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 MNS Nature Guides. We are organising a 3day and 3 night trip to Taman Negara Sg. Relau. Come along and help conserve the Malayan tiger by walking the forests of the Sg Yu Tiger corridor. Practise tracking wildlife and detecting snares before rewarding yourself with a mandi sungai in the rivers of Taman Negara. Explore the almost wild cave complexes of Merapoh unspoilt by concrete steps and food vendors or spend the morning bird watching at Sg Relau where there are at least 5 of the hornbill species of Malaysia including the Rhinoceros and Great Hornbills. Enter Taman Negara and trek off road to a waterfall where you can enjoy a picnic lunch before visiting the kelah sanctuary where you can watch hundreds of fish swim around you as you stand in the river
Experience what you see on TV and check the Camera traps at Taman Negara and discover what animals have been photographed while you were there.

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A collaboration between children’s advocacy organization, voice of the children and Scottish photographer Gerry Fox, the photography project ‘Youth Lens Sarawak: My World through My Eyes’ gave 9 underprivileged children the opportunity to show their unique way of life to the world. Equipped with a digital camera, these children were given a chance to explore their creativity while gaining experience using some basic digital technology to capture images of the world through their eyes. The work was exhibited at their School in Sri Aman and has now made its way to a gallery in Kuala Lumpur.

We catch up with its leader, Gerry Fox to find out more about these 9 children and the project as a whole. 

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A collaboration between children’s advocacy organization, voice of the children and Scottish photographer Gerry Fox, the photography project ‘Youth Lens Sarawak: My World through My Eyes’ gave 9 underprivileged children the opportunity to show their unique way of life to the world. Equipped with a digital camera, these children were given a chance to explore their creativity while gaining experience using some basic digital technology to capture images of the world through their eyes. The work was exhibited at their School in Sri Aman and has now made its way to a gallery in Kuala Lumpur.

We catch up with it’s leader, Gerry Fox to find out more about these 9 children and the project as a whole. 

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With the theme 'Associate, Assemble and Articulate', this music festival is being organised to celebrate Article 10 of the Federal Constitution and to create awareness of the Constitution by way of music and the celebration of youth.

We find out more about the festival from Co-Deputy Chairperson of the Bar Council Constitutional Law Committee, Firdaus Husni and Jason Chong Head of the Business and Law School at KDU University College. 

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AkashA Malaysia together with the Embassy of United States of America is proud to present to you one such collaborative performance, CROSSROADS. Bringing together Grammy award winning folk and bluegrass trio from USA to share the stage with AkashA for 2 electrifying performances. Alongside the main event is a free art exhibition entitled MONSOONS by Ms. Marisa R Ng, inspired by the music of AkashA. 

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A determined young composer, songwriter, artist and producer, Malaysian Jeevan is now residing in the United States where he completed his Songwriting Degree from the Berklee College of Music. 

He is quickly expanding an already impressive resume and we catch up with him to find out his plans and projects.

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We find out more about The Songwriters' Showcase (TSS), a grassroots community project that aims to discover and share the many talents we have in Malaysia, regardless of song genre and language. 

Singer/ Songwriters Min'z, Reza Salleh and Melinda Wong discuss the joys and challenges of being a singer-songwriter here in Malaysia, while sharing more about the events in store for the showcase.

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An Irish classic, Malaysianised and staged in 1994 and 1998, this current revival of  “Philadelphia, Here I Come!” brings theatre stalwarts Faridah Merican, Patrick Teoh, Sandra Sodhy, Radhi Khalid and more back on stage to be featured alongside some of the most exciting talents of today's generation. 

Lead actors Qahar Aqilah and Jon Chew, discuss the details of the current staging.

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Growing up in a musical family Onn San, became not only a music director but a freelance composer, orchestra and music director, soundscape creator, producer and many more. His debut album ‘Epomania’ is described as dramatic, heroic, loud yet soft, and simply Epic. Epomania features 12 original compositions that are infused with elements of rock and a cinematic soundtrack quality. 

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The beauty of the great city of Fez, founded by descendants of the Noble Prophet, is shared by a visitor, Habib Umar - a descendant of that great household who is a prominent scholar and founder of the renowned Dar al Mustafa Seminary in Yemen.

The result, captured in the documentary "Fez, City of Saints" by director Mansoor Suleman and producer Dr. Fuad Nahdi, is a moving meeting of two traditions that form the very core of great Islamic narrative.

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