Kuala Lumpur - When the Raja Perempuan of Kelantan held a week-long cultural festival in New York in May this year, she invited Henry Bong to organise a parallel expo of a unique collection of Malaysian-Kelantanese textiles on the premises of the United Nations. Bong, who has the rare gift of combining art with interior designing, gladly obliged. T... detail... »
Bandung, Indonesia - Delegations from the Governments of Indonesia and Singapore held the fourth round of technical discussions on maritime boundaries between their two countries in Bandung, Indonesia.Singapore‘s Foreign Ministry said the two—day meeting which ended on Friday was held in a friendly atmosphere and proceeded smoot... detail... »
Jakarta – Religious and ethnic leaders expressed concern Thursday over global warming, asserting no spiritual teachings or traditional beliefs allowed the unchecked exploitation of nature. Environmental damage caused by human activities is against all spiritual and traditional values, which teach people to preserve and live in harmo... detail... »
Putrajaya - Malaysia and Singapore will forge closer cooperation in education and explore new opportunities through collaborative efforts which would be entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the MoU would be signed during his five-day visit to the republic from Dec 3 at... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - Establishments from Brunei Darussalam are ready to participate in the World Halal Expo 2007 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), from December 9 to 11, to popularise local products towards global recognition as well as to build networking with international suppliers. The World Halal Expo will feature ha... detail... »
Jakarta - About 1,000 Indonesians dressed in colorful traditional costumes staged a protest outside the Malaysian embassy on Thursday accusing Kuala Lumpur of promoting an Indonesian dance form as its own. The dispute over the mask dance comes shortly after a folk song used in Malaysia`s "Truly Asia" tourism campaign struck a discor... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - The winner of the literary award, "Hadiah Sastera MASTERA ke 5(HSM5) 2007", Dato Paduka Hj Muslim bin Hj Burut, returned home yesterday morning after receiving his prize at the Manhattan Hall, Berjata Times Square, Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday night. Better known by his pen name Muslim Burmat, the novelist receive... detail... »
Jakarta - Education experts questioned the implementation of democracy in Indonesia, while observing the difficulty of its application in developing compared to developed countries. Professor Soedijarto, an education expert at Jakarta State University (UNJ), questioned how Indonesia could be named the third largest democratic countr... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - Chinese students are more keen in learning Jawi, compared to Malay students, a teacher from St Andrews School revealed. In an interview with The Brunei Times Karen Hu Chai Yun, who teaches Malay language and Geography at the missionary school, shared her observations that Chinese students were more interested... detail... »
Singapore - Children in Singapore are doing well emotionally and socially, according to a survey by Singapore Children`s Society. The survey of six- to 12-year-olds showed that most have good relationships with their families and friends, and that they generally think their parents are right to scold or punish them. A small perc... detail... »
One of the last great bastions of tradition in increasingly modernized Indonesia, Sumba remains a wild and wonderful adventure. Tim Hannigan takes a detour far from the beaten track. Sumba - Sumba eases up over the horizon an hour before sunset, long after the green hills of Flores have fallen away in the wake. Below deck the c... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - LOCAL designer Syaiful Baharim gave a touch of modernity to traditional Malay wedding dresses in his latest Maharani collection. Keeping his collection modern and simple, he used colours and embellishments to evoke that sense of grandeur associated with the Maharanis (Indian princesses) of old. Many o... detail... »
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