Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei, which already boasts one of the highest per capita incomes in Asia, wants to vault into the world`s top 10, according to a long-range government development plan. The tiny, oil-rich nation on the weekend unveiled its `Wawasan Brunei 2035` plan which urged better implementation of development initiatives in ord... detail... »
Singapore - ACTi empower Nextan, a system integrator in Singapore, successfully enhanced the security system for NUS museum. They installed a total of 50 channels in NUS museum. NUS museum was established in 1997, and was formerly called the National University of Singapore Museums. Located in the University Cultural Centr... detail... »
Aceh Singkil - The small islands in Indonesia have started to become news again. Clandestinely, several islands in outer Indonesia have been offered to foreigners for private ownership. The buyers are interested because of the beauty of those islands. An example is the multitude of Island in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam called Banyak. Th... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - PRESERVING traditional architectural heritage is quite the popular cause nowadays, thanks in part to the public‘s increasing awareness about conservation. Our modern architectural heritage, on the other hand, tends to get short shrift and is usually shunned for being bland, “uninteresting”, and undecorated. But conservin... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - Kg Bengkurong Mosque recently organised a Khatam al-Quran ceremony in conjunction with the-Hijrah New Year. Present as the guest of honour was Md. Hanafi bin Hj Zaini, Officer of Mosque Affairs, Zone 3 of the Brunei-Muara District. The event began with the recital of Surah ad-Dhuha followed by the reading of... detail... »
Singapore - Singapore now offers almost 60 arts activities daily, which is more than three times the number from just a decade ago. This was revealed by Information, Communication and the Arts Minister Dr Lee Boon Yang. He was speaking at the opening of the Singapore Management University`s (SMU) fifth Arts Festival. The arts festi... detail... »
Banda Aceh - At least 10 children staying at the Ar-Raudah orphanage in Aceh Province are currently visiting Malaysia to give traditional dance performances from January 16 to 22, 2008. They were invited by a Malaysian NGO called Business Information Technology (BIT) which was celebrating its anniversary, Hamdani, Lhokseumawe orphans coordina... detail... »
Jakarta - Part of Indonesia‘s culinary heritage, and now a healthfood for the West, tempeh is unique amongst soy foods and has been an important part of the Indonesian diet for hundreds of years. Native to Indonesia, it is found throughout the archipelago and eaten by millions, but until recently was almost unknown out of th... detail... »
Jakarta - Jakarta was left with "very little time" to prepare for Visit Indonesia Year 2008, resulting in few events being organized in the capital to support the national tourism drive, a city official said. "The central government informed us quite late about the campaign," city tourism agency head Yusuf Effendi Pohan said Thursda... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - More than 100 personnel of the Ministry of Home Affairs and departments under the ministry attended a Hijrah celebration organised by the ministry at the Dewan Muhibbah Brunei Muara District yesterday. Present as guest of honour was the Minister of Home Affairs, Pehin Orang Kaya Johan Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia H... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia attracted 20.88 million foreign visitors last year, a 19 percent rise from the year earlier, setting a new record and bringing in 14 billion dollars in revenue, Tourism Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said. Tengku Adnan said he expected an even better performance for the 12 months of `Visit Malaysia Year ... detail... »
Tutong - The Director of Language and Literature Bureau, Dr Mataim Bakar, was present as the chief guest at the commencement of a three-day Literature Writing Workshop organised by the Tutong Writers Group with the cooperation of the Language and Literature Bureau. Before officially opening the workshop, Dr Mataim delivered a speec... detail... »