THE martial art of silat, indigenous to South-East Asia especially in Indonesia and Malaysia, is growing in popularity among youths in Mersing, Johor. The traditional self-defence technique, passed ...

JAKARTA: “Daasshh!” Mr Zakaria, a 90-year-old Indonesian pencak silat master exclaimed as he kicked his right leg high into the air, showing off his martial art skills. Mr Zakaria, who goes by one ...

MUAR, March 5 -- The existence of various forms of silat proves that there are still many who want to uphold the martial arts heritage of the Malays so that it will not be diminished by time. One of ...

Lee Edmondson has practised martial arts for decades, and is a muay Thai black belt, but since he discovered the martial art of pencak silat he hasn't looked back. Now, he is on journey to spread ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Anwar bin Sholeh had something to cheer when he showed up at a Jakarta training centre to practice pencak silat -- the Indonesian martial art was added to UNESCO's prestigious ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Sabeni can solely be identified through a black-and-white portrait painting, bearing Sabeni bin Channam 1860-1945, though it sounds too powerful to forget owing to being ...

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 12 -- The Federal Territories Ministry will establish a silat arena in the Federal Territories to enable its enthusiasts to practise the Malay martial art in an orderly manner, thus ...

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