Mempawah, Melayu Online – Head of Center for Malay Culture Studies and Developments (BKPBM) who is also General Chief/Chief Editor of www.MelayuOnline.com, Mahyudin Al Mudra, SH., MM., was given the award Yang Mulia Seri Setia Amantubillah to bear Dato Sri Astana title by Mempawah Kingdom. The royal honorary title was conferred by the K... detail... »
Jakarta - The international marine event Sail Banda which will take place in Ambon city, Maluku`s provincial capital in July to August 2010 is expected to attract thousands of foreign tourists. In efforts to attract around 6,000 tourists to the province, Sail Indonesia featuring the beauty of Maluku Province`s Banda Islands, the local... detail... »
Mempawah, MelayuOnline – The presence of Laskar in support for Mempawah Kingdom is apparently very important. Without Laskar, on the one hand, Mempawah is not complete as a kindom and on the other hand, the members of Laskar are expected to give total service for the kingdom. In the context of Mempawah Kingdom, Laskar means the kingdom‘s ... detail... »
Singapore - A new Malay Language Centre will be set up to enhance the professional development of teachers. Currently, training for Malay language teachers is held only on an ad hoc basis. With the new facility, to be located at the MOE Language Centre in Bishan, there will be more courses and mentoring programmes. The aim is to ... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - The 2010 Sail Indonesia, featuring the beauty of Maluku Province`s Banda Islands, would spend at least Rp40 billions, Director General of Marine Resources and Fishery Surveillance Aji Sularso said. The funds came from the Maluku province`s budget and those of the marine and fishery ministry and coordinating ministry... detail... »
Mempawah, MelayuOnline – The procession of washing heirlooms of Mempawah Kingdom, West Kalimantan, took place in solemn reverence on Monday (2/8) daytime. The tradition that is part of the Robo-Robo Ceremony was carried on in Amantubillah Palace, Mempawah, West Kalimantan. It will be followed by a carnival of heirlooms to let people se... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - University of Indonesia (UI)`s European Studies Center, in cooperation with Moscow State University and St Petersburg University in Russia, launched a Russian-Bahasa Indonesia dictionary here on Monday. Published in conjunction with the 60th anniversary of Indonesia-Russia diplomatic relations, the dictionary was ... detail... »
Ambon, Indonesia - Ambon authorities will launch a website specially dedicated to Sail Banda, an international marine event to be held in Maluku from July to August 2010. "The Website on Sail Banda will be launched tomorrow (Feb. 2) and is aimed at promoting Sail Banda. There is a lot of information people can get if they access the we... detail... »
Jakarta - The upcoming international marine event "Sail Banda 2010" in Maluku, scheduled from July to August, has gained support from various parties. Support to make the event a success came among others from Maluku-born people in the Netherlands, Bank Indonesia, as well as air and sea transportation agencies. In the Netherlands, ... detail... »
Johor, MelayuOnline – The whole world of Malay condole on the death of one of Malaysia’s best sons, the Sultan of Johor, Iskandar ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail, who passed away on Friday (22/01) night, at 07.15 p.m. Malaysian time due to bad health. The late Sultan Iskandar who once held the position of Yang Dipertuan Agung Malaysia (1984-19... detail... »
Yogyakarta, Melayuonline.com – Ending a series of event in the 3rd Milad (anniversary) celebration of the “Malay World across the Globe” portal, Melayuonline.com, in Wednesday (20/01) afternoon, the whole staff held a modest ceremony to express gratitude to God after surviving three years in the attempt of preserving Malay civilization. ... detail... »
Yogyakarta, MelayuOnline – The last session of Diaspora Workshop held by the Center for Malay Culture Studies and Development (BKPBM) featured two speakers, namely Dr. Hj. Mohd. Sharifudin Yusop from Putra Malaysia University (UPM) and Mahyudin Al Mudra SH. MM., founder/holder of BKPBM and general manager/chief redactor of www.MelayuOnlin... detail... »