Jakarta - Indonesia recently gave the initial go-ahead for the world`s longest road and railway suspension bridge across the 30km Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra. The $10bn project is for a series of bridges carrying a six lane highway and double track railway traversing three small islands in the strait. The longest sp... detail... »
Manila - Brunei recently sent a new batch of monitors to oversee the implementation of the ceasefire agreement between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) secessionist group, said a Filipino diplomat on Monday. The Bruneian members of the Malaysian-led International Monitoring Team (IMT) are the... detail... »
Paris - Singapore is committed to the preservation and promotion of cultural diversity, even as it evolves as a modern city. This assurance comes from Minister of State for Education and Manpower Gan Kim Yong. Mr Gan was speaking at the 34th session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO... detail... »
Melaka - "Rasa Sayange" is not only sung by the Malays bur is also very popular among the Portuguese in Malaysia, and is a favourite during festivals at the Portuguese settlement in Ujong Pasir here. The head of the Portuguese traditional music group at the settlement, Manuel Lazaroo said the song handed down by their great-grandp... detail... »
Jakarta - Malaysians in Jakarta are continuing with the open house tradition by visiting each other as part of the Hari Raya celebrations. Apart from enjoying traditional Malaysian delicacies like ketupat, satay and laksa together with teh tarik and listening to Raya songs, they also took the opportunity to exchange news. The Malaysi... detail... »
Singapore - Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Dr Yaacob Ibrahim has said the Malay/Muslim community has continued to make progress in education, employment and quality of life, along with other fellow Singaporeans. He said the spirit of self-help and unity have helped the community score these achievements. In his Hari Raya messa... detail... »
Singapore - Some 10 years after he publicly broached the idea of a Singapore-Malaysia reunion - to raised eyebrows all around - Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has spoken about the topic once again. In a recent interview with American journalist Tom Plate, Mr Lee said Singapore would be "happy" to go back to Malaysia should the latter p... detail... »
Malaysia - Fifty years after Malaysia declared its independence from the British, it is driving hard to draw them - and tourists from the rest of the world - back in. These days it is hard to miss the ubiquitous advertisements reminding you that Malaysia is simply Asia, as the small nation tucked in between Thailand and Indonesia works... detail... »
Johor Bahru - Singapore and Malaysia share a strong and close relationship, and regular exchanges help to maintain the ties, said Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen and Transport Minister Raymond Lim, who celebrated Hari Raya with the Sultan of Johor on Saturday. Dr Ng and Mr Lim, along with their wives, were warmly welcomed by Sultan Mahm... detail... »
Cotabato City - Armm communities transform from being host to sporadic armed conflicts to becoming peace and development communities with the help of the ACT for Peace Program. The ACT for Peace Program is the fourth phase of the Government of the Philippines-United Nations Multi-Donor Program (GoP-UNMDP) that was established six m... detail... »
Songkhla, Thailand - After finishing his education in Cairo, Egypt, 10 years ago, Abdul Halim Lateh returned to work at his father`s pesantren, or Islamic boarding school, in his hometown in Chana, along the Pattani-Songkhla border in southern Thailand. "Back then, the condition was very peaceful here. Several years later, murders a... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - More than 95,000 visitors passed through the doors of Istana Nurul Iman during this year‘s Hari Raya Aidil Fitri celebrations, which saw more than 37,000 people on the final day queuing patiently to see His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu‘izzadin Waddaulah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam ... detail... »
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