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The Hikayat of Ratna, a couture collection of 20 looks inspired by classical Malay literature. 

Two collections, one story: Rizman Ruzaini’s Hari Raya 2026 marks 20 years in style

Actors rehearse a scene from the play ‘Guldkalven’ on stage at Mungo Park theatre in Allerod, Denmark, January 28, 2026. — Reuters pic

Worth its weight in Wegovy: Danish play tackles Novo Nordisk’s meteoric climb

The Golden Chariot procession travels from the Maha Mariamman Temple to the Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani Temple in George Town January 31, 2026. — Bernama pic

Penang’s ‘Chetti Pusam’ procession lights up eve of Thaipusam with tradition and devotion

Avanti Mehta, 32, India’s youngest water sommelier, fills a glass with Aava Natural mineral water in Ahmedabad October 2, 2025. — Reuters pic

India’s new status sip: Why ‘premium water’ is becoming latest marker of taste and wellness

A factory worker only known as Bao, who accidentally stitched the viral ‘cry-cry horse’, is now set to receive 12 years of ang pow for his perfectly imperfect mistake. — Reuters pic

Worker behind viral ‘cry-cry horse’ mistake rewarded with 8,888-yuan CNY bonus for 12 years

Orders for the Pacific S01 model have spiked after the viral Davos moment, offering a fleeting boost to a French eyewear industry long overshadowed by lower-cost Asian production. — AFP pic

Macron’s Davos moment turns Henry Jullien aviators into 2026’s unlikely luxury breakout

An aerial view of smoke drifting over palm estates in Johor, where a peatland fire along Jalan Sungai Kapal burned across nearly 100 hectares before being contained. — Picture via Facebook/bombajdt

Why peatland fires in Johor are so hard to control — and why they keep coming back

A passenger is checked with a thermal imager at Soekarno Hatta International Airport, following the implementation of health screening for arriving passengers, after India confirmed two cases of the deadly Nipah virus, in Tangerang near Jakarta, January 30, 2026. — Reuters pic

Asia ramps up airport checks for Nipah virus — but experts say it’s more theatre than protection

Fries like these are powering one of Seoul’s quirkiest low-pressure social trends: turn up, tuck in, make new friends. — Pexels pic

South Korea’s French fry meet-ups turn a simple snack into a social magnet

A developing galaxy cluster dating to about one billion years after the Big Bang is shown in this handout image released on January 28, 2026. The white box marks the field of view of the Chandra X-ray Observatory data (blue) that is overlaid on an infrared image from the James Webb Space Telescope showing the location of galaxies. — Nasa Chandra/STScI, Bodgan et al./Handout via Reuters

Universe growing up too fast? Webb and Chandra spot galaxy cluster that shouldn’t exist yet

A rare freeze in Florida has forced Nasa to push its Artemis 2 Moonshot to February 8, delaying critical tests on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral. — Reuters pic

Nasa delays Moon mission over frigid weather

Pop Mart’s cult-favourite Labubu dolls are heading to British shelves, as the company names London its new regional HQ. — Reuters pic

How ‘ugly-cute diplomacy’ put London on Pop Mart’s map

Blue Origin temporarily grounds its tourist rocket to free up resources for Moon missions, signalling escalating ambitions in the rivalry with SpaceX. — AFP pic

Bezos’ Blue Origin steps off the tourist track to chase lunar glory

The Taman Rekreasi Madani Kolam Takungan Sungai Pinji. — Bernama pic

Ipoh’s first floodable park shows nature at work, but tall grass and wildlife spark debate over beauty versus function

In 2025, three major English dictionary publishers chose three different Words of the Year, but all tell the same story about life online. — Freepik pic

Rage bait, parasocial, slop — 2025’s words of the year that are basically your timeline in three acts

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s remaking of childhood vaccination policies is fuelling resistance in labour and delivery wards, where doctors say parents are ‌increasingly hesitant to allow other routine care for new babies. — Reuters pic

US newborn care reshaped by vaccine mistrust as parents refuse vitamin K and eye ointment