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Seri Negara in Kuala Lumpur reimagines the museum experience for a modern audience

Since opening on Dec 20, Seri Negara gallery's exhibits - spanning two floors - have given guests the chance to discover a fresh interpretation of the national narrative, one that…

  • Published: December 30, 202511:01 am
  • Author M. Irsyad
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‘Heated Rivalry is making me (a straight woman) go insane’

The unapologetically gay Canadian hockey show is bringing back yearning, and the girls are eating it up.

  • Published: December 29, 20251:36 pm
  • Author Andreiana Yuvallos
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Beyond the box office: The 10 Pakistani films that quietly won 2025

Beneath the glossy-but-tired commercial surface of Pakistan's film industry, something promising is happening.

  • Published: December 29, 20251:25 pm
  • Author Zil E Huma
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What inclusivity looks like for this new Filipino onscreen ‘love team’

If the film genuinely promotes inclusivity and aims to show that people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) can learn, love, and work just like everybody…

  • Published: December 24, 20251:33 pm
  • Author Allan Policarpio
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Japan PM Takaichi meets with anime, music experts to discuss development of content industry

Takaichi emphasised that Japanese content is frequently discussed in diplomatic settings.

  • Published: December 24, 20251:19 pm
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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China’s Nanjing Museum’s handling of donated art, relics being probed

The investigations were launched to address rising public concerns regarding the painting, which was donated to the Nanjing Museum in the 1950s.

  • Published: December 24, 202510:25 am
  • Author Cang Wei, Lin Qi
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South Korean cinema confronts its toughest year in decades

Multiplexes struggle to fill seats and major productions falter as shifting consumer habits reshape an industry at a crossroads.

  • Published: December 24, 20258:50 am
  • Author Moon Ki Hoon
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“Perspectives On… Weaving Threads” traces Indonesian ancestral roots, colonial history

Through ikat, batik and experimental dyeing techniques, a Dutch artist with Indonesian ties explores identity, inheritance and the lingering imprint of colonial histories.

  • Published: December 23, 202512:23 pm
  • Author Sylviana Hamdani
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Seasonal K-pop beats to get into the Christmas spirit

Whether you’re drawn to cozy winter ballads or upbeat holiday anthems, these K-pop Christmas songs offer an easy way to slip into the festive mood.

  • Published: December 23, 202512:18 pm
  • Author Lee Jung-joo
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From photocards and albums to MP3 players, home decor: the evolution of K-pop merch

In a landscape where the music itself is no longer the dominant source of revenue, merchandise becomes K-pop’s most intimate business strategy.

  • Published: December 23, 20258:45 am
  • Author Lee Jung-joo

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