On every street, coconut-leaf decorations called janur and corn husks are hanging, marking the Kampung Celaket Festival on Jl. Tretes Selatan in Rampal Celaket district last month.The annual ...

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This Saturday morning talk will explore Kampung Baru’s rich cultural and ... Admission is free. At the National Art Gallery, Malaysian artist Marcos Kueh, now based in the Hague, Netherlands ...

STUDENT Lim Yang Hock remembers fondly his father’s stories of growing up in a kampung in Kedah. These stories struck a chord when Yang Hock was seeking inspiration for a floral arrangement ...

IN his effort to preserve cultural heritage through fashion, Wan Zakaria Wan Abu Bakar, 43, now owns nearly 1,000 batik ...

"Kampung" means "village" in Malay ... during which the participants will be introduced to the works of art and encouraged to share their own experiences and memories. The seniors will then ...

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KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 (KUNA) -- Malaysians are returning to their villages to celebrate Eid al-Fitr holiday, or 'Balik Kampung'. That would be the theme during the holy month of Ramadan, where most ...