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Kuala Lumpur theatre performance interrogates the effectiveness of the death penalty

Real-life stories of some 140 inmates on Malaysia's death row are behind the upcoming theatre show Tali Tukang Gantung (Hangman’s Rope), which questions the fragile connection…

  • Published: January 14, 20269:45 am
  • Author Hanis Maketab
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105 Buddha images unearthed in Laos’ Champasak

The statues were discovered on Sunday by 13-year-old Souksavanh Saeng-aloun, who noticed part of a clay jar protruding from the soil while playing near her home. Using a shovel,…

  • Published: January 14, 20269:32 am
  • Author Vientiane Times
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Beneath a modern Chinese metropolis, an ancient capital emerges

Major archaeological findings at the Dongyuan Ancient City site have unveiled the well-preserved remains of a city from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), offering an unprecedented…

  • Published: January 14, 20269:24 am
  • Author Zhang Yu
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Old Dhaka readies for kite-flying festival Sakrain as kites, lanterns, and memories take flight

By day, the sky is expected to fill with colourful kites, while from evening until midnight, the Buriganga riverbank areas will glow with fireworks and flying lanterns.

  • Published: January 14, 20268:18 am
  • Author Rakib Madber
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From living with mums to facing exes, Korean dating shows raise stakes

Amid a dating reality show boom, experts say the genre has tried nearly everything.

  • Published: January 13, 20269:56 am
  • Author Lee Yoon-seo
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On Japan’s coming-of-age day, new adults in disaster-hit areas renew vow to revitalise hometowns

In areas affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake in January 2024 and the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011, young people dressed in vibrant furisode kimonos and suits…

  • Published: January 13, 20269:45 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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What is the most underrated hack to beat Manila traffic?

While others may opt to leave early in the morning, before anyone else—a content creator recently went viral for sharing their approach: riding the MRT/LRT. Unfortunately, not…

  • Published: January 13, 20269:32 am
  • Author Carl Martin Agustin
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What food tells us about Filipino psychology

So what makes food “Filipino”? It is the fact that Filipinos adapt it to their particular tastes, and that they enjoy it together.

  • Published: January 12, 202610:35 am
  • Author Carl Lorenz Cervantes
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Keeping an ancient script alive in a modern world

Through pagoda-based classes, policy support, and the dedication of monks and students, Vietnam's An Giang Province is intensifying efforts to preserve the ancient Pali script,…

  • Published: January 12, 202610:24 am
  • Author Viet Nam News
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Global fame of Bangladesh’s Tangail saree and the weavers we forget

Once woven quietly in riverside villages, it now appears in fashion catalogues, festival exhibitions, and heritage headlines.

  • Published: January 12, 202610:18 am
  • Author S. Disha

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