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Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) is an Indian public sector bank based in Chennai. During the nationalisation, IOB was one of the 14 major banks taken over by...

The Buddhist Publication Society (BPS) is a publishing house with charitable status, whose objective is to disseminate the teachings of Gautama Buddha...

A Poruwa ceremony is a traditional Sinhalese wedding ceremony. The ceremony takes place on a "Poruwa", a beautifully decorated, traditional wooden platform...

Phaung Taw Oo Pagoda (also known as Hpaung Daw Oo) is a historical Buddhist stupa located in Lewe Township, Naypyidaw Union Territory, Myanmar. It features...

Onmyōji (Japanese: 陰陽師, literally: yin-and-yang master) was one of the official positions belonging to the Bureau of Onmyō [ja] of the Ministry of the...

Linghu Defen (Chinese: 令狐德棻; pinyin: Línghú Défēn) (583–666), formally Duke Xian of Pengyang (彭陽憲公), was a Chinese historian and politician. He was an...

Indonesia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 30 competitors, 28 men and 2 women, took part in 11 events in 6 sports. The following...

Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö (c. 1893 – 1959) was a Tibetan lama, a master of many lineages, and a teacher of many of the major figures in 20th-century...

The 6th Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) (6차 조선로동당 정치국), officially the Political Bureau of the 6th Central Committee of the Workers' Party...

The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, established in 1905, is the first institution of higher learning in Singapore and the genesis of the National University...

The 1st Standing Committee of the Workers' Party of South Korea (WPSK) was elected at the 1st WPSK Congress held in November 1946. It consisted of 14 members...

Charles Chellapah (1939 – 14 February 1966) was a Singaporean photojournalist of Indian origin who was killed on assignment during the Vietnam War. Chellapah...

Jayabhaya or Jayabaya (Javanese spelled: Ratu Jayabaya) was the Javanese king of the Kediri Kingdom in East Java, Indonesia which ruled around 1135-1159...

Ismail Rasheed (born 20 April 1976) is a Maldivian film actor and director. He has established a career in Maldivian films and is the recipient of several...

Funky Monkey Babys (ファンキー・モンキー・ベイビーズ) is a Japanese band formed in 2004 under the record company Dreamusic Incorporated. Their music is mostly hip hop...

The igil (Tuvan: игил) is a two-stringed Tuvan musical instrument, played by bowing the strings. (It is called "ikili" in Western Mongolia.) The neck and...

The Scottish Cemetery at Calcutta was established in 1820 catering to the specific needs of the large Scottish population in the Kolkata area. These Scots...

Beitar Jerusalem are an Israeli football club based in Jerusalem. The 2020–21 season will be the clubs 84th competitive campaign since the club were formed...

There are many Tamil loanwords in other languages. The Tamil language, primarily spoken in southern India and Sri Lanka, has produced loanwords in many...

The Second Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic was established on 1 June 1989. Books: Political Handbook of Asia 1997. CQ Press. 1998. p...