Bandar Seri Begawan - Dozens of people made their way to the Brunei Museum to check out the two-week 11th Asian Cartoon exhibition. The displayed artworks illustrate the cultures of the youth in Asean countries, raising awareness on the similarities and diversities of each country. The artworks by participating cartoonists from ... detail... »
Jakarta - The Jakarta Tourism Agency has promised to support annual art and music festivals to lure more domestic and international tourists to the city as part of the Visit Indonesia Year 2008 program. "We have been supporting the promotion of several annual events held in Jakarta, like the Indonesian Open and the Java Jazz Festiva... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - Universiti Islam Shariff Ali is holding an international seminar on Islamic higher education and a regional higher education institutions al-Quran reading competition. UNISSA will be inviting representatives of universities in the region to compete in a Musabaqah Tilawah Al-Quran on Feb 1-2 at the Dewanraya... detail... »
Singapore - Singapore`s Muslims will be covered under its organ donation laws from August 1 in an effort to enlarge the donor pool for its Malay population, the health minister said. The move "will level the playing field" for Malays, who account for a disproportionate percentage of people on the kidney waiting list, Minister for He... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - Former Director-general of Education Tan Sri Murad Mohamed Noor passed away of lung infection at the Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre tonight. He was 78. Murad was mostly remembered for his famous "Murad Report", which detailed problems of school dropouts in the 1970s and ways to address the problem. He was born in Penaga,... detail... »
Singapore- The International Olympic Committee is confident that if Singapore hosts the Youth Olympic Games in 2010, the country will execute its role efficiently. That`s why the IOC has chosen Singapore to be one of the two finalists bidding to host the inaugural games. This is according to Community Development, Youth and Sports M... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei Darussalam is aiming for widespread recognition of its people, a top-rated quality of life and a dynamic and sustainable economy with an income per capita that ranks among the world`s top 10 by the year 2035. This is envisioned in the Wawasan Brunei 2035 that was unveiled yesterday with the publication o... detail... »
Jakarta - Conflict between Christians and Muslims on Indonesia`s Sulawesi island has been contained but graft and the misuse of funding for local communities could create new tensions, according to a report published on Tuesday. Poso, in Central Sulawesi province, was the scene of religious violence from 1998-2001 in which about 2,... detail... »
Yogyakarta– Malay soft music drifted across the hall of the Center for Research and Development of Malay culture since the morning, cone–shaped yellow rice and other beautifully prepared dishes were put in the middle of hall. All of which were to mark the first anniversary of MelayuOnline.com which felt on Sunday January 20th, ... detail... »
Pontianak, W Kalimantan - Indonesia suffered a loss of an estimated Rp30 trillion from illegal fishing last year, an official said. "We suffered a great deal of losses from fish theft by foreign fishermen from Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines," Head of the West Kalimantan Provincial Maritime and Fisheries Office Budi Hariyanto said on Mon... detail... »
Banda Aceh -The Aceh Reintegration Agency (BRA) has urged to the government to speed up its slow compensation of former members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), and conflict victims, which it said had contributed to an increase of crime and public unrest over the past few months. BRA Joint Forum member Wiratmadinata said he was deep... detail... »
Singapore - Singapore is planning to attract as much as S$19 billion in fixed asset investments this year. This follows the record S$17.2 billion invested in 2007, which was almost double the official estimates. All this money is expected to bring along with it as many as 19,000 skilled jobs in areas such as engineering. Eco... detail... »