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MALAYSIA TO TAKE HANDICRAFT PRODUCTS TO CHINA MARKET
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 (Bernama) -- After having penetrated the European market,
Malaysian handicraft products will be introduced in China and several other
Asian countries starting next year, Information Communication and Culture
Minister Dr Rais Yatim said.
"In the past, we took our handicraft products to Britain. In London, for
instance, we reached Harrods and also other major markets there.
"This time around, we will take the opportunity to showcase our handicraft
products in China as China has a large population and many Chinese tourists come
to Malaysia each year," he told a press conference on the Kraf Aidilfitri 2009
promotional programme, here.
Dr Rais said the ministry also planned to introduce local handicraft
products
to Japan and South Korea, besides continuing with the Malaysian handicraft
exhibition in London.
On Kraf Aidilfitri 2009, he said the programme, which was the fifth in its
series, had set a sales target of RM1.5 million with the participation of 140
entrepreneurs.
Apart from the sale of handicraft and Aidilfitri products, several
activities
like handicraft-making, cooking demonstrations and group tours had been lined
up.
The programme is open to the public from 10am to 6pm daily, starting today
till
Sept 14, at the Kuala Lumpur Craft Complex in Jalan Conlay here.
On the issue of the Balinese "Pendet" dance, which was allegedly used by
Malaysia in a tourism promotion broadcast on the Discovery Channel, Dr Rais said
he planed to organise a meeting between the Malaysian and Indonesian media to
find a common understanding on the issue.
"I received a letter from the Indonesian Tourism Minister, Jero Wacik, who
shares the common view of creating harmony and stronger relations between the
two countries and also to find a way to ensure that this kind of conflict will
not recur," he said.
On The Arthur’s Day concert scheduled for Sept 25, which was earlier said to
be
banned for Muslims, Dr Rais said the government had never barred and did not
have the power to bar any individual from attending the concert.
"Under the Constitution of the Federation of Malaysia, we do not have the
actual constitutional power to bar anyone from attending any musical score, any
ensemble of cultural output or any orchestral presentation.
"Therefore, it would be best to conclude that the choice is more of a
personal nature rather than legal, but I must also stress that in some of the
states in the federation, especially in the peninsula, they have certain clauses
in the administration of Islamic law enactment the provision pertaining to
restraining certain individuals from participating in excessive and exuberant
shows," he said.
The Arthur’s Day concert featuring, among others, the popular US group Black
Eyed Peas had earlier being banned from performing in the country because the
concert was sponsored by an alcoholic beverage company.
However, the ban was lifted with the condition that the show is only allowed
for non-Muslims.
-- BERNAMA
Malaysian handicraft products will be introduced in China and several other
Asian countries starting next year, Information Communication and Culture
Minister Dr Rais Yatim said.
"In the past, we took our handicraft products to Britain. In London, for
instance, we reached Harrods and also other major markets there.
"This time around, we will take the opportunity to showcase our handicraft
products in China as China has a large population and many Chinese tourists come
to Malaysia each year," he told a press conference on the Kraf Aidilfitri 2009
promotional programme, here.
Dr Rais said the ministry also planned to introduce local handicraft
products
to Japan and South Korea, besides continuing with the Malaysian handicraft
exhibition in London.
On Kraf Aidilfitri 2009, he said the programme, which was the fifth in its
series, had set a sales target of RM1.5 million with the participation of 140
entrepreneurs.
Apart from the sale of handicraft and Aidilfitri products, several
activities
like handicraft-making, cooking demonstrations and group tours had been lined
up.
The programme is open to the public from 10am to 6pm daily, starting today
till
Sept 14, at the Kuala Lumpur Craft Complex in Jalan Conlay here.
On the issue of the Balinese "Pendet" dance, which was allegedly used by
Malaysia in a tourism promotion broadcast on the Discovery Channel, Dr Rais said
he planed to organise a meeting between the Malaysian and Indonesian media to
find a common understanding on the issue.
"I received a letter from the Indonesian Tourism Minister, Jero Wacik, who
shares the common view of creating harmony and stronger relations between the
two countries and also to find a way to ensure that this kind of conflict will
not recur," he said.
On The Arthur’s Day concert scheduled for Sept 25, which was earlier said to
be
banned for Muslims, Dr Rais said the government had never barred and did not
have the power to bar any individual from attending the concert.
"Under the Constitution of the Federation of Malaysia, we do not have the
actual constitutional power to bar anyone from attending any musical score, any
ensemble of cultural output or any orchestral presentation.
"Therefore, it would be best to conclude that the choice is more of a
personal nature rather than legal, but I must also stress that in some of the
states in the federation, especially in the peninsula, they have certain clauses
in the administration of Islamic law enactment the provision pertaining to
restraining certain individuals from participating in excessive and exuberant
shows," he said.
The Arthur’s Day concert featuring, among others, the popular US group Black
Eyed Peas had earlier being banned from performing in the country because the
concert was sponsored by an alcoholic beverage company.
However, the ban was lifted with the condition that the show is only allowed
for non-Muslims.
-- BERNAMA
