Yogyakarta, MelayuOnline.com - 12 figures and an institution will be receiving the “2009 MelayuOnline Award” at the celebration of MelayuOnline.com`s Second Anniversary, which is to be centered at Taman Budaya Yogyakarta Building on Tuesday (20/01). In appreciation to those who have dedicated to and concerned on efforts to preserve Mal... detail... »
Singapore - Brunei Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, who is on a four-day official visit to Singapore, visited the Singapore Armed Forces` (SAF) Armour Training Institute at Sungei Gedong Camp here Wednesday (21 Jan). The prince, who arrived Monday (19 Jan), took a ride in the SAF`s recent acquisition, the Leopard 2A4 main battle tank. He wi... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - Taken from the Arabic name, means Palace of the Faith Light; is the largest residential palace in the world and the world`s largest residence of any type. This is the home of Sultan of Brunei`s istana nurul iman. It contains 1,788 rooms, 257 bathrooms, and a floor area of 2,152,782 square feet (200,000 m²). Amenities in... detail... »
Jakarta - Kupang, the provincial capital of East Nusa Tenggara, is the most corrupt city in Indonesia according to a recent research by global think tank Transparency International while the least corrupt is Yogyakarta, it was reported here Wednesday. Transparency International Indonesia researcher, Frenky Simanjuntak, believed Kupang is the most ... detail... »
Bachok - Kolej Islam Sains dan Teknologi (KIST) is offering poor students from neighbouring countries a chance to pursue studies in health sciences for free. KIST Chief Executive Officer, Zaidi Yusof said, two or three students would be selected from each country to pursue selected courses. "They will study for free for three years and also recei... detail... »
Jakarta - Bahasa Indonesia now has a total of 91,000 official general words, an increase of 13,000 in just five years, the Ministry of National Education said on Monday. The head of the ministry’s Indonesian Language Center, Dendy Sugono, said the center has launched an effort to encourage students to preserve their mother tongue amid the i... detail... »
Pattani - Faced with high expectations to resolve tensions in its southern provinces bordering Malaysia, the new Thai government of prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has come up with programmes to bring economic and social benefits to the region. Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said yesterday the campaign to win over support from the largely Ma... detail... »
Mataram - The provincial government of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) will increase its education budget from Rp51.522 billion in 2008 to Rp240.722 billion this year. In addition, the budget for health services will be Rp147.575 billion this year, compared to only Rp109.774 billion in 2008. The total regional budget will be Rp1.246 trillion. I Gde Put... detail... »
Singapore - The first Friday Prayer was performed at the gleaming Muhajirin Mosque, which reopened on Friday after a $6.9 million tranformation. The rebuilt mosque is set in the Singapore Islamic Hub, a new complex in Braddell Road. Also in the cluster are the Islamic school Madrasah Al-Irsyad and the 11-storey headquarters of the Islamic Religio... detail... »
Bangkok - Thailand`s new government has launched a thorough review of the use of martial law in the country`s conflict-ridden deep South where some 3,500 have been killed over the past four years and will decide on its extension within three months. `I will ask the people involved to now run a systematic review of the various laws, so the next ti... detail... »
Jakarta - Emma Agus Bisri, head of Sirih Nanas Foundation, felt relief after she handed over pieces from her Betawi collection to the Textile Museum in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta. The foundation, which specializes in education and preserving Betawi culture, donated four old batik cloths and four sarongs, a kebaya encim (traditional Betawi blous... detail... »
Padang - A West Sumatra mayor issued Thursday a new policy requiring regional employees to recite the Koran prior to work in an effort to curb corruption. "Exterminating corrupt practices among civil servants in Padang is necessary and this disease needs to be eliminated by all means," Bahar said, as quoted by kompas.com. Under the new policy, Pa... detail... »
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