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 ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The variety of techniques in silat clearly piqued the interest of a Kedah-born Indian youth to venture into this heritage martial art that is more synonymous with the Malays. According ...

MANILA, Philippines—The difficult part of Mary Francine Padios’ goal as an athlete is not the winning of medals. The 19-year-old Padios has already proven herself in her sport, pencak silat. She is ...

JAKARTA: Naorem Boynao Singh went down to Dumaan Dines of Philippines in the men's 50-55 kg quarterfinal match, thus ending the Indian men's pencak silat campaign at the 18th Asian Games here today.