Bringing Penang’s capital, George Town, to UNESCO World Heritage status. Khoo Salma Nasution is a fifth generation Penang peranakan and …
Category: 2019 Day 3 Edition Special Features – Cultural Tourism
Melaka: culture takes centre stage
Encore Melaka theatre tells touching life stories of local people Ten years after being placed on the UN World Heritage …
When an entire village turns to homestay
In the tiny village of Kundasang, about 98km from Kota Kinabalu city, Ranau Walai Tokou Homestay is the closest such …
Revealing the artistic spirit of Sabah
The Sabah State Art Gallery yesterday opened a solo exhibition of artist Ron Galimam’s work for a month. Galimam’s paintings …
The last of the puppeteers?
While UNESCO designated Wayang Kulit (Malaysian shadow puppetry) as part of world cultural heritage in 2003, it may well not …
Music turns up the volume for Colombian tourism
Colombia’s tourist board, ProColombia, is putting the country’s musical diversity at the heart of its Marketing strategy. The South American …
European capital of culture comes to Serbia
Novi Sad is the first city outside the European Union to be named European Cultural Capital 2021. The programme concept …
