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 ...

It is early morning in Giriloyo, Yogyakarta, and a group of women are busy drawing motifs on white cloth in an open gazebo. Next to them are buckets of liquid wax that they will melt on a small stove ...

Pemilik salah satu batik tulis halus peranakan tertua di Pekalongan, Jawa Tengah, yang terkenal karena pembuatnya "perfeksionis" memperkirakan produknya tak bisa dipertahankan lagi alias akan punah ...

PATTERNS of various motifs produced with the canting hand-drawn technique on high-quality fabrics such as natural silk makes Malaysian batik more charming and elegant than stamped batik from other ...

We’ve spoken to many entrepreneurs with side hustles who eventually leave their full-time jobs to wholly focus on their businesses. This tends to be the case once the business has gained traction, but ...

Sri Lestari, pemilik batik skala usaha kecil menengah (UKM), Allussan. (Beritasatu Photo/Whisnu Bagus) Yoyakarta-Pandai membidik celah pasar dan membangun relasi adalah kunci sukses Sri Lestari, ...

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 ...

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Mon, June 8, 2020 Published on Jun. 8, 2020 Published on 2020-06-08T10:19:05+07:00 he world has seen a slowdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. News and reports in print, digital and social media ...

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 ...