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Artists, writers and other creatives also love to mingle at Narrow Marrow, a hip artsy café on Carnarvon Street. It was opened by yet another early Zapper, Alvin Neoh, a musician and interior designer, and his artist partner Jaime Oon. As the name suggests, Narrow Marrow is a tunnel-like bar with high ceilings and bare […]
Easter Island, the remote volcanic island home of nearly 900 ancient monumental statues, is at risk of disappearing into the sea, according to the latest report from UNESCO. The world heritage body blamed rising tides, which have been rapidly eroding the island’s coasts for years. However, the group is now warning that rising sea levels […]
Published time: 23 Dec, 2017 06:32 Edited time: 23 Dec, 2017 06:48 Following in the footsteps of the US, Israel announced its exit from UNESCO, citing the it’s “attacks” on the Jewish state. The move comes after 128 UN members voted to reject the US’ recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The decision was based […]
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Published time: 12 Oct, 2017 13:11 Edited time: 12 Oct, 2017 13:25 The US State Department confirmed the country is officially withdrawing from UNESCO, the UN’s cultural body it helped found back in 1945. The move is to take effect on December 31, Washington announced. READ MORE: UNESCO adds 12 stunning sites to its World Heritage […]
Okinoshima is a tiny island below South Korea, that belongs to the city of Munakata in Fukuoka, Japan. The land mass is governed by a set of rules steeped in ancient tradition, including a ‘no women’ policy. Okinoshima has just been declared a World Heritage site by the UN’s cultural body. The Unesco honour included […]
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization had voted not to add Australia’s Great Barrier Reef to its list of sites in danger. The baffling decision was taken despite the reef’s currently perilous state, where back-to-back coral bleaching events threaten more than two thirds of its length. Even worse, is that UNESCO published a […]
The Israeli government held a debate on Sunday, vowing to kick out UN and affiliated agencies from its longstanding offices in East Jerusalem, as proposed by a minister of culture, after UNESCO passed a strongly-worded resolution, labelling Israel “the occupying power.” While no information on the outcome of the meeting is yet available, there is […]
