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Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore Propose Zapin Dance for UNESCO Cultural HeritageMusic, tradition, crafts showcase for tourism dayISABELLE.C Debuts Wearable Art and Intangible Cultural Heritage Masterpieces at New York Fashion Week’s China Institute Fashion Week63rd Asia Pacific Film Festival and 4th China-Malaysia Film Culture Festival to join forces for joint event in March 2027Citrawarna Speed Festival 2026 Brings Culture and Motorsport Together Across Putrajaya and KLIAMalaysia joins regional bid to nominate Zapin for UNESCO Heritage List - MOTACNational unity minister says mooncake innovations make festival distinctly MalaysianCitrawarna Speed Festival 2026 Celebrates Arts & Culture Alongside Automotive ExcitementStudents craft lanterns at Chinese Embassy Open DayCitrawarna festival merges Malaysian heritage with motorsport spectaclemid-autumn festival harvest art installation opens in Kuala Lumpur’s Kwai Chai HongUGM students embed in Bandung’s culture through dance, instruments and child-led exchangesKhazanah reopens historic Pejabat Pos Besar Lama as heritage-led culinary hubIndonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore Propose Zapin Dance for UNESCO Cultural HeritageMusic, tradition, crafts showcase for tourism dayISABELLE.C Debuts Wearable Art and Intangible Cultural Heritage Masterpieces at New York Fashion Week’s China Institute Fashion Week63rd Asia Pacific Film Festival and 4th China-Malaysia Film Culture Festival to join forces for joint event in March 2027Citrawarna Speed Festival 2026 Brings Culture and Motorsport Together Across Putrajaya and KLIAMalaysia joins regional bid to nominate Zapin for UNESCO Heritage List - MOTACNational unity minister says mooncake innovations make festival distinctly MalaysianCitrawarna Speed Festival 2026 Celebrates Arts & Culture Alongside Automotive ExcitementStudents craft lanterns at Chinese Embassy Open DayCitrawarna festival merges Malaysian heritage with motorsport spectaclemid-autumn festival harvest art installation opens in Kuala Lumpur’s Kwai Chai HongUGM students embed in Bandung’s culture through dance, instruments and child-led exchangesKhazanah reopens historic Pejabat Pos Besar Lama as heritage-led culinary hub
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Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore Propose Zapin Dance for UNESCO Cultural Heritage

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  1. 2h agoIndonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore Propose Zapin Dance for UNESCO Cultural Heritage
  2. 20h agoMusic, tradition, crafts showcase for tourism day
  3. Sep 30ISABELLE.C Debuts Wearable Art and Intangible Cultural Heritage Masterpieces at New York Fashion Week’s China Institute Fashion Week
  4. Sep 2963rd Asia Pacific Film Festival and 4th China-Malaysia Film Culture Festival to join forces for joint event in March 2027
  5. Sep 26Citrawarna Speed Festival 2026 Brings Culture and Motorsport Together Across Putrajaya and KLIA
  6. Sep 25Malaysia joins regional bid to nominate Zapin for UNESCO Heritage List - MOTAC
  7. Sep 24National unity minister says mooncake innovations make festival distinctly Malaysian
  8. Sep 23Citrawarna Speed Festival 2026 Celebrates Arts & Culture Alongside Automotive Excitement

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  • Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, and Singapore jointly nominated the Zapin dance for UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage status for 2027.
  • The proposal marks the fourth coordinated attempt by the four nations to protect shared intangible heritage, following bids for pantun and kebaya.
  • Malaysia's Deputy Ambassador welcomed the bid, emphasizing it reflects deep historical and cultural ties across the region.

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MUSIC, crafts and tradition came together in Kuala Lumpur in celebration of World Tourism Day.

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ISABELLE.C unveiled a collection that fused millennia‑old Chinese textile traditions with contemporary haute couture at China Institute Fashion Week (CIFW) in New York on 29 September 2026.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — Malaysia will join Brunei, Indonesia and Singapore in a multinational bid to nominate the traditional Malay dance‑drum art form zapin for UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural…

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mid-autumn festival harvest art installation opens in Kuala Lumpur’s Kwai Chai Hong

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Khazanah reopens historic Pejabat Pos Besar Lama as heritage-led culinary hub

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