Monthly Archives: March 2006

Feature: Preservation of our textile heritage Malay Mail We could lose our textile heritage if we keep allowing Asian values and tradition to give in unabatedly to western demands for change, writes WAHTI MAHIDIN From any which angle the papers … Continue reading →

Orissa Govt brings Konark temple in capital New Delhi/Webindia 123 Seeking to depict the rich heritage of Orissa to attract more tourists, the state government will construct a replica of the famous Konark temple in sand at the five-day Orissa … Continue reading →

SUCHETA MERH Hindustan Times A romance with designing is how Sucheta Merh describes her long involvement with fashion. Now one of Kolkata’s foremost designers, she started out with a print and natural dye unit only to create a range of … Continue reading →

Sunday Craft Market at Sheraton Borneo Bulletin Sunday By Huraizah Ahmad Sheraton Utama Hotel invites members of the public to its Sunday Craft Market, which is being held at the hotel’s Mutiara Ballroom from 10am to 4pm today. Entrance is … Continue reading →

New fun at cultural village The Star Online By SHARON LING SARAWAK Cultural Village (SCV) in Kuching, one of the state’s most well-known tourist attractions, has set its sights on raising its popularity by introducing three new products aimed at … Continue reading →

Bus carrying U.S. tourists unregistered USA Today SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The tour bus that crashed in northern Chile, killing 12 elderly American tourists returning to their cruise ship after an excursion, was unregistered and not authorized to transport passengers, … Continue reading →

Corruption charges mar handicraft show Daily Times By Shoaib Ahmed LAHORE: Punjab Craft Council (PCC) Curator Mian Atiq Ahmed and Punjab Council of Arts (PCA) Executive Director Ghulam Mustafa have levelled charges of corruption against each other during the ongoing … Continue reading →

Xinjiang celebrates its Spring Festival People’s Daily People of various ethnic groups are celebrating the traditional Ay Noruz Festival – The Festival of Spring – in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, which began Tuesday. In Shanshan County in Turpan, nearly 10,000 … Continue reading →

Doors Are Opening for Mexico’s Indians BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News When the Zapatista National Liberation Army burst onto the scene in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas 12 years ago demanding a fairer shake for Mexico’s 12 million indigenous … Continue reading →