Culture

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…

Restoration Work On Takav Gate Of Cambodia’s Angkor Thom 70 Percent Completed

PHNOM PENH, Apr 9 (NNN-AKP) – Restoration work on the Takav Gate, in the western part of Angkor Thom temple,…

Malaysia’s renowned dancer Ramli Ibrahim launches book on Kumbh festival in India

By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, April 7 (NNN-Bernama) — Kuala Lumpur-based Sutra Foundation presented its newly-published book on a famous…