Singapore - Singaporeans will get to learn more about their heritage in a fun way in a month-long effort jointly led by the National Heritage Board, National Library Board and Media Development Authority. Explore Singapore! 2007 with the tagline "Discover More", will feature 86 activities at 20 museums island-wide. Set to run from November 10... detail... »
Tacloban City, Philippine - Director Sol F. Matugas of the Department of Education Regional Office 8 is now among the 60 Madrasah (Muslim schools) managers and Muslim education policy managers on a two-week Study Tour to Malaysia, Singapore and Australia. The Study Tour which started on October 29 and will last till November 9, i... detail... »
Malacca - After a lapse of two years, the state`s highest award, the Darjah Utama Negeri Melaka, which carries the title “Datuk Seri Utama", was conferred on the wife of the Yang Dipertua Negeri, Toh Puan Zurina Kassim in conjunction with the 69th birthday celebrations of the Yang Dipertua Negeri, Tun Khalil Yaakob. The award was al... detail... »
Tutong, Brunei - Sekolah Menengah PAP Hjh Rashidah emerged winner in the male category of the 17th Dikir Dabaie Competition for secondary schools and colleges, held yesterday, while Sekolah Menengah PDSM Menteri bagged the first prize in the female category. The guest of honour, Deputy Ministry of Health, Pehin Orang Kaya Perkerma ... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - About 50 head teachers and principals from 32 special religious schools within the Brunei II area attended a Teacher`s Day celebration yesterday at the Centrepoint Hotel`s Season Restaurant. Present as the event`s guest of honour was Islamic Studies Officer (Brunei II) Ustazah Hjh Laki Hj Ibrahim, who later pre... detail... »
Jakarta - Noted traditional artists said the government should further involve the public in preserving Indonesia‘s vast cultural heritage because its existence very much depends on the nation‘s people. A traditional trans-gender dancer, Didik Hadiprayitno, or Didik Nini Thowok, said besides action taken by the government, public ... detail... »
Singapore - More than one in three people in Singapore regards the mentally ill as dangerous, a study said on Monday. Half of those in the study contended that the public should be protected from them and said they would keep mental illness a secret if afflicted. The study, published in The Straits Times, is the first of its kind... detail... »
The embassies of the member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), are to present a fashion festival with the theme `A Celebration of Culture` on November 16 at La Cigale Hotel. The event named Asean Fashion Festival Doha, is being organised as part of the annual function held by the Asean Ambassadors Grou... detail... »
Jakarta - The year was 1928 when young nationalists declared the Youth Pledge, which included a call for a national language, Bahasa Indonesia. Today‘s youth in Jakarta are creating their own language, and the slang being invented by the young people in the melting pot that is the country‘s capital is increasingly making it out to ... detail... »
Singapore - Civil society groups in ASEAN countries met in Singapore on Sunday to raise issues affecting their people, and these issues will be presented in a report to ASEAN leaders when they meet in Singapore in November. Issues such as ASEAN‘s economic integration have been brought up by the 50 delegates. Although most of ... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam received at Istana Nurul Iman Palace yesterday Dr Rawiyah bint Saud Al Busaidiyah, minister of higher education, currently on an official visit to Brunei Darussalam. During the meeting, Dr Rawiyah conveyed the greetings of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said to S... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - This beautifully laid-out coffee table book is one of the many Merdeka-themed efforts to have hit the racks in our 50th year of independence. Published by industrial giants Sime Darby Bhd, Malaysia at 50: The Country That Could (ISBN: 978-9839846065) takes a look back at Malaysia`s history, interspersing that tale wit... detail... »