Selangor - NN Gallery in association with the National Culture and Arts Department of the Culture, Arts and Heritage Ministry presents “Warisan Seni — Anyaman Mengkuang” an exhibition of the traditional Malay art of mengkuang tapestry. On display until Sept 21 are mengkuang handicrafts of Ismail Salleh from Kelantan. Mengkuang weavin... detail... »
Singapore - Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew will publish a new book detailing Singapore`s language change, policy and education. It will include analysis and undisclosed archives of students` results from the Education Ministry. "One People. One Language. Different Mother Tongue" is the working title of MM Lee`s new book which will... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - Whenever Bruneians travelled along the smooth fast wide highways linking Muara to Tutong and eventually to Kuala Belait, taking only an hour they often forget that the Brunei roads were never like that a mere 50 years ago. In fact, there were hardly any roads in Brunei Darussalam in the late 1940s and that, that same j... detail... »
Indonesia - Sewalanka`s community based disaster risk reduction (DRR) program underwent its first real test on Tuesday, 9 September when, following a major earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, the national disaster warning centre issued an official tsunami warning. The warning sparked panic in a number of coastal areas but two group... detail... »
Terengganu - If you think a Malay-style holiday unappealing, you`ve not stayed at the Tanjong Jara Resort where PUTRI ZANINA has a totally Malay experience. I AM Malay, so why am I drawn to a totally Malay kind of holiday? The truth is, I`ve lost touch with my roots, having lived and worked in Kuala Lumpur for more than half of my life. ... detail... »
Singapore - Mission accomplished for Lightemotion, the Montreal-based firm that created the National Museum of Singapore`s lighting design. This project, which required overall expertise in the fields of architectural, museum and theatrical lighting and included multimedia techniques, entailed a delicate technical and conceptual exer... detail... »
Singapore - The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) has launched an academy to train stakeholders in the Muslim community. They include religious teachers, mosque leaders and Halal certificate holders. The new MUIS Academy was launched on Wednesday by Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim. Dr Yaaco... detail... »
Jakarta - Indonesia‘s preparedness to hold the Pacific Asian Travel Association (PATA) Travel Mart 2007 meeting in the resort island of Bali on Sept 26-28 is expected to help improve the country‘s tourism industry. "The decline of Indonesian tourism in the last two years due to natural disasters, security problems and the avian flu attack ar... detail... »
George Town, Malaysia - The sweet smell of incense from a centuries-old Chinese temple, the perfume of a Hindu shrine decked in flowers and the call to Muslim prayer. The old Malaysian trading port of George Town makes a powerful assault on the senses, through the peaceful co-existence of Asian races and religions, all crammed toget... detail... »
Singapore - William Farquhar has long been associated with Stamford Raffles, the founder of Singapore. But the first British Resident and Commandant of Singapore was also a naturalist and explorer. His legacy of documenting nature is finally coming to the forefront, thanks to a new exhibition which is part of the National ... detail... »
Brunei, Muara - Since the age of six, Hjh Nooraini Md Yusof was always keen in joining her grandmother on "jungle expeditions" to search for herbs, roots and plants for their medicinal values. Forty years later, the entrepreneurial mother of two now has a small shop in one of the busiest shopping complexes in Kiulap, selling an all-Br... detail... »
Indonesia - In the wake of peace, Acehnese living in Malaysia are thinking about return. But it can be tough leaving a new life to start afresh back home. Sunday afternoon in Ampang, Kuala Lumpur. I‘ve been invited to join a Maulid celebration to commemorate the birth of the Prophet Mohammad with the one of the numerous Acehnese commu... detail... »
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