Tag: Culture

At 1am, the ‘kaya’ starts: An 84-year-old keeps a half-century craft alive in a KL alley

At 1am, the ‘kaya’ starts: An 84-year-old keeps a half-...

Apr 14, 2026

Long before the city stirs, when Jalan Yap Ah Loy is still in shadow, Wong Pek Y...

After winning seven years ago, Malaysia’s first Sikh bagpipe band wants to repeat history this year at World Pipe Band Championship

After winning seven years ago, Malaysia’s first Sikh ba...

Mar 28, 2026

The band currently has around 60 active members and emerged as the first-ever As...

Iraq says 185 artifacts seized in the UK

Iraq says 185 artifacts seized in the UK

Oct 28, 2025

Saving Yazidi Song

Saving Yazidi Song

Oct 26, 2025

In the face of genocide, displacement and technology, a new project hopes to pre...

Incense, drums and devotion: Ipoh lights up for Nine Emperor Gods Festival

Incense, drums and devotion: Ipoh lights up for Nine Em...

Oct 26, 2025

Berwari Bala’s famous apples draw visitors to Duhok festival

Berwari Bala’s famous apples draw visitors to Duhok fes...

Oct 26, 2025

Bridging language and memory: ‘My Beloved Kurdistan’ in translation

Bridging language and memory: ‘My Beloved Kurdistan’ in...

Oct 24, 2025

Dr Sirwan Abdulkarim Ali

My Experience at Paris Fashion Week Representing Iraq on the Global Stage

My Experience at Paris Fashion Week Representing Iraq o...

Oct 15, 2025

Yousif Ghali is a 24-year-old Iraqi Chaldean from Ankawa. He holds a Bachelor’s ...

How Do We Understand Idris Nechirvan Barzani and His Role in Kurdistan Today?

How Do We Understand Idris Nechirvan Barzani and His Ro...

Sep 21, 2025

Zain Al-Abidin Al-Awadi

Pandan ‘gula melaka’ croissants, duck ‘pongteh’ tacos and durian carbonara: Fusion food in Malaysia is bold, local and rooted in the taste of home

Pandan ‘gula melaka’ croissants, duck ‘pongteh’ tacos a...

Sep 16, 2025

Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath frontman and icon of British heavy metal, dies aged 76

Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath frontman and icon of Briti...

Jul 23, 2025

Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath frontman and icon of British heavy metal, dies aged...

The heartbeat of Kaamatan: Inside the Kadazandusun’s sacred ‘Magavau’ ceremony that calls the rice spirit home

The heartbeat of Kaamatan: Inside the Kadazandusun’s sa...

May 31, 2025