In Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan a session of the Council of Elders began its work. At the opening of the session the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov delivered a speech. In his speech the Head of Turkmen State presented a broad picture of the country’s achievements over 25 years of its independent development in political, social-economic, and humanitarian spheres, and assessed the current state of the country and society. Speaking about achievements in social and e...

In conjunction with the 10th anniversary of Petaling Jaya officially recognized as the city, the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Culture organized the Petaling Jaya Fair 2016 - The Colors of PJ. The festival was held for 2 days, from the 27th of August until the 28th of August 2016, at the town center of Petaling Jaya and was comprised of various activities by the local cultural groups, such as the fashion show, food trucks, arts and dance p...

In alignment with the aim to promote cultural diplomacy, the Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR) organized the Cultural Appreciation Day on 28 July 2016. The event took place at the multipurpose hall of the Istitute, where the participants from 20 countries, including Turkmenistan could demonstrate their culture through the decorations of their assigned booth, the traditional costumes worn by the participants and the cultural presentation during the strolling session.   Turkme...

The University of Limkokwing hosted the International Cultural Festival at the university central square with participation of students from over 90 countries of the world on Friday, 20th May 2016. Throughout the event, students from around the world dressed in colourful traditional costumes were presenting national cultural products, souvenirs and various objects of arts of their country, as well as taking part at the night gala concert of the International Cultural Festival. With the assist...

On April 19, 2016, the Turkmen delegation led by Mr. Vepa Hajyyev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs held political consultations in Malaysia. The delegation of the Malaysian side was headed by Datuk Othman Hashim, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia. During the talks, special attention was paid to the preparation of the forthcoming official visit of the President of Turkmenistan to Malaysia in the second half of this year. The two sides also stressed the need fo...

Turkmen representatives gained one gold, three silver and one bronze medals during the Malaysian International Young Inventors Olympiad "MIYIO - 2016", which took place from 1st to 3rd of April  2016 in Penang, Malaysia. Students of the specialized secondary school No. 97 of Ashgabat city and the specialized secondary school No. 41 of Turkmenabat city with their projects have presented the Turkmenistan at the MIYIO, which was held by the initiative of the Ministry of Education of Malaysia....

On February 27, 2016 the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Malaysia held sport competition on mini-football among Turkmen students studying in various universities of Malaysia. The competition was devoted to the 25th Anniversary of the Independence of Turkmenistan and declaration of 2016 as “The Year of Honouring the Heritage, Transforming the Motherland”. Turkmen students studying in Malaysian universities such as «LIMKOKWING», “HELP”, «MANAGEMENT AND SCIENCE», «SEGI», «UCSI», “TAYLOR`S” and the in...