Phoenix in flight, dancing dragons and peonies in full bloom; visitors to The Peranakan Gallery at Orchard Road will be enthralled by artful depictions of these colourful and iconic Peranakan symbols throughout a gallery space that focuses on tracing the 500-year-old story of the Straits Chinese population in Southeast Asia.
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5 fast food chains we wish would come to Sarawak
Sarawakians are known to be proud for our own local food but we also appreciate foreign flavours even - and in some cases, especially - if it comes in the form of fast food chains. While Sarawak already enjoys KFC, McDonalds, Nando’s, Subway, Burger King and Pizza Hut, most of us want more. Here are
Get animated with Cartoon Network in Singapore
The Powerpuff Girls, We Bare Bears, Adventure Time and Ben 10 come to life with giant inflatables, carnival games and workshops Animate Your Life @ Gardens by the Bay, Singapore 26 May - 10 June 2018; Prices start from RM37.50++ Looking for something to do with the entire family? Cartoon Network invites you
Asian horror movies based on real haunted places
Art imitates life, even in Asian horror movies, which shows how movie-makers draw their inspirations from their surroundings when making a film. And what more inspiration for a horror movie other than an actual haunted place? Here are some Asian horror movies inspired by places with supernatural and unexplained histories: 1.Gonjiam: Haunted
The Eastern Seas, the book which inspired James Brooke to explore
For an idea of how Borneo looked like before the Brookes, have a read of The Eastern Seas written by George Windsor Earl. An English navigator, Earl was the first one to provide a European account of north-west Borneo’s Chinese gold miners and the incredible wealth of Borneo which included gold, diamonds and other