Subang- AFS Antarabudaya Malaysia celebrated its 50th anniversary in a grand style with about 500 guests attending a gala dinner at the Holiday Villa, Subang. Most of the guests, AFS students and their parents, dressed in stunning black and gold, had a great time performing various international cultural dances. In the true spirit of ... detail... »
Singapore- The Singapore Art Museum, a converted school, opens a new wing dedicated to contemporary art this week in a building across the street, also a former school. The opening exhibition will be about school. The new section, called 8Q sam -- the name derived from the address, 8 Queen`s Street -- promises all the things associated ... detail... »
Tanah Jambu- A national level al-Quran reading competition for the youth is organised by the Youth and Sports Department, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports. The competition aims to select the country's representative to the Asian level "Musabaqah Tilawah Al-Quran Belia Kebangsaan". The final competition will be held Aug 20 at the... detail... »
Jakarta, MelayuOnline.com- MelayuOnline.com begins to be exposed by the broader public now. After being exposed by the biggest newspaper in Indonesia – KOMPAS – on August 8th, 2008, MelayuOnline.com was screened by a news channel television from Jakarta, Metro TV. On August 10th, E-Lifestyle program on Metro TV presented the Head of Melay... detail... »
Yogyakarta, MelayuOnline.com- During the visit to Yogyakarta, H. A. Fauaz Ilyas, SH., the City Secretary of Pekanbaru, could spend several minutes visiting Balai Pinang Lima – the office building of the Center for Research and Development of Malay Culture (BKPBM). Fauaz Ilyas along with the entourage came to BKPBM on Thursday (7/08/08... detail... »
Hanoi- On the occasion of Malaysian National Day 31st of August, Melia Hanoi Hotel and the Embassy of Malaysia will organize a Malaysian Culinary and Culture Delight Promotion Week from August 21-28 to promote Malaysian culture. Due to influences from immigrant groups like Chinese and Indian, and other neighbour countries, the culture i... detail... »
Palu- Sulawesi: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to officially open the ninth Alkhairaat muktamar (congress), at Alkhairaat Islamic boarding school in Kotarindau village, Dolo district in Donggala regency, on Aug. 26. Chairman of the Central Sulawesi chapter of the Indonesian Ulema Council, Saggaf Aljufri, who is also th... detail... »
Yogyakarta, MelayuOnline.com- Balai Pinang Lima – the office building of the Center for Research and Development of Malay Culture (BKPBM) – became a place for the reunion of two famous poets – Prof. Dr. Bakdi Soemanto from Indonesia and Prof. Muhammad Haji Salleh from Malaysia. They had a meet in the meeting room of Balai Pinang Lima on ... detail... »
Semporna (Sabah)- Malaysia will safeguard its sovereignty over the Layang-Layang atoll located off Sabah because it does not want a repeat of its "loss" of the Batu Puteh rock off Johor, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said Tuesday. "If we want oil or other products from the earth, we have to safeguard the sovereignty of... detail... »
Singapore- The National Museum of Singapore, Asian Civilisations Museum and the School of the Arts have received a generous literary boost. Times Publishing Limited has donated more than 9,000 books to their reference libraries. This is one of the largest such donations ever seen in Singapore. It comprises over 4,000 different titl... detail... »
Singapore- Wakaf, or endowment funds, totalling $1.7 million were disbursed to over 300 Muslim beneficiaries including mosques, madrasahs and needy families on Tuesday morning. The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) said this is the highest amount that has been given out so far. The funds come from property, valued at $350... detail... »
Palembang, MelayuOnline.com- The inexorable wave of globalization has eradicated nation‘s indigenous culture from the origin now. Consequently, all people need to carry out strategic efforts to save and preserve the nation‘s tradition and culture for a better future. Such opinion appeared amongst the participants of a cultural dialogue... detail... »