Bardar Seri Begawan - Bruneians can now enjoy authentic Singaporean cuisine at the Airport Restaurant following yesterday afternoon`s launch of its Singapore Food Festival. Popular Singaporean dishes like Chilli Crab, Hainanese Chicken Rice, Singapore Laksa, Peranakan Fish Curry, Ayam Tempra, Bergadil Daging, Mutton Curry `Pasir ... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - After recording a tremendous success in Indonesia, the "Ayat-ayat Cinta" ( Verses of Love) film is going to expand the wind of its business by screening in all Malaysian cinemas as of June 19, 2008. The premiere of the film was watched by Indonesia`s Charge d`Affair in Kuala Lumpur, Tatang B Razak, Marketting Affairs ... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Bahasa Melayu and MIB Department of St Andrew`s School organised its 6th "Pairama Bahasa dan Budaya Melayu" competition yesterday. The guest of honour was Awg Haji Mohammed bin Jambul, Acting Assistant Director of the Private Education Unit, Ministry of Education who also presented prizes to the participant... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia remains com-mitted to pushing peace in the troubled southern Philippines despite a scheduled pullout of its monitors, Malaysia`s Army chief said yesterday. “As far as Malaysia is concerned, we are not abandoning the peace process in the South,” visiting military chief Gen. Abdul Aziz Zainal told Manila report... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - The number of Malay-speaking people in the region is much bigger than Japanese-speaking, Korean-speaking or Vietnamese-speaking population, so if these nations can have huge `contents` written in their own language, there is no reason why we cannot in Bahasa Melayu. This question was posted by Pehin Dato Seri Se... detail... »
Jakarta - A change in attitude and better cooperation between government departments are essential for increasing participation in early childhood education, a noted child psychologist says. Only 48 percent of the country`s 28.4 million children aged between two and six years are enrolled in early education programs, according to th... detail... »
Kuching - Non-Muslims in the state have never been forced to embrace Islam, and those who have converted did it of their own free will, said Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister‘s Department (Islamic Affairs) Datuk Daud Abdul Rahman. He said Islam forbade the use of force in the spread of religion. “The government never... detail... »
Pangkalpinang - The Bangka Belitung (Babel) provincial administration in Indonesia is making preparations for the extension of Depati Amir Airport`s runway to enable wide-bodied planes including Airbus 320s to land. "A tender for the extension of the runway is entering the final phase. Physical work on its construction will start i... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - The final of the second Information Department and BELTA (Brunei English Language Teachers Association) Oratory Competition 2008 took place yesterday at the Manggis Ballroom of Hua Ho Manggis Mall. Present as chief guest was the Deputy Minister at Prime Minister‘s Office, Dato Seri Paduka Hj Eusof Agaki Hj... detail... »
Blitar, East Java - Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Adhyaksa Dault said the house where Indonesia`s first president, Soekarno, spent his early childhood in Blitar should be prevented from being sold to a foreign investor. Therefore, he said, he and a number of artists in Jakarta were planning to raise funds to buy the house and then ha... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - The definition of ketuanan Melayu (Malay supremacy) is not about the Malays being in a position to dominate, rule over and force their power upon other races, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. He said Malay supremacy meant that the Malays, as the indigenous people in Malaysia, needed to strength... detail... »
Ipoh - The confusion over the `Malay is Muslim` concept needs to be corrected because there is a difference between religion and culural bias, says Malaysian Chinese Muslim Association President (MACMA) Datuk Mustapha Ma. "Therefore, we cannot equate Islam with being a Malay. All Malays are Muslims under the Federal Constitution, but not... detail... »