Festivals/Celebrations

Thailand’s Chiang Mai airport to cut flight operating hours for lantern festival in late November

More than 200,000 sky lanterns and smoke lanterns are expected to be released within the airport’s aviation safety zone.

Nails, screws, needles found in some Halloween treats in Germany

Halloween celebrations have grown in popularity in Germany since the 1990s, driven largely by American films and television programmes.

Martha Stewart sorry for ‘insensitive’ homeless Halloween costume

US TV host Martha Stewart apologised for an ‘insensitive’ photo of herself wearing ripped jeans and a torn sweater, with her face covered in dirt.

Model-host Heidi Klum becomes her severed left hand for Halloween

Heidi Klum peers out from her costume, a gory, giant severed hand modelled after her own left hand, at her 25th annual Halloween party on Oct 31.

Halloween shootings leave at least 24 dead and 94 wounded in the US

The shootings unfolded at nightclubs, costume stores, outside stadiums and near college campuses.

‘I came as Donald Trump’: The US president hosts a luxury Halloween at Mar-a-Lago

US President Donald Trump, outfitted in his standard red tie and navy suit, said he came to the Halloween party as “Donald Trump”.

Heavy traffic expected at Woodlands, Tuas checkpoints during Deepavali long weekend

ICA advised travellers to plan their journey ahead of time and consider travelling during non-peak hours from Nov 6 to Nov 9.

Costumes, drug scare and tributes to victims mark Halloween weekend in Seoul

People celebrating Halloween in Itaewon, a popular nightlife district in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct 31.

Tokyo embraces Halloween crowds under tight security by police

People who are celebrating Halloween Day cross the street at Shibuya Crossing on Oct 31.

Shooting at California Halloween store kills one, wounds six

The incident occurred at a Spirit Halloween store at a shopping mall in Fairfield, about 76km north-east of San Francisco.

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