A strategic location at the nexus of East-West maritime trade saw Terengganu flourish as a production centre for traditional textiles songket and batik, which are now deeply woven into Malaysia's ...

The Bazar Kraf Aidilfitri 2025, which runs for 10 days starting today at the Kuala Lumpur Craft Complex in Jalan Conlay, ...

It has a maze of galleries that are filled with rare antique Malay songket, a luxurious hand-woven silk fabric decorated with intricate designs of gold and silver threads. The galleries also ...

Songket, known as "Ratu Kain" in Malay weaving, once again has made history when it was listed under Unesco's (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) List of Intangible ...

Dressed in matching cream-coloured songket ensembles complete with a ... mesmerised guests and were honoured with a full-fledged Malay ceremonial wedding. Their arrival was greeted with the ...

It also provides visitors with an opportunity to learn about “limar”, a lesser-known Malay weaving technique using silk, often overshadowed by textiles like songket and batik. Limar textiles ...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 (Bernama) -- The National Craft Day (HHK) 2025, which was supposed to have taken place in February, ...