Culture

Cambodia’s Traditional New Year Holiday Ends With 4.59 Million Tourists Travelling Across Kingdom

PHNOM PENH, Apr 18 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s three-day traditional New Year, or Songkran festival, came to an end with 4.59…

Several Policemen Injured In Clashes In Indian Capital

NEW DELHI, Apr 17 (NNN-PTI) – Violent clashes broke out between two groups, in the Indian capital yesterday, in which…

DPRK Leader Attends Civilian Parade Marking Founder’s Birth

PYONGYANG, Apr 16 (NNN-KCNA) – Kim Jong Un, the top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), attended…

Large Cambodian Couple-Statue Unveiled In Coastal Preah Sihanouk Province

PHNOM PENH, Apr 16 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, today inaugurated a large couple-statue, in the…

Jakarta Police Beef Up Security At Cathedral For Easter Commemoration

JAKARTA, Apr 15 (NNN-ANTARA) – Police in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, have deployed personnel to secure the city’s cathedral for…

Cannes Film Festival Announces Official Selection

PARIS, Apr 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The official selection for the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival was announced yesterday,…

Bangladesh’s Bengali New Year Celebration Returns With In-Person Events

DHAKA, Apr 15 (NNN-BSS) – After two years of muted festivities, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people from all walks…

Lao President Calls On His People To Overcome Challenges

VIENTIANE, Apr 14 (NNN-KPL) – Lao President, Thongloun Sisoulith, delivered a Lao New Year message yesterday, encouraging the Lao people…

Indonesia’s Capital Bans Midnight Sale Ahead Of Eid Al-Fitr

JAKARTA, Apr 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – The midnight sale, ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr, will not be held…

Celebrations Start For Cairo’s Designation As Islamic World’s Culture Capital

CAIRO, Apr 12 (NNN-MENA) – Celebrations to mark Cairo’s designation as the “Capital of Culture in the Islamic World for…