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Grandma makes fashion statements with traditional art

KUCHING: Decades ago, she thought her weaving skills using the ‘bemban’ plant were limited to making sleeping mats at a longhouse. However, a turning point came for Manoi Jarau from Serian, when she visited Kraftangan Malaysia (Sarawak branch) in 2003 where she learnt about turning traditional art into fashion. Today, the 60-year-old grandmother is making […]

Giving handicrafts sector a boost

LIMBANG: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) through Kraftangan Malaysia is implementing various programmes in an effort to help local craft entrepreneurs to overcome the challenging economic situation due to Covid-19 pandemic. Its minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said for instance, the Community Skills Development programme (PPKK) implemented under the Skills Development and […]

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, […]

‘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 […]