All posts tagged "Society & Culture"
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0CommunityIt’s High Time for the KL Highland Games
It’s the 7th KL Highland Games by the Selangor St Andrew’s Society (SSAS) sponsored by Borr Drilling! As one of the oldest...
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0Culture & ReligionHistory’s Legality: Of Cave Temples and Government Land
Predating laws of the land, cave temples have long been accepted as part of the landscape. But with time, statewide governance come...
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0Culture & heritageBorneo and Britain’s Beats Preserved in Bank Archive
A digital archive of sounds, images, and videos from musicians and creatives around the world to preserve the culture and heritage has...
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0EntertainmentHistorical Old Malaya Films Return to Public Malaysian Screens
For the first time in a decade, films from Old Malaya cinema’s golden era will be screened for the public. While still...
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0NewsBreaking Up Is Hard to Do: China Pushes Its Newest Anti-Divorce Measure
On January 1, Beijing introduced a mandatory ‘cooling off’ period for couples seeking to dissolve their marriages. The first quarter results saw...
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0FashionCultured Couture: The Kanjivaram Silk Weave
August and September of this unbelievably eventful year saw a hesitant but pride-filled Merdeka and Malaysia Day combo celebration. The whole nation...
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0Culture & heritageTrying Times for Tradition: The Hungry Ghost Festival 2020
In a nation where festivities are the life of communities, the new era of social distancing forces some traditions to be forsaken....
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0NewsSay Cheese! These Camera Apps Steal Personal Data
It’s probably no surprise that the #1 most posted ‘topic’ on Instagram is the selfie. So with millions of people snapping and...
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0CommunityHarvest and Holiness: Is There a Divide?
Just before the 15th of January, many Indian Tamil communities across Malaysia prepared to celebrate the festival of Pongal, one of the...
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06CommunityUnderstanding Three of the Largest Cultural Communities in Malaysia
Frances Wilks looks at the different cultures of Malaysia and discusses how expats can get the most from all the multicultural experiences...
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0Society and Culture in Malaysia
Malaysia has a population of about 25 million. It is a multi-racial country whose social integration has become a model for the...