Kota Kinibalu, Malaysia - A kite competition is among the attractions at the Sipitang Tops and Open Market Festival or Gata Festival on July 1-3. Locally known as the Kekek Bagulut and Lawa, the programme will be carried out at the Esplanade Sipitang, which is also to be launched during the three-day event. Part of the programmes w... detail... »
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - A one-week Indonesian cultural festival, kicked off on April 17 at the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Cultural House, drawing large crowds. Organized, jointly, by the Indonesian Consul-General and the Ho Chi Minh City Friendship Organizations Union, the festival highlighted the country’s cultural diversity. Partici... detail... »
Solo, Indonesia - The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has acknowledged a total 850 sites as world cultural heritages, 11 of which are located in Indonesia. Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik, in a prepared address read out by the ministry’s Director General of Art, Cultural and Film Values, ... detail... »
New York, USA - The growing Malaysian community in and around New York is taking great interest in the forthcoming LuckyRice Festival which will feature Malaysian food. "Yes, my family and I are excited about Malaysian food being featured in the LuckyRice Festival in New York City," said Mohd. Zakaria, a businessman from Kuala Lumpur ... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam - The Malay Literature programme at the Faculty of Literature & Social Sciences under Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) yesterday kicked off its Literature Festival 2011 with a Brunei Folklore Colouring contest for children at the Yayasan Sultan Hj Hassanal Bolkiah Complex in Bandar Seri Bega... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) has entered the age of 36th. As the gift, the Indonesian President will turn the TMII as the Indonesian cultural conservationist institutions. TMII will also be registered by the Culture and Tourism Minister to UNESCO as the nation`s cultural heritage. Culture and Tourism Minister J... detail... »
Islamabad, Pakistan - The “Indonesian Cultural Night” brought exquisite cultural performances, traditional dances and Indonesian fashion to the federal capital here late Saturday. The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia and Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) organized the show as part of Indonesian Cultural Week being celebra... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam - With an underlying theme of Tor You Ya Rasulullah: The Leader’, the Village Consultative Council (MPK) of Lumut 1 launched its first major event an Islamic culture and art night. The main objective of the event was to bring together all members of the village community, specifically the youth, ... detail... »
Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia - The 2011 International Seminar on Malay Language Education, which ended Wednesday, passed seven resolutions in efforts to uphold the Malay language as the national language and the government's official language. Malaysian Malay Language Education Association (PPBMM) president Assoc Prof Dr Hashim Othman sai... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - Balinese dances and two other Indonesian cultural features have been proposed as UNESCO`s Best Practices in Indigenous Knowledge 2011 after Batik for that category in 2010. The proposal of Balinese dances, Papua`s Noken and the Beautiful Indonesia in Miniature Park (TMII) for inclusion in UNESCO`s Best Practices on... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - UNESCO is set to officially list the Saman Dance from Aceh as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in November. “The Saman Dance will be announced as intangible world cultural heritage by UNESCO on November 19, 2011,” I Gde Pitana, Indonesian Culture and Tourism Ministry cultural and tourism resources agency hea... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesia is to be involved in the assessment team of the sixth Inter-Governmental Committee for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO (IGC-ICH UNESCO) in Bali, Culture and Tourism Minister said here Monday (March 28). "As host for the event, Indonesia will be one of the adjudicators of the sixth IGC-... detail... »
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