Campaigners in Indonesia have blended rhino conservation with artisanal batik production to raise awareness about saving the critically endangered species. Under a program started by a conservationist ...

I was always ambitious, even as a kid!” grins Arundika Weerasekera. It’s no surprise then that Arundika has found a way to align her academic training in architecture with a passion for batik-making, ...

The word "batik" means "painted" or "dotted" in Javanese. The origins of this traditional Indonesian handicraft, which uses applications of wax to create patterns in dyed cloth, reach back more than 1 ...

For centuries, craftspeople from Southeast Asia to West Africa have used wax resist dyeing to create textile designs of stunning complexity and rich, durable color. To this day, traditional batik ...

CILACAP, Indonesia, Nov 17 (Reuters) - In a quiet mangrove forest in central Indonesia, a man moves gingerly across vegetation distinguished by its big, wooden stilt roots, searching for fallen ...

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Batik artisans were also becoming scarce, Ahmad added, with few young people taking up the craft of making genuine batik. “In the past, there were batik artisans who graduated from elementary school ...

In Malaysia, sustainability is often framed around renewable energy, carbon reduction, green technology and climate risk ...

Mr Ang Kum Siong's Wellie Batik Fashions has provided tailored batik pieces to Singaporeans since 1978. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.