Monthly Archives: March 2009

Sparkling Future For Malaysian Handicrafts

Bernama By Rohana Mustaffa (This Is The Second Of A Three-Part Series) KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) — “Is the domestic market well explored before Malaysian handicrafts makes their appearance abroad?”

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Indonesia : Handicraft Exhibition in Jakarta begins

Indonesia : Handicraft Exhibition in Jakarta begins March 23, 2006/Fibre2fashion.com National Handicraft Exhibition commenced yesterday at the Jakarta Convention Centre that was presided over by the President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia. Event is organized by Dewan Kerajinan Indonesia (Dekranas) and is … Continue reading

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New fun at cultural village

New fun at cultural village The Star Online By SHARON LING SARAWAK Cultural Village (SCV) in Kuching, one of the state’s most well-known tourist attractions, has set its sights on raising its popularity by introducing three new products aimed at … Continue reading

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Bus carrying U.S. tourists unregistered

Bus carrying U.S. tourists unregistered USA Today SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The tour bus that crashed in northern Chile, killing 12 elderly American tourists returning to their cruise ship after an excursion, was unregistered and not authorized to transport passengers, … Continue reading

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Corruption charges mar handicraft show

Corruption charges mar handicraft show Daily Times By Shoaib Ahmed LAHORE: Punjab Craft Council (PCC) Curator Mian Atiq Ahmed and Punjab Council of Arts (PCA) Executive Director Ghulam Mustafa have levelled charges of corruption against each other during the ongoing … Continue reading

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HP to market handloom and handicraft products during IPL

Hindu Shimla (PTI): Himachal Pradesh government would explore possibilities to market its handloom and handicraft products during IPL cricket matches, which are proposed to be held at Dharamsala.

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Xinjiang celebrates its Spring Festival

Xinjiang celebrates its Spring Festival People’s Daily People of various ethnic groups are celebrating the traditional Ay Noruz Festival – The Festival of Spring – in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, which began Tuesday. In Shanshan County in Turpan, nearly 10,000 … Continue reading

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Doors Are Opening for Mexico's Indians

Doors Are Opening for Mexico’s Indians BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News When the Zapatista National Liberation Army burst onto the scene in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas 12 years ago demanding a fairer shake for Mexico’s 12 million indigenous … Continue reading

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Rosmah Attends Handicraft Exhibition In Indonesia

Rosmah Attends Handicraft Exhibition In Indonesia Bernama JAKARTA, March 22 (Bernama) — Datuk Seri Rosmah Mansor, Wednesday attended the opening of the National Handicraft Exhibition at the Jakarta Convention Centre here. The Deputy Prime Minister’s wife led a 40 member … Continue reading

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DBS opens Moradabad branch; eyes handicraft industries

Indopia New Delhi,  March 17  Singapore-based banking major DBS has opened a branch in    Moradabad eyeing the manufacturers and exporters of the region&aposs handicraft industries.

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