Jakarta - "Who wants to get a gift from me?" "Me ... Me ... Me ..." All of the kindergarten children gathered in the auditorium shouted. "Do you want a toy, a book or money?" Some children shouted, "Toy!" But the vast majority clamored for money. Hardly any wanted a book. Self-described master storyteller Agus Djafar S... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - One of Brunei Darussalam‘s prominent literary figures, Hj Ahmad Mohd Arshad, will be awarded with Berita Harian‘s Journalist Award this. January 12 in a ceremony held in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. The awards ceremony, to be held at the Armada Hotel, is organised by former journalists association of Berita Haria... detail... »
Jakarta - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been urged to raise a range of controversial issues when he meets with Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi later this week. "It`s time for the President to be frank and tell the Malaysian prime minister how the Indonesian people feel, for instance, about the migrant workers... detail... »
Central Sulawesi - Some of the women were dressed in clothes that left their shoulders bare. They wore basic make-up and brought baskets made from leaves. Some women carried baskets full of their daily needs on their heads, some slung them across their shoulders, while others were carried by hand. Some of the men were wearing ... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will arrive for a two-day visit to Malaysia on Friday for the annual consultation with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Susilo, who will be accompanied by his wife Ani Bambang Yudhoyono, Cabinet ministers and senior government officials, will first attend a r... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - "Our challenge is not in the world outside which we have no control over; our immediate challenge is within the country, at the national level," said Dato Paduka Hj Hamdillah bin Hj Abd Wahab, Deputy Minister of Industry and Primary Resources in his keynote address during the opening ceremony of the International C... detail... »
Singapore - A Singapore school has aced the International Baccalaureate (IB), a global standard of educational testing, with almost half of the world`s perfect scores coming from the school, its principal said on Tuesday. The IB, started 40 years ago in Geneva, provides educational programs to half a million students in 125 countr... detail... »
Shah Alam - Malaysia and Indonesia`s economic survival and their role as moderate Islamic nations are the real challenges facing the two neighbours, said Umno Youth deputy chief Khairy Jamaluddin. "The challenges in Malaysia-Indonesia relations are not about sovereignty over their territorial waters, Indonesian migrant workers, cultur... detail... »
Sulu, Philippine - Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro on Tuesday said the government is pursuing a peace deal with the country‘s largest Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Peace talks with the MILF failed last month after government and rebel peace negotiators disagreed over the issue of ancestral domain. ... detail... »
Singapore - Southeast Asia, as home to the moderate Muslim nations of Malaysia and Indonesia, can help promote reconciliation between the West and the Muslim world, the head of a major regional bloc said Tuesday. Surin Pitsuwan, the new chief of the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations, said at a forum in Singapore. that the region‘s... detail... »
Shah Alam- Malaysia and Indonesia need to look at the bigger picture in bilateral relations as both countries have the potential to further develop together, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tub Razak. He said this could be helped by the fact that the people of both countries were compatible as they shared the same language, ... detail... »
Singapore- The first batch of Singapore students who sat for the International Baccalaureate (IB) exam received their results on Monday. Out of the over 300 students, nine of them got a perfect score of 45 – this is quite a feat because less than one percent of IB candidates worldwide are able to achieve such a score. This academic... detail... »