Explore Malaysia’s rich cultural heritage through traditional Malaysian clothing, from the baju melayu and saree to the cheongsam and indigenous costumes.

Traditionally paired with batik sarong, the kebaya has taken on an unexpected twist as social entrepreneur M. Vatsala Nair ...

Their work may take them to many places around the world, but there's only one country they call home.The stewards and stewardesses of Singapore Airlines (SIA) have put together a performance in a ...

On a March afternoon, the sun lingered hotly over Lunuganga Estate, Bentota, the former country home of legendary Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa. Dressed in crisp shirts and sarongs imprinted with ...

On Monday afternoon, amid the heat and chaos of Thailand’s Songkran festival, Gavin Chow was crowned Mr Bear International 2026 – the first Malaysian to win the title at a pageant that has quickly ...

The workshop in Kuala Lumpur teaching about batik lepas, their motifs and patterns, and styling methods. In the past, Malay women used to wear kain batik lepas (unstitched batik sarong) for both ...

Once a common sight in Malay households, “kain batik lepas”, an unstitched sarong, was traditionally worn for everything from relaxing at home to attending special occasions. Today, the practice has ...

KUALA LUMPUR - In the past, Malay women used to wear unstitched batik cloth or kain batik lepas, draped as a sarong for both casual home wear and formal occasions. However, with changing lifestyles, ...

SINGAPORE: Local kebaya businesses are reporting stronger demand a year after the traditional dress was added to UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list, with sales rising by as much as 35 per cent ...

The ninth edition of "Keretapi Sarong" ("Sarong train"), held in conjunction with Malaysia Day, is set to expand beyond Kuala Lumpur for the first time, reaching Melaka alongside other key cities.

Revellers during Keretapi Sarong 2023 wearing kain batik and kain pelikat at Dataran Merdeka after getting off the LRT and MRT. (Bernama pic) The ninth edition of “Keretapi Sarong”, held in ...

On a typical weekday in Colombo, you can spot the contradiction from a bus window: office workers in smart suits and closed shoes hustling through 32°C heat, while street vendors and civil servants, ...