serumpun‘ which is now being used as a model for similar programmes with the other Asean member countries. Malaysian Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek said he had initiated preliminary disc... detail... »
Jakarta - Indonesia and Malaysia held an annual consultation for the third time here on Tuesday to strengthen their bilateral relations. The annual consultation, held at the Merdeka Palace, was led by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. At 10 on Tuesday morning the consul... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei has officially dropped its long-standing territorial claim over Limbang, a northern division in Sarawak, marking a new era in the bilateral relations between both countries, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said. The prime minister said the matter was part of the historic Letters of Exchange (LoE) inked between h... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - The Malays can be champions in any field if they put greater emphasis on time management, Bernama Chairman Datuk Seri Annuar Zaini said. "One weakness in the Malay culture is time management. So long as we don`t strive to change this, it will give justification as to why the objective of the New Economic Policy cannot be ach... detail... »
Riyadh - A 10-day Indonesian food and cultural festival featuring a range of traditional cuisine besides Indonesian culture and heritage will begin today at Al-Faisaliah Hotel, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The festival will be followed by several events in both Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, Indonesian diplomats said yesterday. A marine exhibiti... detail... »
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