By : SHARIFAH ARFAH Sabah - Students from institutions of higher learning will once again compete for numerous awards at the fifth Malaysian Students` Film and Video Festival which begins on Monday in Sabah. ILM students, take note. The fifth annual Malaysian Students` Film and Video Festival (FFVPM5) will be held this year at Unive... detail... »
By Zasika Musdi Bandar Seri Begawan - In accordance with Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah`s aim in assisting those in need of welfare, Yayasan has continued its active involvement in providing for less fortunate students through donations in the form of books and stationery. The presentation of donations is timely as the first s... detail... »
By Hadthiah PD Hazair Bandar Seri Begawan - The proprietor of Batek Desamas, Zainal Abidin Hj Ibrahim, has struck a deal with a Philippine-based company to turn his designs into accessory items, such as handbags, for export to the European market. The venture, which is still in the research and development stage, was developed dur... detail... »
Singapore - According to recent reports Singapore has just recorded its highest ever volume of travellers in for November as well as the highest room rates in history. November 2007 saw 837,000 visits to Singapore, the region`s highest ever November record, and is a 4.6% increase on 2006 figures, said the Singapore Tourism Board (STB... detail... »
Bangkok - Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand plan to boost tourism among the three countries under the Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT). Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, deputy secretary-general of the National Economic and Social Development Board, said the five-year plan aimed to promote tourism among the countries. Throu... detail... »
Kandari, Sulawesi - The Orang Bajau or sea gypsies of Sulawesi in Indonesia have roamed the seas for generations, using their renowned sea-faring skills and simple implements to make a living. But their traditional lifestyle is under threat as they compete for catch with illegal fishing boats from Taiwan and the Philippines, and with Indon... detail... »
Singapore - A new primary school that‘s equipped with ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) facilities will be welcoming its first batch of students next year. Beacon Primary is one of five schools specially chosen for the Education Ministry‘s FutureSchools@Singapore project, which aims to use more ICT in the classroom. ... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - A former Imam from the Ministry of Religious Affairs reminded Muslims in the Sultanate not to approach non-Muslim traditional healers or bomohs to cure ailments of spiritual nature as it is against Islamic teachings. In Islam there is a guideline for Muslims to approach bomohs in their search for cure which ca... detail... »
Jakarta - Behind the visible poverty, endless traffic jams and nauseating polluted air, Jakarta has hidden treasures that are unrivaled by other big cities in the country, and possibly even in Southeast Asia. They go together to make up the city`s arts and culture scene. Jakarta has a wide range of arts and cultural events, both of... detail... »
Manila - After roundtable meetings in Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok, efforts to build closer cooperation between and among Muslim leaders and Muslim communities of Asean came full circle. The Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy [PCID] played host to the First Southeast Asian Forum on Islam and Democracy (SEAFID) held ... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - Some 26 students, accompanied by eight lecturers, from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) arrived in Brunei yesterday to take part in an Internationalisation Programme to be conducted with students from Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD). The programme‘s highlight was an International Dialogue between UKM and... detail... »
BANGKOK - As a major gateway, Thailand looks to improve its access to its neighbours. We look at two recent examples of policy favoring the country as a gateway to the rest of Southeast Asia. The opening of a new official border checkpoint between Kelantan and Southern Thailand on December 21 is unlikely to make both regions cooperating m... detail... »
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