Tutong - With an area of 1,166 sq km, Tutong is the third largest district in Brunei Darussalam after Belait and Temburong with a population in excess of 34,000. The district is accessible through a well-connected road and highway from Brunei Muara or Belait Districts. Its tremendous development has spurred the town to new heights... detail... »
Jakarta - This year‘s fasting month has seen a record number of weekend visitors use the recreational facilities at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) in East Jakarta. "The second weekend of this month saw the number of visitors reach 40,000 -- and we saw 20,000 during the week," information manager Purnawidjaja Alibasa told Antara. ... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - The splendid country of Malaysia stores a rich stock of diversified heritage, traditions, and culture. The vivid mesh of different religious and racial backgrounds that feature the heritage of Asia in Malays, Chinese, and Indians and the cultural marks left by the Thai, Portuguese, Dutch, and English make Malaysia one ... detail... »
Batam - The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission in Riau Islands province has criticized a number of radio stations in Batam for selling airtime to religious groups from Singapore, allowing them to broadcast religious programs in foreign languages. The commission‘s provincial chairman, Hendriyanto, told The Jakarta Post that out of ... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia aims to increase the number of foreign students studying in the country to 100,000 by 2010 from the current 50,000, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. To date, students from more than 150 countries are studying in Malaysia, making the country one of the most important providers of internati... detail... »
Davao City - Bills on the mandatory study of Moro history and Lumad (Indigenous Peoples‘) history have been re-filed in the Congress as the two bills reached only the committee level in the previous Congress. Introduced by Anak Mindanao party-list Rep. Mujiv Hataman, House Bill 1805 or “An Act providing for the mandatory study... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - Yesterday saw the conclusion of the Youth Tedarus Al-Quran Programme for the month of Ramadhan with the closing ceremony held at the official residence of the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, "Rumah Musfirah". Attending as the guest of honour was Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Pehin Orang Kaya S... detail... »
Malaysia - The Kuala Lumpur International Batik (KLIB) Convention and Exhibition 2007 which will be held from Nov 30 to Dec 2, looks set to bring batik producers, trainers, retailers, enthusiasts, artists and buyers together in Kuala Lumpur. Themed The Business of Batik, the exhibition is open to anyone in the batik or related industrie... detail... »
Denpasar, Bali - Local identity, regional autonomy, the rise of Islam and Christianity, centralization of government, environmental changes, natural disasters, corruption, the encounter with the West -- all hot topics have their own history. The problem is that national history hardly deals with them, and that the collective memory does not recal... detail... »
Farid Husain Editors: Salim Shahab and E.E. Siadari Health & Hospital Indonesia (July, 2007) www.h2-indonesia.com pp. 274 Jakarta- When a couple of buddies saw the cover of this book titled To See the Unseen, Scenes behind the Aceh Peace Treaty, they asked, Have you finished reading the book? May I borrow it?" Like a good appetizer, the cover... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - Traditional games once played regularly by children have now begun to lose its fervor especially in this era of globalisation. Spinning top, marbles, simban, sekupong, main bilun, main gatah, rubber seeds, and congkak are among the popular games back in the seventies and eighties but have now been forgotten to be replaced wi... detail... »
Indonesia - Literature encapsulates many worlds. It gives us an opportunity to travel to foreign lands, or look again at our daily lives through the spectacles of others. Reading in the comfort of our own bubble, we can comfortably and safely explore the world through the experience of characters taking risks on our behalf -- not just those of ou... detail... »
Today 
Yesterday 
Last week 
Last month 
