Kuala Lumpur - The shortage of non-Malay teachers is the result of fewer applications for teacher training from non-Malays, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said for the 2008 session, 79,973 applications for teacher training were received from Malays, 7,288 from Chinese and 4,... detail... »
Singapore - It is a first for the Jambi Master Plan — and it may mean not only: curbing the threat of haze to the region during the dry season, but also a fresh source of seafood for Singapore from the Sumatran province. Yesterday, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Yaacob Ibrahim announced two new programmes under th... detail... »
Jakarta - World leaders in religion, politics and business will gather in the Indonesian capital this week for a conference to address ‘facets of violence‘ and its solutions, organisers said on Sunday. Muhammadiyah, Indonesia‘s second largest Muslim movement with some 30 million adherents, will host the second ‘World Peace Forum‘ b... detail... »
Jakarta - Indonesia, the largest archipelagic country, has a vast variety of herbal plants, spawning about 40,000 traditional medicines. The 40,000 odd traditional medicines were presented by president director of herbal medicine maker PT Sido Muncul, Irwan Hidayat, to 200 physicians at a health seminar held in Jakarta, on Saturday. ... detail... »
Kuching - The national-level Malaysia Gawai Dayak Open House 2008 celebration held in Kuching recently was the ideal experience to explore and learn the unique cultural heritage of the many ethnic groups in Sarawak. It is the iconic celebration of the Dayak communities in the state to showcase their respective cultural performances on... detail... »
Yogyakarta, MelayuOnline.com, On Wednesday (18/6), The Head of Korean Literature Department, Gadjah Mada University, Suray Agung Nugroho, together with several lecturers and South Korean students visited Balai Kajian dan Pengembangan Budaya Melayu-BKPBM (Balai Kajian dan Pengembangan Budaya Melayu). Along with the entourage was the Head ... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Brunei Darussalam Amateur Radio Association (BDARA) has been invited by the Amateur Radio Organisation of Indonesia (ORARI) to attend the 5th All Borneo Amateur Radio Festival in Western Kalimantan. The festival that is scheduled to commence on July 25, represents an activity that is held once every two yea... detail... »
Yogyakarta - Graphic art in Indonesia has often been used to spread propaganda and ideologies. According to curator Aminudin TH Siregar, a climax in the use of graphic art as a tool for propaganda was experienced during the first anniversary of Indonesia‘s independence, in August 1946. But until the present day, graphics as... detail... »
New York - Indonesia has submitted a document to the United Nations containing information on the extended continental shelf north-west of Sumatra to assert its sovereignty over the natural wealth existing in the area. "By giving the information, we have acted in accordance with Article 76, paragraph 8 of the United Nations Convention ... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - The third Executive Committee Meeting between the Information Department of the Government of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and the Government of Malaysia to facilitate cooperation and exchanges in the field of information continued yesterday with the signing of a Memorandum of Und... detail... »
Jakarta - Proposals for the establishment of two new provinces in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam have met with criticism from a prominent activist and a local politician. Elfian Effendi, executive director of Greenomics Indonesia, an independent policy development institute, and Nasir Djamil, a provincial legislator from the Prospero... detail... »
Kuala Belait, Brunei Darussalam -- The 16th Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-the Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Senior Officials Meeting opens (18 June) with delegations coming from the four EAGA member countries, the EAGA business sector and EAGA external partners. Held at the Plaza Sutera Biru Hotel in Kuala ... detail... »
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