Kuala Lumpur - Fans of classical music are all abuzz and with good reason. Veteran Indonesian violin maestro Idris Sardi will be performing for two nights with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Istana Budaya Kuala Lumpur this weekend. While his devotion to technique and the finer points of composition are legendary, Sardi is... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - Local children in primary schools who have little or no knowledge of the English Language and are forced to study subjects in the said language have been condemned to fail. This was the stance taken by Dr Hj Azmi Abdullah, as he presented his working paper in a public lecture yesterday afternoon at Universiti Brun... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - A storytelling competition was yesterday held at Rimba II Primary School for primary school students in the Brunei-Muara District. Present as the guest of honour was Acting Director of Schools Dayang Hajah Aishah binti Haji Muhd Hausain. The event was organised by the Library Section, Language and Literature Bu... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - Borneo`s pygmy elephants may be descendants of an extinct Javanese elephant race, saved by chance by an 18th century ruler, according to a new study released Thursday. The study suggests that a small number of opposite-sex elephants can produce a thriving progeny of thousands if left undisturbed on an island, giving fresh ... detail... »
Jakarta - The state should focus on adopting the universal principles of all religions in its policies and practices, instead of passing religion-based laws, a Muslim scholar told a discussion Wednesday. Nahdlatul Ulama leader Masdar F. Mas`udi said the state did not need to impose rigid formal rules to imbue public life with re... detail... »
Singapore - Malaysia and Singapore will accept whatever decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague on Pulau Batu Putih in the Johor Straits which has been a long standing and thorny issue in the diplomatic relations between the two close neighbours. "Whatever is the decision, we will accept it," Singapore... detail... »
Singapore - Singapore and Malaysia will jointly study the possibility of an urban between the two neighbours, the city-state`s foreign minister said Thursday. They agreed that a joint ministerial committee will explore the possibility of the link, Singapore`s Foreign Minister George Yeo told reporters. Yeo was speaking during the ... detail... »
Mamuju - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono planned to make a working visit to West Sulawesi Province early in May 2008. "The Presidential visit to West Sulawesi had already been planned for beginning of May by the presidential palace protocol," West Sulawesi Governor Anwar Adnan Saleh told the press in Mamuju Tuesday night. T... detail... »
Jakarta - Pencak Silat is a set of martial arts first appearing in Indonesia in approximately the sixth century A.D. and quickly spreading to Malaysia and Singapore. Both of the words “pencak” and “silat” mean self-defense, but they are used in different regions of Indonesia. The two words were combined in 1948 to describe the hund... detail... »
Jakarta - For many urban Indonesians, traditional batik clothes are just too "kampungan" or "un-trendy". Not for Jakarta-based designer Josephine Komara, who goes by the name Obin. She has made batik fashionable again, using modern colours and patterns on traditional sarongs, scarves, and fitted blouses, and sells her textiles at ou... detail... »
Kuala Terengganu - The batik industry may fall behind if traditional methods like hand-drawing and stamp-printing continue to be used as these are time-consuming. Noor Arfa Batik executive officer, Wan Mohd Ariffin Wan Long, said the traditional methods were not suitable for current times, so batik producers needed to change to a fas... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - THIS will surely awaken your aural senses. We‘re talking about Gambus Goes Latin, a two-night showcase featuring gambus exponent Farid Ali at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas (DFP) on Monday. Farid possesses a knack for creating compositions that steer clear of traditional gambus sounds and his brand of music is thus imbued with great c... detail... »
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