Korat, Thailand - Hosts Thailand got off to a flying start in the SEA Games athletics with six gold medals Friday, and also remained on course to defend the coveted football title. Bidding to top the medals table, Thailand dominated the first day of track and field action, winning the men‘s shot put and triple jump, 400m hurdles and 50... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysia will drop two dances that originated in Indonesia from its overseas tourism campaigns following protests from the neighboring country, officials and a report said Tuesday. Activists demonstrated outside the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta last week, slamming Kuala Lumpur for promoting Indonesia`s tradi... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia`s prime minister has defended a crackdown on recent anti-government protests, including by ethnic minority Indians, saying he will not tolerate people who incite violence for "personal gains." In an opinion piece published Friday in the Asian Wall Street Journal, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi wrote th... detail... »
Nusa Dua, Indonesia - The United Nations praised on Thursday a step by a U.S. Senate committee to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the world`s top carbon emitter even as Washington reaffirmed opposition to caps. "That`s a very encouraging sign from the United States," Yvo de Boer, head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat, said... detail... »
Malaysia - Malaysia did not ever lay claim to Indonesia`s traditional arts, including songs, dances, fabrics, puppet theater and musicals, Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia Dato Zainal Abidin Zain said Wednesday. "Read our website, we never claimed any of Indonesia`s traditional arts as our own," Dato said. "It has been exaggerat... detail... »
Jakarta - Vice President Jusuf Kalla is scheduled to open the conference of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies, which will be held here from December 10 to 13, Antara reported. The conference, which will be held in conjunction with the 70th anniversary of Antara news agency, will be attended by delegates from 33 OANA mem... detail... »
Jakarta - Indonesia‘s tourism industry has expressed regret the EU Commission on Transportation is extending its ban on Indonesian airlines for another three months. The trade urged the government to continue to improve its control on airline operation safety and to continue using international lobbying channels to change the E... detail... »
Nusa Dua - The past year has seen yet more weather records smashed as extreme weather events take a firmer hold of the planet, the World Wildlide Fund (WWF) announced Monday. The overview from the global conservation organization, Breaking Records in 2007- Climate Change, shows record lows for sea ice cover in the Arctic, some of ... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia will drop two dances that originated in Indonesia from its overseas tourism campaigns following protests from the neighboring country, officials and a report said Tuesday. Activists demonstrated outside the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta last week, slamming Kuala Lumpur for promoting Indonesia‘s traditional B... detail... »
Singapore - Singapore and Malaysia signed a government-to-government memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Tuesday, aimed at providing opportunities for greater sharing and learning among school principals, teachers and students from both countries. Extending the already close ties between the education ministries in Singapore and ... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia will sign the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Disabled, Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said today. She said the Cabinet had agreed to the ministry‘s request for Malaysia to sign the convention. She, however, added that ratifying the conve... detail... »
Putrajaya - Cultural performances originating from Indonesia, such as the "Barongan" and "Endang" dances, are to be shelved from Malaysian tourism promotion activities due to the controversy raised by cultural activists from the republic. Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said today the decision was taken to ease the cont... detail... »
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