Singapore - Singapore`s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Tuesday that his country is ready to dispatch Disaster Assistance Rescue Teams and medical doctors to Myanmar if necessary. Lee made the offer in a letter to his Myanmar counterpart General Thein Sein. Lee said Singapore will also contribute a humanitarian assistance package o... detail... »
Manila - Migration and the peace process in the southern Philippines are two of the major issues that will be taken up during Wednesday`s meeting between Malaysian Foreign Minister Rais Yatim and Philippine officials, Philippine foreign affairs officials said Tuesday. The Department of Foreign Affirs (DFA) said the Philippines ... detail... »
Manila, Philippines - Environment officials from member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian (ASEAN) Nations met recently in Makati City to craft a strategic plan to save the region`s rich but highly endangered biodiversity. A statement from the ASEAN Center for Biodiversity (ACB) said the environment officials identified concerns... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - Members of the Dusun ethnic group in Brunei have been urged to take pro-active actions in preventing their culture and language from extinction. The Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Dewa Major General (Rtd) Dato Seri Pahlawan Hj Mohammad Hj Daud stressed that the nation`s culture an... detail... »
Jakarta - Indonesia`s ability to provide skilled information technology workers remains in doubt, even as it approaches its 100th year of "national awakening". Indonesia ranked 67th out of 69 countries in an e-readiness study by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), faring little better than Azerbaijan and Iran as one of the least IT-p... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - The Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, arrived at the Subang Airport here Monday for a two-day working visit beginning Tuesday. His Majesty was accompanied by 15 senior government officers. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and Energy, Water and Communications Minister were on hand to greet... detail... »
Johor Baharu - The resolution passed at the Malay Solidarity Congress, which concluded here Sunday, was handed over to the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Iskandar, at Istana Bukit Serene. President of the Federation of National Writers` Associations (Gapena) Prof Emeritus Tan Sri Ismail Hussein said he, together with four other members ... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia and Indonesia have agreed to cooperate in development of the jatropha industry under the ambit of renewable energy, the Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry said Monday. The cooperation will cover research and development (R&D) activities related to agronomic practices, breeding of quality seeds... detail... »
Jakarta - The economies of Southeast Asia are well-positioned to withstand global financial market volatility caused by the U.S. subprime crisis, ASEAN`s secretary general said Monday. Despite export-dependent economies and increasingly integrated financial systems, ASEAN member states have stronger macroeconomic fundamentals than du... detail... »
Malacca - It was a memorable night of sight and sound at the 11th Archipelago Drum Festival held here recently to commemorate the Malacca Historic City Day. The four-hour show saw 24 traditional cultural drum troupes and 601 performers thumping and dancing their way into the hearts of an estimated 15,000 spectators who had gathered t... detail... »
Johor Baru - More than 200 Malay non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have agreed to form a council to further Malay interests against what they view as challenges to Kedaulatan Melayu or Malay sovereignty. The Council for Malay Solidarity will forward its demands to the nine Sultans, who are the constitutional custodians of Malay... detail... »
Colombo - Some 50,000 Sri Lankan Malays are striving to preserve their age-old social and religious customs and, most importantly, the Malay language, which is the main aspect of their identity in the diverse Sri Lankan community. In the island nation of some 20 million people, who are predominantly Sinhalese, this small Malay Muslim... detail... »
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