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Malaysia's Education Ministry plans to submit an application for Gendang 24 Perayaan to gain UNESCO recognition as intangible cultural heritage, reinforcing efforts to preserve and promote the traditional percussion art among younger generations.
A Multimedia University law professor and Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka board member has emphasized that strengthening the Malay language requires coordinated action across government, academia and the private sector.
UNESCO has inscribed Japan's Asuka-Fujiwara archaeological sites as a World Heritage site, recognising the cluster of 19 locations spanning the sixth to eighth centuries as crucial evidence of Japan's emergence as a centralised state.
South Korea is hosting the UNESCO World Heritage Committee's annual session for the first time, drawing approximately 3,000 participants from 196 member states to Busan for a 10-day meeting beginning Sunday.
A 71-year-old Kelantan collector maintains over 100 handcrafted traditional weapons, including rare goloks with bird-shaped hilts, to preserve the state's vanishing blacksmithing legacy as master craftsmen die without passing on their skills.
The Malaysian government has allocated RM400,000 to upgrade a traditional gasing court in Melaka, transforming it into a training centre and international competition venue following the 2026 DMDI championships.
Wedding dresses carry profound emotional weight as repositories of family memory and ritual. Fashion experts and universities now offer creative solutions—from transformation to donation—that allow people to honor heirloom garments while creating space for new chapters.
Malaysia's prized Kain Lima textile heritage faces peril as master weavers dwindle and knowledge disappears. Cultural guardians now race to preserve this intricate craft through exhibitions and renewed public interest.