Darwin, Australia - Claims the Malay population of a tiny Australian outpost in the Indian Ocean is being forced to speak English rather than their own unique language could be a storm in a tea-cup, Home Affairs Minister Brendan O`Connor says. But it`s also possible there are “fundamental” issues at play on the remote territory 3,700km we... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - NAVY serviceman Joel Champ can put many Malaysians to shame. While many locals opt to learn foreign martial arts such as Korea`s tae kwon do or Japan`s karate, the 31-year-old American has gone beyond his borders to learn the Malay traditional art form silat. The Chicago-lad, who is also an exponent of kick boxing... detail... »
Prague, Czechoslowakia - While their compatriots back home fumed over the use of the Balinese pendet dance in a Discovery Channel ad about Malaysia, an Indonesian folk dance troupe dazzled crowds with a Betawi dance at a festival in Prague. The Jakarta State University student dance group performed the Lenggang Nyai dance at the openi... detail... »
Tenggarong, East Kalimantan - For more than a century, the Kutai community of East Kalimantan has been organizing the Erau Tempong Tawar ritual to cast out evil and bad luck. Erau, a festive celebration, is a cultural icon for the Kutai ethnic group. This ceremony, important for local people, has long attracted interest among domestic a... detail... »
Samarinda, East Kalimantan - Head of the East Kalimantan Culture and Tourism Regional Office, Firminus Kunum, has said that Dayak cultures and arts in the region have not been registered yet. He said Dayak cultures in East Kalimantan were different to those in Malaysia, especially in Sabah and Serawak, although they all had the same core.... detail... »
Jakarta - State Secretary Hatta Radjasa said Thursday that none of Indonesia`s territory was for sale despite a website advertising offers for three islands in the western part of the country. Hatta told reporters at the Presidential Palace that investors might lease or develop resorts on those islands, but any claim or attempt at owners... detail... »
Yogyakarta - Ramadan is a month full of blessing for Muslim wares traders in Yogyakarta, especially for those producing peci and rehal (Muslim hat and a reading stand used for the Koran), when demand increases and profit multiplies. “As long as there are Muslims, we will always make a living,” said Turadi, a knitted peci maker from Bedug... detail... »
Jakarta - Posters of classic local films line the corridor leading into a cool, white room of the Indonesian Cinematheque in Kuningan, South Jakarta, where two men are hunched over, dutifully cleaning spools of film stock. Surrounded by some antiquated mechanical machines, they take reels of 35-millimeter film from their canisters and pl... detail... »
Banda Aceh, Naggroe Aceh Darussalam - Authorities in staunchly Islamic Aceh on Thursday launched an effort to disseminate awareness of the need to strengthen protection of children through the publication of 9,000 copies of a local religious regulation on the matter. The distribution of the kanun, or regulation based on the canons on Is... detail... »
Jakarta - For shops that deal in gift parcels, Idul Fitri is a moment they have been waiting for as it is a time of booming business. During the holiday, it is a tradition for many Indonesians to send gift parcels to relatives, superiors and business partners. A set of stacked containers or a tiffin basket containing food is sent to a gi... detail... »
Jakarta - KRU Studios has nothing to do with the controversial promotional clip Enigmatic Malaysia—even though the series of documentaries was produced by them to showcase Malaysia‘s cultural heritage on the Discovery Channel, KRU Group of Companies‘ chief executive officer Norman Abdul Halim said. The promo clip—which contained foota... detail... »
Pasir Puteh, Malaysia - A great grandson of Tok Janggut, one of the Malay warriors who fought the colonist in 1914, wants the government to honour the man for his deeds to the nation in conjunction with the country`s 52nd Merdeka celebration. Sulaiman Ismail, 85, said his great grandfather should be accorded a similar honour like those m... detail... »
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