Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - For someone who fell in love with history quite late in life, Tunku Halim Tunku Abdullah has managed to make the subject into an interesting and fascinating read, especially for children. His foray into writing history books for children began eight years ago when he was writing an autobiography of his late father... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam - A Youth Motivational Guidance programme, held in conjunction with `Strengthening the Reading Culture 2009` campaign, was attended by over 30 youths comprising librarians in the Belait District. The three-day programme consists of motivational talks to provide self-awareness among the participants t... detail... »
Singapore - Singapore`s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said Singapore`s challenge is to sustain the environment as the city grows. Speaking at the opening of Singapore`s largest water reclamation plant in Changi on Tuesday, Mr Lee said that to do so, the country must take a long-term view, prepare well ahead and align efforts across ... detail... »
Bandung, West Java - The Komodo National Park now ranks eighth in Group E (for forests, national parks and nature reserves), after more than 3,000 Indonesians voted online Sunday for the park to become one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature (N7WN). During a road show in Bandung, West Java, to campaign for the park, at least 3,076 peop... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Organised by the Information, Communications and Culture Ministry through the National Arts, Culture and Heritage Academy‘s (Aswara) dance faculty, Tari ‘09 will take place from July 14 to 18 at the academy in Jalan Tun Ismail, Kuala Lumpur. Themed Rooted In Tradition, it is part of a series which began in 1994. I... detail... »
Phuket, Thailand - Many people know about the famous Silk Road, the West-to-East and vice versa route taken by Marco Polo and other Western explorers. However, very few people know there was a silk road through the south of Thailand that for centuries served foreign traders who transported goods by sea from the Greek and Roman empires to Ch... detail... »
Bangkok, Thailand - Senator Worawit Baru, a Pattani native, doesn`t think Thailand`s southernmost provinces should be granted the autonomy they covet, but he`s convinced that special administrative status is the only path to peace. Granting such status to the predominantly Muslim region remains a taboo subject elsewhere in the country, t... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The High Court`s recent dismissal of an Indian Muslim association`s appeal to remove the word keling from the Kamus Dewan has stirred up strong sentiments over the issue. Ramli Abdullah, chairman of the Selangor and Federal Territory Angkatan Pelapor India Muslim, reiterated the importance of removing the “deroga... detail... »
Purwokerto, Central Java - Ahmad Tohari is very familiar to all literary buffs as a novelist, short story writer and essayist critical of various social and religious issues. With a big name through his 1982 village dancer trilogy, Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk, the author expressed his concern over Indonesian national leaders, whom he said were ... detail... »
Jakarta - A young programming hobbyist has come to the rescue of those eager to use precise Indonesian terms, instead having to fall back on foreign languages, by creating a 24-hour online service that goes beyond just being a dictionary. Ivan Lanin, executive director of Wikimedia Indonesia, has created a site called Kateglo — a descrip... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Children should learn more than two languages so they can market themselves better in the global arena, says Association of Wives of Ministers and Deputy Ministers (Bakti) chairman Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor. Rosmah, who is the wife of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, said she strongly encouraged children... detail... »
Jakarta - The Indonesian Foreign Ministry has suggested to Malaysia to resume talks on their common sea borders in the second week of July, a spokesman said. “The Indonesian negotiators have expressed their readiness to resume talks on July 13 - 14, 2009 with Malaysia as host,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Teuku Faizasyah said here on Frida... detail... »
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