Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia`s best-known destination for street food has been renamed, in a surprise re-branding that has created an uproar among the dozens of traders who sell local delicacies there. Jalan Alor, which comes alive at night with more than 100 stalls selling everything from chicken satay to frog porridge, has been renamed Jalan K... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - MORE visitors including foreigners are visiting the Bujang Valley Archaeology Museum in Merbok near Sungai Petani which displays alluring temple ruins and artefacts more than 1,500 years old. Busloads arrive mostly at the weekends and public holidays and last year, the museum received 127,500 visitors. This year, there has ... detail... »
Bone - It was before dawn, but already a number of men were on board their boats. Some were preparing to fish in the open sea, while others cleaned their vessels for the day ahead. This is a typical daily routine among the ethnic Bajo, or Sama, who live along the shores of Bone bay in Tanete Riattang Timur district, in Bone regency, South ... detail... »
Raiwai - A group of Indonesian musicians are in the country to teach and train locals on how to use bamboos to create pleasant and soothing music. In a visit arranged by the Indonesian Embassy here, the three prominent musicians, Yayan Mulyana, Wilyana, and Rudi Lili are from Bandung in West Java the most renowned centre of Sundanese music ... detail... »
Denpasar - Indonesia soared to the number one position on the score sheet of the 2008 Asian Beach Games in Bali after winning all of the five coveted titles yesterday. Indonesia won two gold medals, in the categories of the traditional martial arts `silat` two gold medals for the dragon boat race and one gold medal in surfing. After winn... detail... »
Miri - Talun is a local tree where its bark is used by the Sarawak`s Lun Bawang community to make traditional handicraft like hats and vests. But a member of the community, Bell Su`ut, has found a new use for Talun`s bark and inadvertently has provided a new perspective for the art of the Lun Bawang people. Over the last 13 years he has ... detail... »
Jakarta - "I regret marrying you, you old frog dealer!" cried a woman wearing an eye-catching pink kebaya to a middle-aged man. "Mother, don`t you think your regret to father is a bit too late? Here I am -- a product of both of you," exclaimed a teenage girl to the middle-aged couple, as strands of traditional gamelan music floated in the b... detail... »
Bali - The inaugural Asian Beach Games, the first ever multi-discipline beach sport event in the world with the theme, ‘Inspire the World‘ was declared open by Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at an impressive and colourful ceremony here yesterday. The nearly five-hour long ceremony held in Garuda Wisnu Kencana, a monumental ... detail... »
Jakarta - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono opened the 2008 ASEAN jamboree in the Cibubur camping grounds, East Jakarta, Sunday. Before 1,500 participants from nine ASEAN member countries, President Yudhoyono pressed the siren button marking the opening of the annual event, and in the presence of welfare coordinating Minister Abdurizal Bak... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei now has another university. His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam revealed that Brunei`s Institute of Technology, "Institute Technology Brunei" (ITB), has been officially upgraded to university status. The educational institute will, however, retain its old name. The monarch also conse... detail... »
Serdang - Asean Secretary-General Dr Surin Pitsuwan hopes Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim and his counterparts from Indonesia and Singapore will help to resolve the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia which erupted in deadly clashes this week. "It is up to him at his level. I’m only the secretary-general. He ... detail... »
Jakarta - Solo in Central Java will host a meeting called International Conference of World Heritage Euro-Asian Cities on October 25-28, 2008, the city`s chief administrator said. "The conference will be themed `The Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritages and Sustainable Urban Development`. The mayors of 143 cities in 29 countries will... detail... »
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