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Singapore, Thailand and Brunei – is the largest multinational effort of its kind from Southeast Asia to date. Featuring a front opening with buttons, the kebaya is usually hip-length with ¾ ...

In 2023, five South-east Asian countries – Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand – jointly nominated the kebaya to be inscribed on the Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage of ...

Singapore, and Thailand, who had worked together to promote the kebaya as a symbol of regional heritage. It is also a shared responsibility to ensure that this cultural heritage would continues to ...

You have the kebaya Nyonya, kebaya Kedah and many more. Unesco's decision is certainly timely," he points out. In 2003, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei and Thailand jointly nominated the ...

Malaysia, led by the tourism, arts and culture ministry, worked with Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand to nominate the kebaya and has agreed to safeguard the kebaya’s future by ...

As the kebaya gets Unesco’s recognition, what does its global cultural status mean for the future of the garment?