Badar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam graced the national level Nuzul Al-Quran Celebration for 1429 Hijrah last night at the International Convention Centre, in Berakas. The annual celebration to commemorate the revelation of Al-Quran last night is one of the major highlights of the holy mont... detail... »
Mataram, W Nusa Tenggara - The Directorate General of Forest and Nature Conservation (PHKA) of the Forestry Ministry Darori said here Wednesday that Indonesia was one of the countries with the highest biodiversity in the world, and earned the name Megabiodiversification country. "However, Indonesia is also known as a country with the highe... detail... »
Jakarta - Indonesia is looking to take the lion`s share of gold medals in the traditional martial art of pencak silat at the inaugural Asian Beach Games on the resort island of Bali next month. Oyong Karmayuda, a director at the Indonesian Pencak Silat Association (IPSI), on Tuesday said the Indonesian Sports Council was expecting Indone... detail... »
Singapore - Thailand has become the fourth country to join in the patrol in the Straits of Malacca, according to the Singapore Defence Ministry. Its participation in the patrol was formalised when it signed the revised Standard Operating Procedures and Terms of Reference for the Malacca Straits Patrols (MSP) Joint Coordinating Committee at ... detail... »
Kuala Terengganu - Penang‘s tantalising nasi briyani has made its way to Kuala Terengganu‘s Mydin Mall for the month of Ramadan. The aroma of marinated chicken and beef rendang coupled with side dishes fermented in curry leaves, blended masala and turmeric powder is sure to make shoppers take the delicacy home for buka puasa. This deli... detail... »
Jakarta - The ongoing batik wave -- or batik boom -- that has pervaded the local fashion scene in the past two years has put this fascinating fabric back on the map. But while most batiks are simply "textiles with a batik motif" or machine-printing -- not the resist-dyeing technique that defines batik, some people are nonetheless staying t... detail... »
Jakarta - The government will provide boarding schools for the children of Indonesian migrant workers who work in Sabah, Malaysia. These will be located in Nunukan regency and Sebatik island in East Kalimantan, on the border between Indonesia and Malaysia. ”So the children can have access to proper education. Their parents can work i... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam last night underscored the importance of al-Quran and the effort to reap the benefits of its magnificence. His Majesty delivered a titah during the Nuzul AlQuran or the commemoration of the revelation of the Quran at the International Convention Centre ... detail... »
Singapore - Military cooperation between the Malaysian and Singapore armed forces remains strong despite some occasional glitches in bilateral relations between the two countries, said Malaysian High Commissioner to Singapore Datuk N. Parameswaran. "The relations between the two militaries are at a very comfortable level," he said at a rec... detail... »
Pamekasan - The Pamekasan district administration has initiated steps to obtain patents on 24 batik motifs believed to be the region`s indigenous creations, a local official said. Mohamad Bahrun, head of the Pamekasan district`s trade and industry office, said the effort was being made to prevent other parties from making wrongful copyright... detail... »
Penang - Gerakan today stressed the need to forge greater understanding, empathy and solidarity among Malaysians in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah and Sarawak. In conveying the party`s best wishes for Hari Malaysia (Malaysia Day), its acting president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon urged all Malaysians to use this occasion to pray for continued pea... detail... »
Tutong - Keep your old worn-out, obsolete and old-fashioned items as they could become rare collections in the future. The suggestion was made by Hj Suhaili from Surabaya who sold obsolete items such as old records, radios, record players, telephones, cameras and Indonesian old currency at an exhibition in Tutong recently. He even kept ... detail... »
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