participant of the second asean writers' conference in the philippines and istiqlal ii festival in indonesia, representative of malaysia at the international festival of poetry "kuala lumpur 2002", participant of the poetry festival "south korea-asean" (seoul, december 10–16, 2010). he was also keen of traditional art forms. the last years of his life he was the editor of the quarterly theater magazine "pentas" (stage), as well as the treasurer of the organization "national writer" (pena).