Jakarta - Indonesia‘s remote Moluccas islands plans to build a museum and an observatory in honor of British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, who in the 19th century spent many years in the area doing pioneering field work. Wallace was a leading expert on the geographical distribution of animal species and proposed a theory of natural sele... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - A global ranking on education equity recently released by UNESCO has placed Brunei 36th out of 129 countries surveyed. In its 2009 Education for All (EFA) Global Monitoring Report launched last week in Geneva, UNESCO placed Brunei and Malaysia are on a list of 56 countries with a high EFA Development Index (EDI). ... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia‘s Parliament has amended a law to allow university students to join social groups but still bans them from political parties, a restriction slammed by critics Friday (12 Dec). Lawmakers approved the amendments to the Universities and University College Act late Thursday (11 Dec) to allow students to become members ... detail... »
Jakarta - Malay Studies and Cultural Development chief, Mahyudin al-Mudra, said Indonesia is lacking in story books for children. “There are only a few of them,” Mahyudin said during the launch of the book 366 Tales of People Across the Archipleago in Jakarta yesterday. The lack of quality story books, Mahyudin added, tend to lead children into... detail... »
Bali - Although East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) offer competitive natural resources, the two provinces still need to contend with several weighty obstacles -- namely poverty, corruption and education quality -- before they will catch up with big sister Bali, experts said Wednesday. Activist Sarah Lery Mboeik cited on... detail... »
Bogor - With many local cultures throughout the country vanishing, universities are expected to come to the rescue and preserve those that are left, a minister says. Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik said at the official opening of the Cultural Congress in Bogor that his office had signed an agreement with seven state universities to... detail... »
Jakarta – Indonesia and Malaysia agreed Thursday to heighten intelligence cooperation to anticipate rising cross-border crime due to the impact of the global economic crisis. Smuggling, human trafficking and piracy along their porous sea and land borders were among the main concerns as Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi took part... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday Malaysia also felt the loss of former Indonesian foreign minister Ali Alatas, whom it regarded as a statesman who had greatly contributed to fostering better relations between Malaysia and Indonesia. Expressing his condolences to Alatas‘ family, the prime minister ask... detail... »
Jakarta - Rhaina Diffa Maswibowo, a sixth grader, said that she didn`t know the tale of famed Melayu knight Hang Tuah. “I know popular folktales such as Kabayan and Sangkuriang,” said Rhaina, who goes to the Miftahul Jannah Islamic elementary school in Tangerang, west of Jakarta . “But I don`t have any idea about stories from the far-flung ... detail... »
Johor Baharu - The Johor state assembly was today told that the state government will build 57 new religious schools at a cost of RM122 million to meet the shortage of such schools in several districts in the state. Religion committee chairman, Datuk Zainal Abidin Osman, said there were now 550 religious schools in the state with 216,980 pu... detail... »
Hong Kong - Indonesia will display products of its small and medium enterprises at the 8th World SME Expo 2008 from December 10 to 12 in Hong Kong. “A number of our SME products will be promoted and offered to local and foreign buyers at the event,” Haris Munandar, trade section staff of the Indonesia Consulate General in Hong Kong sa... detail... »
Jakarta - The success of hit Indonesian film Laskar Pelangi (Rainbow Fighters) has sparked discussion in the creative industries, and the government, into how local culture and creativity can come together to create successful, high quality products. Directed by Riri Riza and produced by Mira Lesmana, the movie drew over 4 million viewers... detail... »
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