"It has never been our intention to downplay the influence of the Malay-Indonesian world on the kebaya’s history," says the Peranakan Museum in response to online backlash over a revised write-up.

The inscription of the kebaya is the second time an intangible cultural heritage practice submitted by Singapore has made it to Unesco's list, with the first being hawker culture in 2020.

Singapore, Brunei, Thailand and Malaysia aim to submit the nomination of the kebaya to UNESCO in March 2023, with the result expected to be announced at the end of 2024.

Phuket will take centre stage in the global cultural arena with the upcoming Kebaya Festival, which is a celebration of Peranakan heritage as part of the Phuket Creative City Festival 2025.

Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand agreed to jointly nominate the "kebaya" to be inscribed on UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage for 2023.

SINGAPORE – Singapore will be nominating the kebaya for Unesco’s intangible cultural heritage list, in a multinational effort with Brunei, Malaysia and Thailand.

The kebaya, a traditional garment beloved across Southeast Asia, has been officially added to Unesco’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia and Thailand have nominated the kebaya – widely worn by women in Southeast Asia – for Unesco’s intangible cultural heritage list The move has ruffled feathers in ...

In fact, the kebaya was introduced in the late 1960s during the days of the then Malaysia-Singapore Airlines.

SINGAPORE — Singapore, together with Brunei, Malaysia and Thailand, will nominate the kebaya for inscription on the Unesco Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ...

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Singapore will be nominating the kebaya for Unesco’s intangible cultural heritage list, in a multinational effort with Brunei, Malaysia and Thailand.