Paris, France - A Giorgio Armani collection is always a comforting one. The signature jackets are always present and so too, are the red-carpet worthy gowns. And it`s no different for the Spring/Summer 2009 women`s collection. People keep coming back every season to see how he reinterprets his classics ever so subtly. This season, the... detail... »
Manado, North Sulawesi - National Organizing Committee of the World Ocean Conference (WOC) said that delegates of some 68 countries with international institutions have confirmed their attendance to Manado for the ocean conference. Seven other countries have reported orally their coming to the conference, said organizing secretary Indroy... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Facial creams, pills for erectile dysfunction, herbal aid to help smokers say no to cigarettes and even beer are among the products on show at the world‘s largest halal trade fair being held here. These products are among hundreds from various parts of the world, including non-Muslim nations. The pill for erecti... detail... »
Manila, Philippines - A Philippine consulting firm is providing support to the Government of Indonesia in their preparations for the one of the largest world events in the marine sector in recent years - the World Ocean Conference (WOC) 2009 and the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Summit - to be held in Manado, North Sulawesi Province next ... detail... »
Jakarta - Indonesia, who will next week host the World Ocean Conference (WOC) in Manado, North Sulawesi, has proposed including the conference`s declaration on the agenda of the upcoming UN climate change talks in Copenhagen. To achieve this goal, the Indonesian government has drawn up a schedule to ensure the declaration is implemented a... detail... »
Singapore - Renowned Malaysian artist Latiff Mohidin`s selected drawings of the past four decades have been compiled and reproduced in a book by a Singapore museum. The book, `Latiff Mohidin: Journey to Wetlands and Beyond`, published by the Singapore Art Museum, contains a collection of 120 drawings from 1962 to 2006 by the Seremban-bor... detail... »
Jakarta - KunoKini is not your everyday drums-guitar-vocals band: The foursome play indigenous instruments from around the country, and some from abroad. Their sound is a fusion of different traditional Indonesian styles with the more modern echoes of Bob Dylan and Bob Marley. The band members have built a strong reputation for themselve... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysia`s success, especially in education, science and culture, serves as a model for the Islamic world to emulate, notes Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Isesco) Director-General Dr Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri. "We have to mimic the progress of Malaysia, the changes that it has made in... detail... »
Sanur, Bali - A new 9-meter-high monument has been created to complement the May 11-15 World Ocean Conference (WOC) and the Coral Triangle Initiatives (CTI) summit in Manado, North Sulawesi. However, it will not only be memorable for the conference‘s participants, or simply a striking background for the photo session of the six heads ... detail... »
Solo, Central Java - The disappearance of ancient scrolls from the shelves of Solo`s Radya Pustaka Museum is the latest incident to plague the museum and has raised concerns that the institution itself is at risk due to inadequate funding and a lack of professional management. “There are a great many books in the library that do not ma... detail... »
Jakarta - The sensitive issue of Indonesia`s maritime boundaries will not be discussed during the world`s first conference on oceans and coastal areas in Manado, North Sulawesi, next week, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries said on Monday. “There will be no discussion on solving any dispute about borders with neighboring count... detail... »
Nusa Dua, Bali - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono officially opened the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) here on Monday. The ADB annual meeting held May 4-5, is an historical event because it takes place when the world is experiencing an unexpected deep economic recession, the President ... detail... »
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