KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-- Decorative batik clothing has long had its place as Malaysia's official national costume. But today, the eye-catching patterns of the age-old design method have reached new ...

Though the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose challenges, batik artisans still stand true, come hell or high water. Like many events and celebrations this year, the annual Batik Day is likely to be ...

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Batik is traditionally linked to Java, but batik clothing today weaves together Indian, Chinese and Malay elements to create a distinctly South-east Asian cultural heritage, said local fashion ...

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 ...

It is 5:40 a.m. and, directly on cue, the sun rises slowly over the horizon, silhouetting volcanic Mount Merapi and casting early-morning light on the majestic Buddhist temple of Borobudur. Tourists ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko Widodo and his family are set to give Parang Batik cloth to journalists as uniform when reporting his son’s wedding. However, the motive is deemed to be improper to ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - To know batik better, especially why premium batik cloth can cost millions of rupiah for a cloth measuring around 1 by 1.5 meters, the first thing is to recognize the definition of ...