Malaysia has attempted to promote its batik garment industry overseas by offering shirts to visiting dignitaries and VIP's. When Malaysia played host to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum ...

SUBANG: The Asean gala dinner tonight will see leaders dressed in something distinctly Malaysian: custom-made batik shirts, tailored for each head of government and state, sewn by local hands.

Batik and roti for Malaysia's first astronaut, but durians grounded. Reading Time: 2 minutes. Why you can trust SCMP. Baradan Kuppusamy. Published: 12:00am, 10 Mar 2005.

Indonesia may be the undisputed king of batik – the traditional art of decorating fabric using wax and dye – but neighbouring Malaysia is embracing this versatile, time-honoured technique with ...

During the colonial rule of Malaysia by Britain, a dessert called the tiffin, which originated in 1900s Scotland, gained popularity and inspired what we know today as the batik cake.