The Business Times

Indigenous culture

Lifestyle

Gambian festival revitalises tradition of initiatory rite

By the light of the moon and a few spotlights, a figure almost completely obscured by bark and leaves makes his way through the frenzied crowd.

The president’s veto will be partial and not total as Indigenous movements had requested, with the rest of the bill to be signed into law.
International

Brazil president vetoes bill limiting Indigenous land claims

BRAZIL’S president announced on Friday (Oct 20) that he will partially veto a bill restricting Indigenous groups’ claims to ancestral lands, overriding Congress’s recent approval of the legislation.

Voters walk past Vote 'Yes' and Vote 'No' signs at the Old Australian Parliament House, during The Voice referendum in Canberra, Australia on Oct 14.
International

Australia votes in landmark Indigenous Voice referendum

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made a last-ditch appeal on Saturday (Oct 14) for his fellow Australians to back a referendum to recognise Indigenous people in the constitution, as the country went to...

Colombian soldiers attending to the four children found alive in the Amazon jungle on June 9, 40 days after the small plane in which they were travelling crashed, killing the three adults, including their mother.
Lifestyle
LIFE & CULTURE

Of stories, songs, skills and shamans

How traditional indigenous education helped four lost children survive 40 days in the Amazon jungle

Latest T-bills Treasury Bills Results & Interest NewsLatest SSB Singapore Savings Bonds NewsLatest COE Certificate of Entitlement News
Latest Johor-Singapore SEZ NewsLatest BTO Build To Order & Sales of Balance NewsLatest STI Straits Times Index NewsLatest SGX Dividends, Share Price NewsLatest Bonds Market NewsLatest Singapore Stocks To Buy NewsLatest Singapore Economy News
View More