Fire under a wok, a dab of soy sauce and a splash of Chinese rice wine. Bursts of aroma from spices from around the world as a chef prepares minchi: fried minced meat with diced potatoes topped with a sunny-side-up egg. This is one of Macau’s most iconic comfort foods. Manuela Sales da Silva Ferreira … Read more
Nablusi, a traditional Palestinian soap, was inscribed into UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the UN agency announced on Tuesday. The hand-crafted soap is made of three ingredients: olive oil, water, and lye, and practitioners make the soap shortly after the olive harvest. Families add their unique stamp before packaging … Read more
Sake is perhaps more Japanese than sushi. It is crafted in centuries-old breweries, savoured in the country’s pub-like izakayas, poured during weddings and served slightly chilled for special toasts. Now the rice wine has been inscribed by United Nations cultural organisation Unesco on its list of the “intangible cultural heritage of humanity”. At a meeting … Read more
SINGAPORE: The kebaya has been successfully inscribed onto the UNESCO representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity. This was announced on Wednesday (Dec 4) at about 9.50pm Singapore time, after a meeting of the 24-member UNESCO intergovernmental committee (IGC) in Asuncion, Paraguay, said the National Heritage Board (NHB) in a media release. The inscription … Read more
1. Tara Margarita of Bourke’s wine bar in Hong Kong on putting simple human love back into cooking Margarita, head chef of Bourke’s in SoHo, shares her journey from corporate life to the culinary arts, emphasising simple, refined bar food. Avoiding the burnout so often found in fine-dining kitchens, she is now fostering a positive … Read more
HISTORY OF CHINGAY The word Chingay, derived from the Hokkien dialect, means the art of costume and masquerade, according to the Chingay Parade Singapore website. In Singapore, Chingay started in 1973 as a street parade to celebrate Chinese New Year. Founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew had suggested staging the parade, with all its colours and gaiety, … Read more
UNESCO – the U.N. agency for the protection of cultural heritage – says it is concerned that museums in Sudan are being looted during the ongoing civil war. VOA gained access to one damaged and apparently ransacked museum. VOA’s Henry Wilkins has more from The House of the Khalifa in the city of Omdurman. Read … Read more
Home Entertainment Meet actor who is king of charity, it’s not Salman, Akshay, Shah Rukh, Amitabh, Rajinikanth This actor not only won hearts with his films, but also with his generous charity. Scroll down to know about him. Bollywood actors, apart from entertaining their fans to the core, have also worked on various social issues. … Read more
Weymouth in England is a gem of the Jurassic Coast, and was recently named one of the most underrated towns in the UK by World Atlas. The seaside town is one of the prettiest in the UK and is perfect for swimming, sightseeing and enjoying in late summer. The beach offers traditional coastal activities such … Read more
UNESCO recalls that all authorities concerned have the duty and responsibility to ensure the safety of journalists covering protests around the world, in accordance with international norms and human rights obligations. In times of crisis, as in times of peace, journalists are crucial lifelines to verified information for citizens. They facilitate public debate and dialogue … Read more
