LAST Thursday night, some hundred-something people gathered in a small hall at the Securities Commission (SC) office at Bukit Kiara. But they were not there to talk about the capital markets or the ...

Batik has deep traditional roots in Indonesian culture, with well-known patterns such as the chain-like parang and symmetrical curves of kawung, but in the hands of Komarudin Kudiya the art of drawing ...

Batik design style fabrics have been around for years and were a popular pattern for clothes in the 70s. As with most craft trends, this one is coming back around again and batik print fabrics are ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 (Bernama) -- The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has partnered with Kumpulan MyCreative Ventures to launch a batik design competition aimed at showcasing Malaysian batik ...

Doha, Qatar: A special Qahwa batik design motif has taken centre stage at the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) as part of the ongoing exhibition, “Growing Kopi, Drinking Qahwa; Stories of Coffee in ...

Batik-making not only promotes an intangible cultural heritage among younger Indonesians, it also serves as a therapeutic intervention and potential source of income for children with developmental ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia identifies today, October 2, as the National Batik Day since it was named as the country`s Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2009.

Batik-making has been making a comeback with designers and consumers, as a younger generation gets introduced to the Indonesian fabric. No longer is the traditional textile confined to the realms of ...

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Colombo, September 14 (newsin.asia): In the latest round of Ministerial appointments made by the new Gotabaya Rajapaksa government in Sri Lanka, the Batik industry has been given an elevated status.