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Korat will glow with faith, craftsmanship and colour as Nakhon Ratchasima’s Buddhist Lent candle festival transforming the city centre into a showcase of intricately carved wax art. Among this year’s highlights are celestial figures inspired by Lalisa “Lisa” Manobal and a near life-size sculpture of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, blending contemporary personalities with traditional Buddhist artistry.

Cambodia’s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has strongly condemned Thailand’s decision to register several ancient temples along the Cambodia–Thailand border as Thai national monuments, accusing Bangkok of attempting to create a false legal basis for territorial claims over Cambodian sovereign territory.

A tribe who give a performance, a sing-sing performance. The large dancing doll represents a ghost. The dancers are will-o'-the-wisps and they must guide the spirit on the right path to the tambaran, the village's spirit house. a special performance - the sing-sing of the tribe. In some parts of the New Guinea highlands, people engage in colorful local rituals that are called "sing-sings". They paint themselves and dress up with feathers, pearls and animal skins to represent birds, trees or mountain spirits. Sometimes an important event, such as a legendary battle, would be enacted at such a musical festival.