Jakarta - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has warned against disrupting the peace in Aceh, following years of conflict and the devastating tsunami. The President also said that with the post-tsunami reconstruction agency leaving Aceh soon, rebuilding work in the country‘s westernmost province should continue to reintegrate the communit... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - More than 35 paintings, drawings and sculptures by 29 artists and sculptors from Malaysia, Asean countries, Palestine and Bosnia and Herzegovina will be exhibited during the International Conference on Youth and Terrorism, here. The international art exhibition, themed "Peace - Expression of Hope", is based on the war and vi... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - Last year Malaysian-born artist Suhaimi Fadzir spent more than a month teaching the schoolchildren at Saint Louis, Missouri in the United States. And seeing his talent and commitment, Suhaimi has been invited again by the Art Saint Louis Residency programme to conduct workshops on Malaysian arts and culture for the students the... detail... »
Islamabad - Colourful activities, including lively songs and dances, created an ambience of true celebration at a reception marking the National Day of Brunei Darussalam here on Monday evening. Brunei Darussalam regained its independence from United Kingdom on January 1, 1984. Brunei Darussalam is a country located on the north coast of th... detail... »
Banda Aceh, Aceh - A grand building shaped like a cruise ship stands proudly in Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh Province. The tsunami museum cost the Aceh-Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency, or BRR, Rp 67 billion ($5.6 million) to build and is said to represent the strength of the Acehnese in surviving the Dec. 26, 2004, Indian Ocea... detail... »
Jakarta - West Jakarta Mayor Djoko Ramadhan said Saturday he wanted his office to lead the rejuvenation of Jakarta`s Old Town because it fell within his municipality. Ramadhan, after meeting with Old Town stakeholders at the Mandiri Museum, said he agreed with the idea of the city having sole authority over the management of the area, but... detail... »
Putrajaya - Malaysia and Indonesia are set to strengthen their relations further particularly in the field of agriculture through a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to be signed during the three-day Developing 8 (D8) ministerial meeting here. Agriculture and Agro-based Minister Datuk Mustapa Mohamed said the MoU would cover, among other... detail... »
Bandung, West Java - Officials on Saturday renewed a push to preserve the Sundanese language, which is spoken widely in West Java Province, as Unesco observed International Mother Language Day in the provincial capital of Bandung. The event was held a day after the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, or Unesc... detail... »
Phnom Penh- Indonesian master puppeteer Aneng Kiswantoro will introduce the long-cherished artistic tradition of the Java island to the Khmers, English-Khmer language newspaper the Cambodia Daily said on Friday. He will give a show of the at least 1,000-year-old art, called "wayang golek" in his country, here on Saturday. According t... detail... »
Bali- Meghan Pappenheim and Kadek Gunartha, the husband and wife co-founders of the Balispirit festival, have put their hearts and souls into promoting a collaboration of people from all over the world to be immersed in yoga, dance and music in Bali. “The vision behind the festival is to be able to create an experience for the Asian popula... detail... »
Mojokerto, East Java- Historic Trowulan, an archaeological site in Mojokerto, East Java, has a wealth of artifacts buried in its soil. Dutch Ir. Henri Maclaine Pont, who has shown great interest in this historic site, mapped out (in 1924) the original locations of temples, palaces, barracks, meeting halls, water reservoirs and canals, all dati... detail... »
Jakarta- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has reported that approximately 147 languages in Indonesia are in danger of becoming extinct or have recently disappeared. India tops the list of countries with the greatest number of endangered languages, 196 in all, followed by the United States wh... detail... »
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