WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Songket, Malaysia's prized traditional textile, will take center stage at the Malaysia Day celebrations at the Embassy in Washington, D.C. In an effort to ...

PETALING JAYA: On May 22, Malaysia’s iconic songket made its appearance on the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival for the very first time, draped elegantly on former Miss Earth Malaysia Dr ...

“Using the songket for jackets, for example, gives a classier look for men,’’ she said. To end the evening, Cordero and Li brought the house down with their repertoire of songs including TVB ...

I’m proud to be the first woman to wear songket at the Cannes Film Festival red carpet,” she told Bernama. Dr Nisha, who obtained her medical degree from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, ...

Songket — a type of fabric closely related with royalty in Malaysia — is in danger of losing its charm and may not survive another generation as the number of weavers who specialise in the ...

Dani said songket holds sentimental value for him, as they were Hari Raya gifts from his mother every year. His painting “Ikatan Display” is dedicated to the bond he shares with his mother.

While songket is reserved for special occasions, batik is now part of daily wear for the people of Terengganu. If you're visiting on a Sunday, you'll no doubt notice it is Batik Day as locals are ...

Songket Restaurant, Enjoy authentic Malay flavours at this restaurant. While the food here is authentic, there is also a hint of modernity in them. The Songket Restaurant takes local cuisine and ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Cooperative, Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry supported Silungkang songket (traditional cloth) from Sawahlunto, West Sumtera, to be included in the UNESCO’s world heritage ...

From Songket to Beadwork: Exploring the unique traditional crafts of Malaysia By HT Lifestyle Desk | Edited by Akanksha Agnihotri , Delhi Jan 13, 2023 05:55 PM IST ...

The 300-page book looks into songket in an attempt to catalog float weaving techniques used to decorate cloth throughout the archipelago and hints at possible lines of distribution.