Ambon, Indonesia - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived at Ambon’s Pattimura Airport on Monday afternoon and was greeted with a traditional Mako-Mako dance from Amahai, Seram Island. The president and his entourage arrived here to attend the peak event of the international marine event of Sail Banda 2010 and declar... detail... »
Sanur, Indonesia - Participants of the ongoing international biodiversity meeting have learned from local Balinese that local traditions can play a significant role in maintaining natural biodiversity. In the panel session on "Living with Nature: Lessons from Bali", participants learned that local communities on the island are encourage... detail... »
Kudat, Malaysia - Edi Tutun felt uneasy when two strangers paid him a surprise visit at his house in a remote village in Kota Marudu, in the northern district of Sabah. However, when the uninvited guests introduced themselves with the help of a villager who spoke to Edi in their mother tongue, the Dusun Kimaragang language, Edi bright... detail... »
Manado, Indonesia - Indonesia festival, which is to be participated in by art team from North Sulawesi, will be held in three Australian major cities on August 6, 2010. The North Sulawesi art team is under the care provincial Culture and Tourism Office`s Unit of Regional Technical Implementers (UPTD). "We will be in Australia to stag... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam - Bruneians have yet to make creative literature as their profession, due to the lack of readers, a Universiti Brunei Darussalam lecturer said yesterday. Dr Hj Morsidi Hj Muhamad, senior lecturer in Malay literature, said that there are no private publishers who were brave enough to publish literar... detail... »
Tabanan, Indonesia - I Wayan Indrawan is preparing to welcome the thousands of tourists who are expected to flock to the Tanah Lot festival this week. "I hope this year's festival will be livelier than last year," said the Tabanan native, who offers temporary tattoos to visitors at Tanah Lot. Indrawan expects more tourists to visit t... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - More than 150 kite fliers from nine countries and 15 provinces of Indonesia took part in the Jakarta International Kite Festival at Carnaval beach, Ancol, North Jakarta, on Saturday. Themed Hijau Jakartaku (My green Jakarta), various kites in the form of animals colored the hazy and windy sky throughout the afterno... detail... »
Sibu, Malaysia - The 10th edition of the Borneo Cultural Festival, Sibu and Sarawak central region signature tourism event, will be celebrated on a grander scale next year. Sibu Municipal Council chairman Datuk Tiong Thai King when closing the 10-day annual festival at the town square here last night said efforts would also be taken to ... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam - Kampong Ayer has good prospects to be successfully listed as a World Heritage Site as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) is keen to see more representation from Southeast Asian states on the list, said an official from the Municipal Department. "We ar... detail... »
Kendari, Indonesia - At least eight countries are taking part in an international kite festival to be held at La Ode Pandu, Raha, Muda District, Southeast Sulawesi. Foreign participants who were already in Muna for the festival were those from Singapore, Japan, France, South Korea, Australia, Germany, Brazil and the Netherlands, La Ku... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - Novelist Andrea Hirata says that spending hours hanging out in coffee shops in his home village Gantung, Belitung, has given him a lot of ideas for his books. That is why he likes to spend most of his weekends there, besides taking his nephew and nieces to beautiful beaches on the island. “At the moment, I am busy w... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Within the next year or two, the latest archeological site discovered at Bujang Valley in Kedah, the evidence of the earliest civilisation in Southeast Asia, will be nominated to be a world heritage site. Universiti Sains Malaysia's (USM) Global Archeological Research Centre Director (PPAG) Director Prof Dr Mo... detail... »
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