Bandar Seri Begawan - Employers should not look down on university graduates who hold degrees related to Islamic studies. This observation was made by the Deputy Rector of Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University (UNISSA), Dr Hj Mohd Yusop bin Hj Awg Damit, yesterday. Touching on the issue of unemployment among graduates with su... detail... »
Zamboanga City, Philippines – An ancient burial cave was discovered in the Philippine island of Mindanao, south of Manila, and officials have sealed the site to prevent looting of artifacts, many of them jars made from clay. It was not immediately known whether there are other treasures in the cave which was accidentally discovere... detail... »
Jakarta - Indonesia`s Information Minister Mohammad Nuh has ordered internet providers to ban access to popular sites like YouTube and MySpace. The ban aims to prevent Indonesians from accessing a Dutch anti-Islam film. A signed letter from the minister says: "[The] broadcast of the Fitna movie through the internet by the Dutch polit... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - A forum on `Developing and Cascading the Balanced Scorecard: Issues and Challenges` was yesterday held at the Seameo Voctech Regional Centre in Gadong. The half-day forum is part of Seameo Voctech`s on-going training programme on `Using Balanced Scorecard as a Strategic Management System,` which is a course for VTET... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - ASEAN subregional ministers have expressed satisfaction at Indonesia`s efforts to address forest fires and haze pollution and called on ASEAN member countries to take joint preventive steps to face the dry spell probably in the third quarter of this year. "We are satisfied at the progress made by Indonesia in coping with h... detail... »
Mindanao - THE donor community has reaffirmed support for Mindanao`s peace and development, citing the need to move the peace process forward and harmonize convergence of foreign aid in the island. At the recently concluded 2008 Philippines Development Forum, donors agreed to address the need to pursue a negotiated peace settlement betw... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - Youth are among the keys in strengthening the bilateral ties between Indonesia and Malaysia, Indonesia`s Young Entrepreneurs Association chairman Sandiago S. Uno said today. Describing them as agents of development and change, he said more open talks and exchange of ideas between youths of both countries would lead to great... detail... »
Phuket - In crisis, there is always opportunity. This maxim rings true at Prince of Songkla University`s Pattani campus, which is in one of the three troubled provinces in the far South. ``Since the violence erupted four years ago, the number of students studying here from other regions has dropped sharply,`` campus vice-rector Sompong Tho... detail... »
Brunei Muara - The latest community library - Sengkurong Library in Kg Sengkurong in the Brunei-Muara District - is expected to open some time this year. It is the fourth after Kg Pandan library in Belait District, Muara and Kg Lambak Kanan, which are all situated within village areas. The construction of the building has been comple... detail... »
Paris - A traditional Malay drum - "rebana ubi" -- has successfully made its way from Malaysia to the UNESCO headquarters here as a symbol of goodwill. Malaysia National Commission for UNESCO Secretary-General Mohd Noor Rashid Mat Taharim said the drum was used to officiate the opening ceremony of the Southeast Asia Ministers of Educat... detail... »
Jakarta - Indonesia`s Forestry Ministry is protesting that Malaysian businessmen are buying illegally-sourced and stolen timber from Indonesia. "We have forwarded the protest to our Foreign Ministry to be forwarded to the Malaysian authorities," Forestry Minister M.S. Kaban was quoted as saying by Antara news agency Monday. He was at ... detail... »
Kelantan - THE annual Flora Festival in Kelantan can become a platform to showcase local architectural designs which give emphasis to the state`s rich diversity in culture and heritage. Organising chairman Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan said this year`s festival theme Landscaping Through Local Culture was appropriate. Nowadays, he said many ... detail... »
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