Police round up six burglary suspects
MIRI: Six local men were detained by the police on Thursday night for alleged burglary at a handicraft shop last month. In the October 9 incident, items worth RM5,000 were stolen. When the men were arrested, some of the items were recovered. All the suspects aged between 28 and 44 were picked up by CID […]
Crafts sales rake in RM182.7 million
SADONG JAYA: Sales value of craft products in the country has reached RM182.7 million as of Sept 30 accounting for 91.35 percent of the RM200 million target for the year 2020. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said Sarawak has 1,040 craft entrepreneurs including textile crafts, jungle products, metal products, land products, […]
Handicraft community continues to persevere
BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA & ALVERDTEKOSTER ANYAP KUCHING: The Sarawak handicraft community continues to persevere despite the uncertainties brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. The recent spike in Covid-19 cases nationwide saw stricter travel bans and procedures for visitors to enter Sarawak, thus continuing to affect the handicraft community’s livelihood. Although the state’s Tourism, Arts and […]
Transformation of the terendak
DALAT: The Melanau terendak (big sunhat) has undergone a transformation from its traditional use as a headgear into various purposes. The transformation also helped in contributing to the economic development of the local handicraft industry. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said initially, it was only used as […]
‘Play bigger role to boost local crafts’
KUCHING: The Malaysian Handicraft Development Corporation (Kraftangan Malaysia) has been urged to play a more effective and bigger role in helping Sarawakian women, especially those from the rural areas to further elevate the arts and crafts produced by them. Senator Susan Chemerai Anding hoped that the local crafts of Sarawak can be further promoted to […]
Zero income
Handicraft entrepreneur endures tough time BAU: Like other business entities, NangDee Resources specialising in Bornean handicraft products is now facing a very tough time due to the Covid-19 crisis. NangDee Resources is wholly owned by a Bidayuh woman, Sandra Trinata Anak Kolerensius Sugeng, from Kampung Jagoi Serikin in Bau. The company started its operation in […]
Fashion from East Kalimantan
Fanti Wahyu Nurvita is the owner of ‘Hesandra Indonesia’, which she had founded in 2008 with the aim of lifting East Kalimantan onto the world stage through culture-based fashion. Despite its expansion since, the brand’s main outlet remains true to its roots by being located in Samarinda, Fanti’s hometown. Sophisticated traditional craftsmanship This happens to […]
Promoting Sarawak’s unique tribal handicrafts in London
KAPIT: Dorothy James who specialises in beadworks to weave clothes was selected to represent Sarawak at the ‘International Borneo Festival’ in London recently to promote Sarawak’s unique tribal handicrafts and customary wears. Kapit District Officer Cerisologo Sabut and Bukit Mabong District Officer Douglas Pungga jointly handed over the state and national flags (Jalur Gemilang) to […]
