The Last Handmade Joss Stick Maker in Penang
For more than seventy years, Lee Beng Chuan made joss sticks by hand in the heart of George Town, mixing fragrant sandalwood paste, rolling...
Slap, Twist, Lift: Handmade Popiah Skins in Penang
At Penang’s Chowrasta Market, Gary Lim turns a lump of elastic dough into paper-thin popiah skins with a practised slap, twist and lift. Each...
Behind the Satin Curtains
Behind the satin curtains of a temporary stage in George Town, a Teochew opera troupe prepares elaborate make-up and costumes before performing for the...
Papua New Guinea Sepik River Crocodile Festival
Colourful Sepik Crocodile Festival is a spectacular annual celebration in the heart of one of the most remote and isolated regions of Papua New...
Where the Ground Trembles: The Enga Cultural Show
For three days, the mountain town of Wabag fills with pounding kundu drums, war cries, painted bodies and towering headdresses. Bringing communities together from...
Dumpling syndrome
Vivid blue or unapologetically brown, pyramid-shaped and wrapped in bamboo leaves, these traditional dumplings, Nyonya Chang and Bak Chang, are part of Melaka’s distinctive...
Hiking in Switzerland to the Orny Hut
Hike to the Orny hut is a good introduction to the real alpine world. Located 2,811m past gaping crevasses of the Orny Glacier and...
When the Gods Take to the Streets
Spanning five days, Johor Bahru’s century-old Chingay ritual marks the close of Chinese New Year. Beyond its famous Night Parade, the celebration is rooted...
Dancing with the Forest Spirits
Sacred and captivating, the Baining Fire Dance is unique to the Baining people of East New Britain, Papua New Guinea. On important ceremonial occasions,...