Thailand - The Fourth Army, responsible for combating Islamic militants/Malay separatists and restoring peace in the predominantly Muslim deep South, has adopted a change of tactics in recent months. Going on the offensive, security forces have begun conducting more searches in areas known to have been infiltrated by insurgents. Suspected i... detail... »
Kuala Lumpur- TNB chairman Tan Sri Leo Moggie yesterday launched a pictorial on Malaysia‘s early days and the significant events that led to its independence. Using news reports, articles and images published in the Straits Times, The Malay Mail and the The Straits Annual, the Road to Nationhood: Malaysia (1941-1966) draws a timeline of ke... detail... »
Jakarta- An array of science and math projects are currently on display at an upmarket shopping mall in South Jakarta as part of a national competition for elementary school teachers and students. Hundreds of participants from far-flung regions like Central Aceh, North Sumatra and the Eastern Indonesian island of West Nusa Tenggara to... detail... »
Brunei-Muara - The Serasa beach was thick with festivities yesterday morning, with large crowds gathering on the beach to watch various activities held to mark the Water Taxi Boat and Speed Boat Race Festival, organised in conjunction with His Majesty‘s 61st birthday celebrations. The annual festival took place at the Serasa Water Sports Co... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Alai Krathong delegates took a cultural tour around Brunei yesterday, visiting such attractions as the Water Village, the Royal Regalia, the Jame‘ ‘Asr Hassanil Bolkiah mosque, the Brunei Museum, Istana Nurul Iman and the Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien mosque. Over 30 Alai Krathong performers even managed to squeeze i... detail... »
MELAKA- Dataran Pahlawan in Bandar Hilir here was once again chosen as the site for launching the Merdeka celebrations and the campaign to fly the Jalur Gemilang in conjunction with the country‘s 50th independence anniversary. The launching will be by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Friday. Several interesting events have b... detail... »
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei Darussalam needs to place more effort in upholding and enhancing its literature‘s heritage. This was stated by the Deputy Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Hj Ahmad Hj Abdul Rahman, in his speech at the Creative Bahana prize presentation ceremony, yesterday. According to the deput... detail... »
Malaysia - This is part three covering the last four of the endangered (so-called) birds of Malaysia. I will tell you about the spectacular black and red broadbill (Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos), KM-97); great egret (Ardea alba [= Casmerodius albus], KM-99); green imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea), KM-98); and brown shrike (Lanius cristatus), KM-10... detail... »
"Poetic song? Is that a local genre?" asked my editor when I informed her about the Tembang Puitik Indonesia, or Indonesian Poetic Songs concert on Aug. 8 at Erasmus Huis, Jakarta. Then it struck me: this actually is a local genre, almost unknown outside Indonesia. The performers are also very Indonesian: Ananda Sukarlan, possibly Indo... detail... »
Malaysia- Concern is growing that Sunday‘s national referendum in the deep South might be marred by a language barrier. According to local Muslim leaders, little has been done to bridge the language gap and help Malay-speaking residents of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat properly understand the charter‘s content. Of the 19 million charter c... detail... »
Indonesia- has agreed to help Thailand find a solution to violence plaguing the southern part of the country. Indonesian Foreign Ministry director for East Asia and Pacific affairs Yuri Thamrin said Thai leaders had asked the Indonesian government for suggestions on how to overcome conflict in several Muslim-majority provinces in the south... detail... »
Balikpapan- At length and in great detail about forests and their biological diversity, and becomes more impassioned when it comes to the Sungai Wain Forest Reserve in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, a 9,872.80-hectare conservation area. It was Agusdin who spearheaded action to prevent the primary rain forest‘s total devastation when it was en... detail... »
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