Kuala Belait - Visiting Singaporean students yesterday toured Brunei`s largest district with their local counterparts as part of an educational tour under the School Immersion Programme. The groups of 68 students were accompanied by teachers from both Serasa Primary School and Bendemeer Primary School, as well as officials from ... detail... »
Macao - An 82-member Indonesian contingent for the 2nd Asian Indoor Games arrived here on Wednesday after a five-hour flight from Jakarta. Led by former national swimmer Lukman Niode, the second batch of the Indonesian contingent will take part in the games that will take place from October 26 to November 3. Among the contingent members a... detail... »
Singapore - HE`S the man behind a song that echoes across Singapore every day. Yet few know much more about the late Zubir Said other than that he composed the national anthem, Majulah Singapura. Now, many decades of silence are about to end. A publishing deal that his family inked with Universal Music Publishing (UMP) rec... detail... »
Paris - The Minister of Education of Brunei Darussalam, Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Lela Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Abdul Rahman bin Dato Setia Haji Mohamed Taib, reported the progress Brunei has made since it joined the organisation and also the country`s response to some of the major initiatives, such as the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and t... detail... »
Kepala Datas,, Malaysia -- The Kepala Batas Hospital recently became the first public hospital in Malaysia to introduce traditional medicine alongside modern medical treatment. Its Traditional and Complimentary Medicine (TCM) Unit, manned by 10 officers headed by Dr Suhaila Ismail, began offering services on Oct 18. The pilot proj... detail... »
Jakarta - In colonial times, the southern part of Batavia was a no-man‘s-land, visited only by crooks on the run. Several hundred years on, it is now one of the most bustling areas of Jakarta, with chic and creative people flocking to its suburbs to live or for recreation. Businesses in the area do not just sell goods. They als... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - Rivers and streams are part of Brunei‘s natural landscape. However not much thought is given to the interesting and intriguing processes that occur in these water bodies and most people probably do not fully appreciate the complexity of these ecosystems. During my PhD study at the University Brunei Darussalam, I have ... detail... »
Singapore - Visitors to Singapore reached 766,000 in September, setting a new record for the month in the drive for a yearly high of 10.2 million, the tourism board said on Tuesday. With Indonesia, China, Australia, India and Japan the top five visitor-generating markets, the September figures reflected 7.1 per cent growth compared... detail... »
Singapore - The Singapore bid document for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games will be delivered to its final destination – the International Olympic Committee‘s headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland – two days before the 26 October deadline. Amidst much celebration, the bid document - which consists of 50 bid books, 25 CDs, a file conta... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - In conjunction with the festive season of Aidilfitri, various communities yesterday afternoon visited the residence of the Deputy Chairman of Mukim Kianggeh Consultative Council (MKCC), Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Laila Begawan Mudim Dato Seri Utama Haji Ismail. According to businessman Lim Ming Siong, who was among t... detail... »
Jakarta - The Culture and Tourism Ministry will soon sign an agreement with the Justice and Human Rights Ministry in an attempt to protect the nation‘s cultural heritage. "In order to avoid other countries claiming aspects of Indonesia‘s heritage, we approached the justice ministry about listing our heritage with them," Mukhlis P... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi wants students to start thinking as Malaysians, not as Malays, Chinese or Indians. He said it did not matter whether they went to Chinese, Tamil or national schools, they were, above all, Malaysian. Speaking to parents and students of SMJK(C) and SJK(C) Sam Tet here... detail... »
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