Despite this growing popularity aligning with the government’s aspiration to preserve and strengthen batik as part of the ...

NEW DELHI—Batik Air Malaysia is planning a significant boost to its Australasian services as a key part of its efforts to expand international connecting traffic, the carrier’s CEO says.

“Batik-making was also very competitive in the late 1800s and early 1900s,” Mr Lee notes. “The best way to ensure that your design could not be copied was to make it almost impossible to do so.

The ministry said the RM500 aid will benefit more than 14,000 Terengganu civil servants, with the money to be distributed before Aidilfitri, which is expected to fall on March 31.

Malaysia’s vape industry may be running out of puff after Terengganu became the second state to ban the sale of e-cigarettes, as concerns grow over their impact on public health and youth ...

Batik Air says it will offer affected passengers alternate travel arrangements or full refunds, and it looks forward to resuming its services when market conditions improve.

A craftswoman makes traditional batik using a tool with melted wax to draw patterns on fabric at a local batik shop in Surakarta, Central Java, on July 30, 2024 [Yasuuoshi Chiba/AFP] ...

According to Cirium fleets data, the aircraft involved (MSN39875) was delivered to Batik Air’s Malaysia unit in 2015, before being transferred to Indonesia in 2020. It is powered by two CFM56 ...

The production of Miao batik has improved the lives of local women and has better promoted the traditional craft. Annual sales have been as high as 8 million yuan ($1.1 million), Ning said.

Indonesia is investigating local carrier Batik Air after both pilots were found to have fallen asleep for 28 minutes mid-flight. The two men - who have both been temporarily suspended - fell ...