Singapore - The Singaporean government has recently announced a major human capital investment worth Dh1.3 billion as part of a wider tourism strategy that has targets to achieve 17 million visitor arrivals and Dh110 billion in tourism receipts by 2015. Through the TOurism TALent (TOTAL) Plan, the funds will train 74,000 new tou... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei`s Minister of Energy at the Prime Minister`s Office spoke about possible opportunities for gas and oil exploration during his two-day visit to Balikpapan in East Kalimantan recently. He said this during a dinner event hosted by Total E&P Indonesie and Total E&P Borneo BV last Thursday night in... detail... »
Jakarta - Ong Hok Ham, historian, public intellectual, eccentric and hedonist, died in Jakarta on 30 August 2007 at the age of 74. He was a celebrity historian in the 1980s and 1990s, writing for the daily Kompas, weekly Tempo, and periodical Prisma. He was even better known for his eccentric lifestyle and for his love of food, drink, s... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - Malays must place emphasis on starting their children`s education early to produce a talented “2057 generation” to steer the nation to greater achievements, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said. Umno can contribute towards this goal through early childhood education because the present two- to fo... detail... »
Malaysia To Continue Forging Stronger Ties With Indonesia Jakarta - Despite being a target of negative reports by the mass media off late, Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia Datuk Zainal Abidin Mohamed Zain said his mission here will continue to forge stronger ties with the host country. One of the efforts is by bringing Malaysians i... detail... »
Koronadal City - The Confederation of Provincial Governors, City Mayors and Municipal Mayors League Presidents of Mindanao (Confed Mindanao) will hold a budget summit early next year to renew its call for a bigger allocation to the island from the national government. In a recent meeting here, the confederation lamented that from 2000 to ... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Sounds of the hadrah echoed throughout The Mall‘s atrium Saturday night inviting curious on-lookers to stop for a cursory look as both primary and secondary students performed in a lively cultural show organised by the Arts and Culture Section, Co-Curriculum Department of the Ministry of Education. Althou... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - As part of PEMODA‘s ongoing contribution to promote cultural as well as local customs, PEMODA‘s president along with some member bikers paid a visit to the world‘s biggest floating library docked at the Muara Port, the My Doulos. The visit was to raise awareness of the reading culture in Brunei, and to shar... detail... »
Lhoknga, Indonesia - People in the town of Lhoknga, Indonesia, recently celebrated the opening of a junior high school that Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) helped rebuild after it was destroyed by the Indian Ocean tsunami. About 250 students attended an Oct. 25 dedication ceremony before attending classes in their own school for the first... detail... »
Jakarta - The government has said it is having difficulties identifying the number of native species in danger of extinction. Director for biological diversity affairs at the Forestry Ministry, Toni Suhartono, said much of the existing information on the number of endangered species was based on predictions made before 2000. ... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - After its successful debut in December last year, the Malaysia Education Fair will be returning to Brunei on November 6 and 7 at Level 1, The Mall, Gadong. This was announced by the Malaysia High Commissioner, Dato‘ Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari, during a press conference held for members of media, at the Malaysia Hig... detail... »
Kota Kinabalu - The Malaysian-led International Monitoring Team (IMT) in Mindanao has averted several potentially bloody clashes between government troops and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Philippine presidential adviser on the peace process in Mindanao, Jesus Dureza, said that whenever there was tension between both side... detail... »
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