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Philippines' Black Nazarene feast draws hundreds of thousands of devotees
Reuters, Published on 09/01/2024
» MANILA - The streets of the Philippine capital turned into a sea of maroon and yellow on Tuesday as hundreds of thousands of Catholic devotees joined a procession in honour of the Black Nazarene in Asia's largest Catholic nation.
Myanmar monk militia: Buddhist clergy backing junta
Reuters, Published on 08/12/2022
» YANGON: In a monastery in central Myanmar, a Buddhist monk, Wathawa, rallies his militia with a cry: "What's our spirit like?"
Mexican mayor weds alligator to secure abundance
Reuters, Published on 01/07/2022
» SAN PEDRO HUAMELULA, Mexico: A small town Mexican mayor married his alligator bride in a colourful ceremony as traditional music rang out and revellers danced while imploring the indigenous leader to seal the nuptials with a kiss.
Study shows 99% on Indonesia's most populous island have Covid antibodies
Reuters, Published on 18/04/2022
» JAKARTA: Almost all residents of Indonesia's most populous island of Java have antibodies against COVID-19, owing to a combination of prior infection and vaccination against the virus, a government-commissioned survey showed.
Cambodian lion dancers clinging on amid pandemic
Reuters, Published on 31/01/2022
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodian dragon and lion dancer Gnuon Virak huddles his troupe together in a circle, before they let out a team cheer and get to work rehearsing for their a Lunar New Year performance - their only one of the pandemic-stricken year.
Tradition vs credibility: Inside the SE Asian meet that snubbed Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 19/10/2021
» Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore pushed for a harder stance against Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing at a "tense" meeting that decided to exclude him from a regional summit this month, four people with knowledge of the talks said.
Curtain down on Cambodia shadow puppet theatre
Reuters, Published on 14/05/2020
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's shadow puppet tradition goes back to the 7th century and has survived the collapse of empires, wars and Khmer Rouge reign of terror that left some 1.7 million people dead.
Myanmar court jails satirical performers
Reuters, Published on 30/10/2019
» YANGON: A court in Myanmar sentenced five satirical performers to a year in jail with hard labour on Wednesday for shows that criticised the army's role in politics.
France seeks UN heritage status for baguettes
Reuters, Published on 29/09/2018
» PARIS: Imposters beware! After Belgium's beers and Naples' pizzas, the oh-so-French baguette may soon join the Unesco world listing of cultural wonders.
UN slams Indonesia move to outlaw gay, extramarital sex
Reuters, Published on 07/02/2018
» JAKARTA: The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday criticised proposals in Indonesia's parliament to criminalize gay sex and extramarital sex, saying such laws could hurt the country's beleaguered LGBT community and other minorities.