Kuala Belait, Brunei Darussalam - A Borneo Mukun competition (Pesta Mukun SeBorneo) will be held tomorrow at the Cheo Cheo Le Long Belait festival area in Jalan Maulana. According to Belait District Office, the Borneo Mukun competition is part of the main event in the tourism programme Cheo Cheo Le Long Belait. The objective of the c... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam - Malay quatrain could elevate the sovereignty and empower the Malay language as the official language of Brunei, the acting director of language and literature said yesterday. Speaking during the opening ceremony of the Southeast Asian Literature Council (Mastera) Quatrain Seminar, Workshop and Fe... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - Admittedly Batik Indonesia as the world cultural object by the United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural Organization (UNESCO), makes areas producing batik to have their spirit. Batik Jakarta or Betawi Batik makers are also fighting back to promote batik Betawi. Head of the Textile Museum, Indra Riawan, admitt... detail... »
Makassar, Indonesia - South Sulawesi cultural scholar Mukhlis Paeni has been nominated to become one of 14 members of the international advisory committee of Memory of the World (MOW), an organization under United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The chairman of Indonesian committee of MOW, Jan Sopaheluwakan... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam - Fifty-two Brunei Darussalam Scout Association scout members left the country on Sunday to join the Serumpun Budaya Indonesia-Malaysia-Brunei Darussalam 2010 camp at the Sambas province of Kalimantan, Indonesia. The Brunei scout contingent left with two-bus load to Sambas province. To mark the ... detail... »
Denpasar, Indonesia - The Denpasar administration plans to hold the third Denpasar Festival to mark year-end festivities from Dec. 28 to Dec. 31. The festival, held along Jl. Gajah Mada in downtown Denpasar, will be themed around creativity and achievement. IGN Eddy Mulya, a deputy at the city’s economic development agency, said the f... detail... »
Solo, Indonesia - Officials have made it mandatory for school children here to attend a theater performance and visit a cultural museum outside of class to boost interest in local traditions. Purnomo Subagio, head of the local culture office, said that elementary and high school students would have to attend a wayang orang performance at... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam - The Workshop on Perpetuating the Malay Culture through poem-writing and stage performances is designed to enhance the growth and dynamism of the arts atmosphere as well as development of the Malay Cultural Activities in Brunei Darussalam. The workshop entered its fourth day with Multimedia on the ... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam - Malay poetry, also known as pantun is an integral part of the Malay community and its existence dates back to a time before Malays knew how to read or write. The art of poetry in the Malay culture is considered absolute for the race that is spread across the Malay Archipelago. Malays inher... detail... »
Jakarta, Indonesia - The UNESCO National Committee on Memory of the World is evaluating the I La Galigo ancient manuscript as a world cultural heritage. “I La Galigo is among the ones proposed,” said Jan Sopaheluwakan, the committee’s chairperson, in Hasanuddin University, Makassar, yesterday. According to Jan, the seminar is one of the... detail... »
Kuala Belait, Brunei Darussalam - The cultural heritage of indigenous people is an important aspect of any race as it more often than not, comprises the material as well as the spiritual, from wisdom, way of life, and beliefs to unique and beautiful jewellery, tools and handicrafts unique to that culture. In conjunction with the local to... detail... »
Kota Bharu, Malaysia - A culture is best depicted through the people’s attire, and Malaysia is identified by the batik, a design printed on cloths using a wax-resist dyeing method. Malaysian batik is famous for its geometrical designs, such as spirals. They come in large and simple, printed on silk with light and vibrant colors. T... detail... »
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