After unearthing a rare collection of highly prized Silk Road artefacts, a family in the Himalayas has opened a museum ...

In the aftermath of the Kargil War, Muzzamil Hussain's family unearthed a treasure of Silk Road artefacts in their ancestral property near Kargil's bazaar. In 1999, during the violent onset of the ...

Shakarap is a simple but delicious dessert consisting of sliced fruits or vegetables soaked in honey syrup, often flavored ...

Ancient traders faced challenges and devised solutions that, surprisingly, resemble some of the practices used by modern ...

Exploring the Silk Roads. Horses were key for facilitating trade. Image by Tim Sandle Exploring the Silk Roads. Horses were key for facilitating trade. Image by Tim Sandle Visiting the Silk Roads ...

Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, was sentenced to life in prison in 2015 for drug trafficking, computer hacking, and ...

I VIVIDLY remember my maiden trip to Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 2004. Arriving as a Member of our Parliament’s Lower House and coming from the tropical heat of Malaysia, I was utterly shocked to find ...

After unearthing a rare collection of highly prized Silk Road artefacts ... they discovered wooden crates stamped with names of cities around the world. Making space on the dusty floor, the ...