Johor Bahru - Singapore and Malaysia share a strong and close relationship, and regular exchanges help to maintain the ties, said Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen and Transport Minister Raymond Lim, who celebrated Hari Raya with the Sultan of Johor on Saturday. Dr Ng and Mr Lim, along with their wives, were warmly welcomed by Sultan Mahm... detail... »
Cotabato City - Armm communities transform from being host to sporadic armed conflicts to becoming peace and development communities with the help of the ACT for Peace Program. The ACT for Peace Program is the fourth phase of the Government of the Philippines-United Nations Multi-Donor Program (GoP-UNMDP) that was established six m... detail... »
Songkhla, Thailand - After finishing his education in Cairo, Egypt, 10 years ago, Abdul Halim Lateh returned to work at his father`s pesantren, or Islamic boarding school, in his hometown in Chana, along the Pattani-Songkhla border in southern Thailand. "Back then, the condition was very peaceful here. Several years later, murders a... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - More than 95,000 visitors passed through the doors of Istana Nurul Iman during this year‘s Hari Raya Aidil Fitri celebrations, which saw more than 37,000 people on the final day queuing patiently to see His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu‘izzadin Waddaulah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam ... detail... »
Makassar - Vice President Jusuf Kalla`s private residence on Haji Bau Street in South Sulawesi`s provincial capital of Makassar was packed with thousands of people on Monday as he held an Idul Fitri open house for the public. Starting at 10 a.m. local time, people from South Sulawesi and West Sulawesi provinces had an opportunityto meet... detail... »
Jakarta - Most muslims in Indonesia performed the Idul Fitri prayers on Saturday to celebrate the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadhan. In Jakarta, the Idul Fitri prayer was centered at Istiqlal Grand Mosque and attended by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla. In Yogyakarta, Governor Sri Sultan H... detail... »
Borneo - Rendang and Ketupat are synonymous with the Hari Raya celebration and this has stood the test of time. In this part of the world, one could say - what is Hari Raya without them? But not all things have remained the same, especially compared to more than 20 years ago in the pre-independent era. In today`s society, people are movi... detail... »
Penang - In Penang, some 10,000 called on Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rashid Abdullah and his wife Datin Seri Rabaayah Md Naim at his open house held at the Jawi commu-nity hall in Nibong Tebal on Satur-day. Besides the ever-popular satay and ayam rendang and other deli-cious Malay food, there were also Indian favouri... detail... »
Malaysia - After almost 25 years of staying out of the music industry and the public eye, singer-songwriter Sohaimi Mior Hassan had the urge to record a new album earlier this year. And within a couple of months, Sohaimi had recorded his fourth album, Suatu Hari Nanti. His third, Misteri Cinta, was released way back in 1984. Sohaimi was ... detail... »
Baikonur - Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor is set to become the first Malaysian to go into space but his backup Kapt Dr Faiz Khaleed may still get to be the second one to do so. Science, Technology and Innovations Minister Datuk Seri Dr Jamaluddin Jaris said the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) also conveyed their desire for Dr ... detail... »
Jakarta - Muhammadiyah, the second largest Muslim organization in the country, is set to celebrate Idul Fitri on Friday. Muhammadiyah chairman Din Syamsuddin said based on its calculation, his organization believed that the date for Idul Fitri falls on Friday. The government will decide Thursday evening whether Idul Fitri will be... detail... »
Yogyakarta-MelayuOnline.com- There is upsurge of attention to MelayuOnline.com paid by academics at both national and international level. On Friday, October 5th, 2007, Prof. Dr. Ding Choo Ming (Principal Research Fellow, Institute of Malay World & Civilization, National University of Malaysia) visited Balai Kajian dan Pengembangan Bu... detail... »