Culture

Malaysia’s first female lion dance coach juggles day job with raising new generation of cultural bearers

Lion dance trainer Tan Yee Lee received her licence in 2018, and has led hundreds of lion dance performances since.

Mexico demands Paris auction house halt sale of pre-Colombian artifacts

FILE PHOTO: Claudia Curiel de Icaza, Secretary of Culture, speaks during an event in Mexico City, Mexico July 18, 2024. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo

‘Please try to restock’: Starbucks’ kebaya-clad bear keychain sells out online within hours of launch

The keychain and mug are each priced at $29.90 on Starbucks’ Singapore website.

French Culture Minister Dati quits to focus on run for Paris mayor

French Culture Minister Rachida Dati leaves following the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 4, 2026. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

Starbucks’ latest merchandise collection inspired by Peranakan heritage

The keychain and mug are each priced at $29.90 on Starbucks’ Singapore website.

Japan’s traditional ‘naked festival’ leaves 3 attendees unconscious

Nearly every year, some people are injured at the event in Okayama, which is known as one of the country’s three major eccentric festivals.

Ink, scars and salvation: How Indonesia’s street punks and the marginalised are finding faith

Tasawuf Underground serves those who have been pushed to the margins: street punks and young men from broken homes who live on the streets out of necessity, not choice.

With AI translation tools, what’s the point of learning different languages?

The belief that instant translation renders language learning redundant rests on the fallacy that meaning travels neatly across languages but human language is far more complex than that, says the writer.

Peranakan pride: Indonesia’s ‘tan but Chinese’ Benteng people revive their fading heritage

Merry Andayani (left) and Elsa Novia Sena are Benteng Chinese reviving their heritage.

No horseplay, ride high this zodiac year with photo shoots at Bukit Timah Saddle Club

Ms Zann Chin, her husband Ting Min Long and their daughter Zaelyn posing for a family photograph with Molly the horse at Bukit Timah Saddle Club on Feb 18.

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