Culture

Indonesia Gears Up For Year-End Vacation Travel Season

JAKARTA, Dec 20 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia is preparing to face an influx of travellers during the Christmas and New Year…

Indonesia Beefs Up Security For Christmas, New Year’s Eve Celebrations

JAKARTA, Dec 17 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian police and soldiers will jointly deploy 141,443 personnel, to secure Christmas and New Year’s…

Bangladesh Celebrates 54th Victory Day

DHAKA, Dec 17 (NNN-BSS) – With due solemnity and rich tributes paid to the martyrs of the Liberation War of…

Bangladesh Food Festival Features Traditional Food, Culture

DHAKA, Dec 16 (NNN-BSS) – The four-day Taste of Bangladesh Food Festival, featuring traditional dishes from various regions of Bangladesh,…

Giant Pandas Arrived In Australia Bound For Adelaide Zoo

ADELAIDE, Dec 15 (NNN-AAP) – Giant pandas, Xingqiu and Yilan, arrived in Adelaide, capital of South Australia, early this morning,…

Myanmar To Hold Flower Festival In Mandalay

YANGON, Dec 13 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar will hold a flower festival in Pyin Oo Lwin town of central Myanmar’s Mandalay…

Myanmar Opens Fifth National Sports Festival In Nay Pyi Taw

NAY PYI TAW, Dec 10 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar officially launched its fifth National Sports Festival yesterday, at Wunna Theikdi Stadium,…

Archaeologists Unearth Late Ptolemaic Artefacts In Egypt’s Alexandria

CAIRO, Dec 9 (NNN-MENA) – An Egyptian-Dominican archaeological mission, uncovered a collection of artefacts at the Taposiris Magna temple complex,…

Brunei Launches Beach Festival

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Dec 8 (NNN-ANN) – A three-day Muara Beach Festival kicked off here, local media reported. The festival,…

Tokyo’s Shibuya Cancels New Year Countdown For Overcrowding Concerns

TOKYO, Dec 7 (NNN-NHK) – Shibuya City, one of Tokyo’s top destinations for tourism and nightlife, yesterday, announced the cancellation…