Malaysia has attempted to promote its batik garment industry overseas by offering shirts to visiting dignitaries and VIP's. When Malaysia played host to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum ...

KUALA TERENGGANU, Aug 24 (Bernama) -- Patterns of various motifs produced with the "canting" hand-drawn technique on high-quality fabrics such as natural silk makes Malaysian batik more charming and ...

Today, Nyonya Kain sells a remarkable variety of batik products including bangles, earrings, hairbands, twillies, bags, kimonos, pareo skirts, and palazzo pants – debunking stereotypes that ...

Despite this growing popularity aligning with the government’s aspiration to preserve and strengthen batik as part of the ...

PATTERNS of various motifs produced with the canting hand-drawn technique on high-quality fabrics such as natural silk makes Malaysian batik more charming and elegant than stamped batik from other ...

The 1-Malaysia campaign appears to be in full swing. Opinions differ: some good, some bad. But we have to admit that finally more and more people are starting to realise that Malaysia is really a ...

During the colonial rule of Malaysia by Britain, a dessert called the tiffin, which originated in 1900s Scotland, gained popularity and inspired what we know today as the batik cake.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-- Decorative batik clothing has long had its place as Malaysia's official national costume. But today, the eye-catching patterns of the age-old design method have reached ...

Now batik has become a fad again and the demand for products such as shirts, baju kurung and kain pasang (fabric) has increased up to three times. "This government initiative should be commended and ...