The theme is also in line with Malaysia’s entry into the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (IGCICH) under UNESCO for the 2022-2026 term.

In many countries, food is a point of pride and a way of binding people together. In Malaysia, the national obsession with food is nothing short of a country-wide pastime.

The ministry had, through the national heritage department, submitted the nomination for Malaysia’s breakfast culture to Unesco in March last year – the first related to food and gastronomy.

MALAYSIA — A government decision to gazette bak kut teh as a national heritage dish of Malaysia has sparked fervent discussions among its lawmakers and citizens.. The soup of aromatic herbs and ...

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For the first time, Malaysia has been elected as a member of the Unesco Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (IGC-ICH) from 2022 to 2026. Tourism ...

It is a well-known ancient art form, and now, the lion dance is set to be jointly nominated by China and Malaysia for Unesco's intangible cultural heritage list. During Chinese Premier Li Qiang's ...

Sultan Ibrahim will visit Parliament House and the Thomson-East Coast Line on May 7. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.