The hand-painted batik designs of Lasem, a small district in the coastal regency of Rembang in northern Central Java, may not be as popular as those of Yogyakarta, Surakarta, Pekalongan, Cirebon or ...

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JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian Handicraft Development Corporation (Kraftangan Malaysia) will introduce Batik Madu Tiga next year with prices starting from RM400 for the four-meter hand painted batik pieces ...

SEREMBAN, May 28 (Bernama) -- Who would have imagined that a woman with no prior drawing skills would go on to become a pioneer in producing ‘Bunga Lado’ (pepper flower)-patterned batik - a ...

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Flower pattern: Batik sablon cannot be mass produced but compared to printed batik the patterns are far less monotone. Flower pattern: Batik sablon cannot be mass produced but compared to printed ...

SINGAPORE - Red, white, pink. Stripes, floral motifs and even batik hand-painted by a renowned artist. Ministers and MPs turned up in the usual shades of red and white for Singapore's 51st birthday ...

Norhaslilee Ibrahim credits her late art teacher for nurturing her talent, which has led her to become a pioneering creator of ‘bunga lado’ batik. (Bernama pic) When she was in secondary school, ...