Yogyakarta, MelayuOnline.com - Postgraduate students and lecturers of Development Communication Major of Putra Malaysia University visited BKPBM on Thursday, April 1, 2010. Professor Saleh Haji Hasan, the lecturer of Development Communication of UPM was in charge of the team, accompanied by the postgraduate students of Communication of ... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The Ministry of Information Communication and Culture will stage the 'Faces of 1Malaysia Festival' in the United States in April in an effort to promote national culture and arts in the international arena. Its minister, Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said the festival would be held in two stages, the first at the Na... detail... »
Padang, Indonesia - West Sumatra’s renowned Pagaruyung Palace in Tanah Datar regency was razed by a fire on Sunday that caused damage to the roof and rear walls. No casualties were reported. Heir to the palace Puti Reno Raudha Thaib told The Jakarta Post on Sunday that she left the palace — named Rumah Tuan Gadih Pagaruyung Istano S... detail... »
Jambi - British Ambassador to Indonesia Martin Hatful starting on Thursday (Mar 25) will visit the Berbak National Park (TNB) in Jambi province, head of the Jambi Natural Resources Conservation Institute Didy Woryanto said. He said on Wednesday, in his capacity as head of the Jambi culture and tourism agency, that the United Kindom is o... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam - An Asean official from Brunei's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) spoke on what the Association of South East Asian Nation (Asean) hopes to achieve in the coming years and its relevance to children at the Philippine Embassy. Pg Mahari bin Pg Hj Sulaiman, Assistant Director of the Asea... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - Managed jointly by Sail Indonesia, the Indonesian Navy, Indonesian Marine Foundation Yayasan Cinta Bahari, and the Indonesian Sailing Federation, Sail Banda is to be Indonesia`s largest marine event this year. This year, the Maluku provincial government gets the honor to host the international marine event that wil... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - Four jaipong dancers took to the stage in Central Jakarta on Sunday morning to show off a traditional dance they say is in peril because of a law that could restrict such performances. “The Constitutional Court will come out with a verdict on the Antipornography Law this coming Thursday. Therefore, we would like to... detail... »
Ambon, Indonesia - In August, thousands of people from throughout the country and abroad will descend on Ambon for Sail Banda 2010, an international maritime event aimed at showcasing the beauty of eastern Indonesia. But once they get there, visitors will find a number of the province’s historic sites, particularly on Saparua Island in... detail... »
MelayuOnline.com – As a part of the endeavor to continuously preserve and study Malay culture, the University of Science Malaysia (USM) open up a scholarship program for research on Tun Seri Lanang, a Malay historical figure. This scholarship is set for those holding Sarjana Muda (Bachelor’s degree) and Sarjana (Honours degree) who aim t... detail... »
Padang, Indonesia - Another Pagaruyung palace was burned down in West Sumatra at around 1.30 a.m. on Sunday. The fire turned the palace, the Istano Silinduang Bulan, into ashes. “The walls were made from wood and were decorated with Minang [West Sumatran] embroidery. Some interior parts of the palace were also charred,” Tanahdatar... detail... »
Ambon, Indonesia - A Maluku artist team is being prepared to grace an Indonesia Fair to be organized by the Indonesian Embassy in the Netherlands early next month. The chief of Maluku`s Cultural Park, Semmy Toisutta, said here on Saturday he was preparing the artist team, made up of a Hawaiian music band and a number of traditional dan... detail... »
Bali, Indonesia - A romantic or sexual gesture is usually done in private, possibly somewhere hidden and dark. But on Wednesday afternoon, dozens of youths in Banjar Kaja, Sesetan, Denpasar, Bali, hug and kiss each other on the street and even more people stood by and watched. This is the Omed-Omedan celebration. At least 100 youths in ... detail... »