Singapore - The organiser for the annual Singapore Arts Festival is taking its marketing campaign online. For the first time, the National Arts Council is making creative use of the Internet to drum up buzz for the festival. Preparations for the campaign started late last year, with the council working with various public and private ... detail... »
Kuching - The Malaysia Gawai Dayak Open House 2008 at the Stadium Perpaduan on Saturday promises exciting programmes for visitors, including a drama about a Bidayuh hero, entitled "Panglima Pulau". Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Alfred Jabu said there would also be traditional musical performances by the Iban, Bisaya and Lun Bawang t... detail... »
Singapore - Creating a human rights body for ASEAN will not be easy and must have support from all the bloc`s members, a Singapore cabinet minister said Thursday. "Let us have no illusions that the road ahead will be easy," Raymond Lim said in a speech to regional civil society groups and government representatives who met to discuss rig... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam has consented to send a congratulatory message to the President of the Republic of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, on the occasion of the Independence Day Anniversary of the Republic of the Philippines. In his message, His Majesty express... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - Indonesia will be glad to welcome home some 24,000 Acehnese tunsami evacuees now living in Malaysia if their stay permits in the neighboring country are not extended, Indonesia`s chief diplomat here said. "We cannot continue asking Malaysia to accomodate the 24,000 Acehnese who were evacuated (to Malaysia) because of the Dece... detail... »
Singapore - The delegations from the governments of Singapore and Indonesia have held the fifth round of technical discussions on maritime boundaries between their two countries in Singapore. The two—day meeting ended on Thursday. The Singapore delegation was led by Mr S Tiwari, Special Consultant, International Affairs Division, At... detail... »
Pulau Pisang - PULAU Pisang is the only island in a cluster of islands some 15km off Pontian that is not named after parts of a ship. The island, whose lighthouse is managed by Singapore, is named after wild bananas there while the other islands are Pulau Tunda or ship‘s bow on the westernmost side; Pulau Kemudi (stern) and Pulau ... detail... »
Yogyakarta, Melayuonline.com- Monday, June 9th, 2008, Balai Kajian dan Pengembangan Budaya Melayu-BKPBM (Center for Research and Development of Malay Culture) and Pusat Studi Sosial Asia Tenggara-PSSAT (Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Balai Melayu building, BKPB... detail... »
Kuching - Bruneians are among thousands of visitors expected to visit Kuching, Sarawak, to witness the Gawai Harvest Festival Open House this Saturday at the Stadium Perpaduan Kuching. Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Mizan Zainal Abidin and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Nur Zahirah are expected to grace the festival. Also exp... detail... »
Bukittinggi, W Sumatra - Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand are scheduled to join a Nusantara arts and culture, trade and industry exhibition which will take place here in October 2008, an official said. "We have contacted the four countries and they agree to take part in the event in October," Nasrul M Pietra, ... detail... »
Jakarta - The Indonesian and Malaysian governments are renewing their memorandum of understanding (MoU) on broadcast and information exchange which was signed on July 13, 1984, an Indonesian official said. Secretary General of Indonesia`s Communications and Informatics Ministry Aswhin Sasongko made the remark on the sidelines of the... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - In a sense, Islam is best suited to play a positive role in a multi-religious and multi-ethnic society like Malaysia, International Movement for a Just World (JUST) president Dr Chandra Muzaffar said. Speaking at a forum, ‘Islam and the Future of Inter-Ethnic Relations in Malaysia‘ here Wednesday, the political scie... detail... »