Manado, - The number of foreign tourist arrivals in North Sulawesi last August increased sharply by 15.3 percent compared to the figure in the previous month, a local statistics official said. In August, 1,893 foreign tourists came to North Sulawesi whereas their number in July was only 1,642, Jasa Bangun, head of the North Sulawesi branch ... detail... »
Cotabato City, Philippines - Australia has expressed interest in playing a more direct role in the peace process between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), a rebel official said Thursday. Australia has been providing support to development projects in war-torn areas in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur - Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the national anthem is sacrosanct and cannot be tampered with. Wee Chee Ming has changed d the Negaraku and has aroused strong resentment among the Malay community. Regarding reactions from some UMNO leaders who had called for stripping Wee‘s citizenship and to use the Internal... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Takmir Masjid Committee members, Youth Association as well as Brunei Youth Council are jointly organising religious programmes throughout the month of Ramadhan to encourage youth to be involved in religious activities, and to foster closer ties between community and youth throug... detail... »
Singapore - A total of 25 teachers from six Islamic schools, or madrasahs, will soon enrol in a new diploma programme to learn more about the curriculum in mainstream schools. This is made possible following an agreement between the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) and the National Institute of Education (NIE). The Memorand... detail... »
Brunei, Muara and Belait - The advent of the holy month of Ramadhan has heralded a series of religious activities across the sultanate. Yesterday saw tadarus ceremonies being held at the Kg Masin Mosque organised by the Prime Minister‘s Office and at the Kampung Labi Mosque in Belait organised by the Ministry of Religious Affairs. The tada... detail... »
Sumatra, Indonesia - A unique and Rare Crop from Classic Growing Region Creates Starbucks Newest Exclusive Coffee From the region that is the source for Starbucks best-selling single origin coffee comes a rare find in the coffee fields of a small town in Sumatra. Starbucks Coffee introduces Black Apron Exclusives™ Sumatra Siborong... detail... »
Singapore - Abdul Ghani Hamid, an award-winning writer, poet and artist, is giving away his massive and rare collection. He is donating over 2,400 books, manuscripts and other personal artefacts on Malay literature and the arts in Singapore and Southeast Asia. The collection includes items which date back to the 1920s. These... detail... »
Yogyakarta-MelayuOnline.com- “Congratulation for the success of the second MelayuOnline work meeting”. MelayuOnline crew, on 8-9 September 2007, have succeeded to hold the second work meeting in Wisma Bumi Putera Kaliurang, Yogyakarta. It was conducted for twofold reason: to evaluate the programmes of the first work meeting, and to form... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Civil Service Institute will be organising a management guidance programme based on the teachings of the Holy Quran for its staff and personnel. The programme, the first of its kind by the institute, will be held at the institute‘s headquarters in Rimba. The programme will consist of a series of talk... detail... »
Singapore - Singapore‘s former Ambassador to Indonesia Mr Edward Lee has been conferred Indonesia‘s highest civilian honour. Mr Lee on Tuesday received the "Bintang Jasa Utama" or the First Class Order of Service Award in a ceremony in Singapore. He was Singapore‘s Ambassador in Jakarta from 1994 to 2006. According to the M... detail... »
Kota Kinabalu - Resistance against colonial rule in Malaysia began in Sabah by a local warrior, Panglima Datu Tating, more than 200 years ago, according Baszley Bee Basrah Bee, a history lecturer at the Social Science School of Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) here. He said Datu Tating, a local, was the first to challenge colonia... detail... »
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