Batik, a fabric dying method using wax to create patterns, originated centuries ago and was practiced throughout Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Indonesia may be the undisputed king of batik – the traditional art of decorating fabric using wax and dye – but neighbouring Malaysia is embracing this versatile, time-honoured technique with ...

batik, clay batik, innovation, kraftangan Malaysia“Kraftangan Malaysia has provided a lot of guidance to us in our efforts to expand our batik enterprise because we are not experts in the field of ...

SUBANG: The Asean gala dinner tonight will see leaders dressed in something distinctly Malaysian: custom-made batik shirts, tailored for each head of government and state, sewn by local hands.

Nurul Wahidah Mustafa was only four years old when she started making pencil cases from fabric scraps.Today, through her ...

In Malaysia, it is believed that batik was developed by people living on the east coast of the country, in Kelantan and Terengganu. Malaysian batik has free-flowing and colorful styles with the ...

Their ignorance has also been exploited by some traders that pass printed batik off as Malaysian batik. Malaysia has a thriving batik industry. Between January and August this year, sales of Malaysian ...

btikTEKTURA is a contemporary batik brand in Malaysia that draws its designs from architectural motifs, hand made by artisans in Terengganu.

PETALING JAYA: A social enterprise advocating for textile and fabric circularity has urged the government to provide more accessible fabric recycling bins for the public.

Batik, a fabric dying method using wax to create patterns, originated centuries ago and was practiced throughout Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia.