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The monk refusing offerings of rice to build a mountain-top temple

Publication date 16 September 2019 | 21:08 | ICT

While temples in the Kingdom are welcoming Buddhist laities for food offerings during this year’s annual 15-day Pchum Ben festival, the monk at the Three Rocks pagoda located on the western edge of Phnom Tbeng in Preah Vihear province is

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Muharram: Indian paintings, British imagination

Publication date 16 September 2019 | 19:11 | ICT

Muharram is the first month of the Muslim calendar, but not one to celebrate – rather, it is a month of mourning, observed in particular by Shias worldwide.
Group exhibit presents youthful generation’s vision of Malaysia

Publication date 15 September 2019 | 20:25 | ICT

There's food on the walls of Balai Seni Maybank, and it smiles at you. The Rojak Project, an initiative by social enterprise TRP Creatives, has 49 digital portraits made from local food by workshop participants here.
Craftmen strive to keep ancient art of food container-making alive

Publication date 08 September 2019 | 23:23 | ICT

Beginning this Saturday, when the waning moon marks two weeks until the commencement of Pchum Ben religious festivities, you may notice that locals will carry intricately decorated, tiered-containers into pagodas.
Cambodian artist draws praise for her hand-drawn painting ‘Little Apsara’

Publication date 28 August 2019 | 19:01 | ICT

The ‘cute’ appeal of hand-drawn painting ‘Little Apsara’ has attracted many young people to Soth Lina’s work.
Nurse-cum-artist Hour Soben to host first solo exhibition

Publication date 25 August 2019 | 20:24 | ICT

While usually found handling medical instruments in class, sophomore nursing student Hour Soben has now armed himself with his paintbrush, turning his hobby into a collection of paintings that are set make up his first solo exhibiti
VN exhibition shows butterflies made by disabled kids

Publication date 25 August 2019 | 20:21 | ICT

Hundreds of glittering butterflies made of paper affixed to a wall have caught visitors’ eyes at an art exhibition in Hanoi.
Boxer, turned artist motivated to shake up the art world

Publication date 22 August 2019 | 15:18 | ICT

Cambodian artist Long Lavy is back in touch with his artistic side thanks to encouragement from an American friend.
Cambodia Living Arts to celebrate 20 years with Arts4Peace Festival

Publication date 20 August 2019 | 21:28 | ICT

After decades as a catalyst for the Kingdom’s vibrant arts sector, Cambodian Living Arts (CLA), founded by genocide survivor and musician Arn Chorn-Pond, will host the 10-day Arts4Peace Festival in Phnom Penh to celebrate the Kingdo
Playing god: Japan’s centuries-old temple puts faith in robot priest

Publication date 19 August 2019 | 20:42 | ICT

A 400-year-old temple in Japan is attempting to hot-wire interest in Buddhism with a robotic priest it believes will change the face of the religion – despite critics comparing the android to “Frankenstein’s monster”.
The twins aspiring to empower kids, women through art, fighting

Publication date 11 August 2019 | 18:57 | ICT

Naturally, twins Sor Sophany and Sor Sophanin share a lot of common – not least their names – but most important among the pair’s similarities are two things; firstly their love for painting, as well as encouraging children to paint