India returns to Cannes Film Festival with Neeraj Ghayawan’s Homebound
This year, India’s Homebound by Neeraj Ghaywan will be part of the 12-day Festival’s Un Certain Regard – the second most prestigious category after Competition. Ghaywan’s…
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Colours of the Khmer Soul on display in Phnom Penh … and Paris
From the timeless halls of Raffles Hotel Le Royal to the contemporary art space of the French capital’s Epidemick Gallery France, Sary invites audiences to feel—really…
Firing up the future of one of Vietnam’s oldest pottery villages
Phu Lang, one of Vietnam’s oldest pottery villages, is stirring again with a new generation of potters and a cross-cultural collaboration that may redefine the future of this…
Japanese brass foundry retains lustre; delights eyes with unique ornaments, decorations
The Shibazaki alloy foundry in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, uses brass to craft everything from trophy handles to building hardware such as door components.
Breaking boundaries: Singapore student bridges cultural gaps in Chinese orchestra
Muhammad Iman Mohamed Irfan is the only Malay musician in Temasek Polytechnic’s Chinese orchestra, where he plays the dizi, a bamboo flute. He has also taught himself how to…
Meet the 10 artists representing Pakistan at Art Dubai 2025
As the art world descends on Dubai for the 2025 edition of Art Dubai — one of the leading international art fairs spotlighting voices from the Global South — Pakistan is…
Authors hold protest against Meta for ‘stealing’ work to train AI
Writers chanted "Meta, Meta, book thieves" as they made their way to the Meta building, with some carrying placards reading "I'd write a sign but you'd steal it" and "Get the Zuck…
400 colourful koinobori streamers adorn Tokyo shopping arcade
Carp streamers are traditional ornaments for Children’s Day, celebrated on May 5. Among the carp adorning the 224-meter arcade are 39 streamers handmade by schoolchildren and…
Rangoli artist, Malay drum maker among Singapore’s stewards of intangible cultural heritage awardees
The five recipients of the National Heritage Board’s Stewards of Intangible Cultural Heritage Award received certificates from Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin…
Merch-Making Market: Where Indonesian music and merch collide
Taking place over the weekend, the expo proudly demonstrates how Indonesian music is, quite fashionably, not just for the ears.