Delegates of Kembara Cuti-Cuti 1 Malaysia, a tourism promotion programme organised by Gaya Travel Magazine and supported by Tourism Malaysia, were recently treated to a special Perak folk dance presentation by Kumpulan Selendang Perak, a cultural dance troupe established in 1985. At P.O.R.T. (Place of Remarkable Talent) where three dances were performed, namely Tarian Sayong, Tarian ... continue reading »

This entrepreneurs' forum was actually part of Pitching Paste. It was moderated by Roslan Abdullah from Institut Darul Ridzuan. The panellists included Pn. Habibah from TEKUN Nasional, Kusyerie Abd Jubor from Cosmopoint College, Nini Daing from myHarapan and Azizul from Urban Village. I felt that this forum deserves a post of its own because of the ... continue reading »

Pitching Paste was a two-day Perak Youth Entrepreneur programme organised by Institut Darul Ridzuan (IDR) and held at Koloni Karyawan Amanjaya (P.O.R.T.). The objective of the programme was to provide opportunities for youths in the city to present their ideas, demonstrate their inventions and introduce their products to financiers. In short, it was a platform for ... continue reading »

Projek Rabak and P.O.R.T. brought us Goodnight Electric all the way from Jakarta, Indonesia, last night. Although I have never heard of this synthpop band before, I still enjoyed myself thoroughly. Goodnight Electric had performed live more than a hundred times since their inception back in 2003 and have two albums to their name, 'Love ... continue reading »

"Sentuhan Hawa" probably means something like "a touch of the elements" or maybe just simply, "a touch of air". It was a full-day of celebrating arts organised by Mashdar Legacy and P.O.R.T., bringing together female artists in the state. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to attend some of the more interesting activities like airbrush painting demonstration and ... continue reading »

Initially, I thought that Sembang Seni is like Northern Writers but it is not. It is more like a forum, where panellists are invited to chat about culture, literature, language and all aspects of arts. The topic of discussion for the first Sembang Seni was "Perlukah campur tangan politik dalam seni?" which means, "Is it ... continue reading »

Projek Rabak and P.O.R.T. recently presented Pesta Rabak N' Rolla to celebrate the first anniversary of Projek Rabak. It was launched by Perak State Culture, Arts, Youth and Sports Exco Y.B. Dato' Zainol Fadzi Paharuddin. The 11-hour long event was a platform for alternative artists to showcase their paintings and photos, including a year's collection of ... continue reading »