Spectacle of drama, dance by TUTAS performing arts students
A variety of performances were featured at The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, including tales from South Korea, Iran, China and Indonesia.
Mon Dec 19 2022
Talented representatives for team Malaysia sought in 2021 World Championship of Performing Arts
The MCOPA selections are narrowed to six categories - Vocal, Dance, Instrumental, Modelling, Acting, and Variety Act.
Fri Jun 18 2021
Overcoming adversity, artists seek to inspire in new music video
The music video was recorded as part of the True Colors Festival, which celebrates diversity and inclusion through performing arts events.
Thu Jun 17 2021
Opera to return to Sydney after virus hiatus
A sign of hope for a performing arts industry crippled by the pandemic.
Sun Jan 03 2021
OlaBola and the powerful play!
Just as the Ola Bola movie was intended to inspire generations to believe in Malaysia's football team, this musical has similarly defined a new paradigm and standard for Malaysia's creative arts.
Tue Feb 20 2018
Faridah Merican: Catch Them Early, 'Act' Them Young
The grand dame of the Malaysian performing arts scene, Datuk Faridah Merican believes the current state of the industry has never been better.
Wed Dec 27 2017
Offbeat Performing Arts subjects in schools help students beat inhibitions - Susan Lankester
The Actors Studio's founders, Faridah Merican and Joe Hasham aspire to make the ever-so-elusive Performing Arts a syllabus in national schools in Malaysia.
Mon Sep 12 2016
Maybank to sponsor PAN Productions for its 2015 season
Maybank cements its support for the local performing arts scene by signing a sponsorship with award-winning production company, PAN Productions.
Fri Mar 27 2015
The indefatigable Faridah Merican
Datuk Faridah Merican, also known as the First Lady of theatre, talks to Astro AWANI about how the great stage of life brought her to where she is now.
Fri Sep 19 2014
Converging Malaysian festivals - Who loses out?
The question of clashing festivals and what it meant to the festival-goers, and even the performers themselves, and the organisers as well.
Sat Sep 13 2014
Petronas contributes RM200,000 to Sekolah Seni Malaysia
Petronas today contributed RM200,000 to two art schools to assist in their endeavour to promote Malaysian traditional performing arts.
Thu Mar 21 2013
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Judge tosses Trump 2020 election case after prosecutors' request
It represents a big legal victory for Donald Trump, who won the Nov. 5 US election and is set to return to office on Jan. 20.
Tue Nov 26 2024
DHL plane crash in Lithuania leaves authorities searching for answers
Rescue services said the plane hit the ground, split into pieces and slid over 100 metres (110 yards).
Tue Nov 26 2024