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Asia’s isle of five separate genders

The Bugis people of South Sulawesi are a powerful ethnic group remarkable for their recognition of five separate genders. But … More

Bugis, Ethnic, Genders, South Sulawesi

Scar tissue: Vietnamese women find healing with tattoos

HANOI (AFP) : In her tiny Hanoi apartment, tattoo artist Ngoc inks middle-aged women whose lives have been upended by … More

Artist, Scar, Skills, Tattoo

Turkey sues Christie’s for $19m ancient marble idol, claiming it was looted

New York: The marble idol was carved as many as 6000 years ago, a 23 centimetre-tall female figure with a sleek, … More

Christie, Idol, The Guennol Stargazer, Turkey

Can Mak Yong survive another decade?

Mak Yong was declared a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Education, Scientific … More

Heritage, humanity, Mak Yong, UNESCO

The enduring allure of lost cities

Tales of mysterious ruins have long enchanted travellers from afar, but those stories may hide something even more fascinating – … More

Angkor Wat, Bayon, History, Temple, Tourism

Unravelling The Significance Of Melaka’s Masjid Kampung Hulu

MELAKA (Bernama) : No visitor to the Historic City of Melaka will be able to miss the charm of the … More

Architecture, Faith, Masjid, Melaka, Mosque

Easter eggs

Artfully decorated Easter eggs made of goose eggs at the workshop of Tunde Csuhaj in the town of Szekszard, Hungary. … More

Celebration, Easter, Egg, Goose Egg, Hungary, Szekszard

March of the mummies: Egypt readies for pharaohs’ parade

The mummified remains of 22 ancient Egyptian kings and queens will be paraded through the streets of Cairo Saturday, in … More

Egypt, Egyptologist, Mummies, Pharaohs, Queen Hatshepsut, Ramses

Ipoh’s once-forgotten and rediscovered Da Seng Ngan cave temple

Tokong Da Seng Ngan is a cave temple located at the foot of Gunung Rapat on Jalan Gopeng, Ipoh. Gunung … More

Buddhist, Da Seng Ngan, Destination, Ipoh, Temple

Vaccination Campaign Key for Revival of Bali’s Tourism Industry

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The COVID-19 pandemic has dragged Indonesia into serious public health and economic crises, like many other countries … More

Bali, Coronavirus, Covid19, Tourism, Vaccine

Once a state secret, these Albanian bunkers are now museums

Creative ideas and art transport Tirana, Albania’s lively capital city, far from its Communist past. In many former Eastern Bloc … More

History, Soviet Union, Museum, Albania, Bunkers

The strange story behind the Qingming Festival

Aside from Chinese New Year, Mid-Autumn Festival and the Winter Solstice, the Qingming Festival is one of the most important … More

Ancestors, Food, Offerings, Qingming, Respects, Tomb Sweeping

In tourist-free Bali, artists persevere through ‘darkest moment’

Art and Bali’s unique Hindu culture are inextricably linked, but the absence of visitors has left artists struggling. Bali, Indonesia … More

Bali, Painting, Photography, Tourism

Immortal protection: Covid-themed offerings for Malaysia’s tomb-sweeping festival

RAWANG, Malaysia (AFP) : Paper masks and goggles are among offerings that Chinese Malaysians will burn to mark the important … More

Celebrations, Covid19, Pandemic, Qingming

Honest Ipoh waiter praised for returning customers’ ring, to be rewarded by employers

PETALING JAYA : A waiter of Ipoh’s Sri Ananda Bahwan restaurant was hailed as a hero after returning a customer’s … More

Gold Ring, Honesty, Restaurant, Waiter

Showbiz: Ramli Ibrahim’s odissi show finally happening

KUALA LUMPUR: After being postponed twice in March and October last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Sutra Dance Theatre’s … More

Odissi, Ramli Ibrahim, Sutra Dance

Khasis : India’s indigenous matrilineal society

In one of the world’s last matrilineal societies, women control property and inheritance and dominate public spaces. So, why are … More

Dominance, India, Khasis, Women

Indonesia’s oldest pencak silat fighter proves that age is just a number

JAKARTA: “Daasshh!” Mr Zakaria, a 90-year-old Indonesian pencak silat master exclaimed as he kicked his right leg high into the … More

Martial Art, Oldest, Pencak Silat, World Records Museum

France submits the baguette for Unesco heritage status

PARIS (AFP) : France has chosen the baguette as its candidate for Unesco intangible cultural heritage status, the government said on Friday … More

Baguette, France, Heritage, UNESCO

Where people go to bars to drink milk

Unique to Rwanda, milk bars reflect a little-known truth about how intrinsic cows and milk are to Rwandan culture. It … More

Cows, Milk, Rwanda, Tradition

Scotland’s little-known fourth “language”

Doric, a little-known form of North East Scots, is undergoing a pandemic-inspired renaissance. “Slaverin, slubberin, gibberin, gabberin, roon wi a … More

Doric, Language, Literature, Scotland

Three popes, the Church, and the state

The issuing of three commemorative coins to honour three patriarchs of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church sums up the story of … More

Church, Coptic, Egypt, Orthodox

The magic of anise

Anise has long held pride of place as a savoury spice as well as a powerful antidote in cultures from … More

Anise, Egypt, Greece, Spice, Winter

Treasures from mystery civilisation could rewrite history of China

The sophisticated artefacts unearthed in Sichuan point to the existence of an advanced culture that challenges the traditional narrative The … More

Archaeology, China, Civilisation, History

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