Proposed establishment of handicraft hub in LD
Published on: Monday, August 05, 2019
By: Eifa Rizan
LAHAD DATU: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) is discussing the proposed establishment of a handicraft sales centre or hub here.
Its Minister Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi said the existence of such a hub would enable handicraft producers to better market their products.
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“I have discussed the proposal with the District Officer and a site has been identified.
“Now we will seek an allocation to develop the handicraft hub,” he told reporters after the Sayangi Lahad Datu Festival, here, Saturday night.
In conjunction with the festival, Mohamaddin, who is also Silam Member of Parliament, said Kraftangan Malaysia held a new product output lab involving textile comprising batik and soft furnishings, metal (parang), forest products, bead handicrafts from July 26 to 30 with the participation of 47 handicraft entrepreneurs in the district.
“Through this lab, the expertise of the instructors comprising entrepreneurs and designers from Kraftangan Malaysia had added value to the creation of new products and diversification of handicrafts,” he said.
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Mohamaddin also said the holding of the festival was a government initiative to promote local arts to the present generation and as a new tourism draw to Sabah, particularly to Lahad Datu.
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