KOTA KINABALU, July 21 (Bernama) -- The Sabah branch of the Malaysian
Handicraft Development Corporation (PKKM) is organising an Aidil Fitri
Craft Promotion 2013 at 1Borneo Hypermall, Likas, near here, for 11 days
from July 25, 2013.
Source from (Bernama): http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v7/bu/newsbusiness.php?id=964930
Published: July 21, 2013
Its Director Mohd Latif Dirun said the promotion was aimed at
encouraging and introducing to the community particularly in Sabah to
use local handicraft products in conjunction with the upcoming Hari Raya
celebration.
Besides that, he said the promotion would give opportunities for the
handicraft entrepreneurs to market their products and act as a meeting
place for traders, entrepreneurs, wholesalers and other sectors in
preparation for Hari Raya celebration.
"We also want to expand the craft market based on the high purchasing
power among visitors to shopping malls," he said to Bernama here.
Mohd Latif said the craft promotion would adopt an 'open sales' concept
involving exhibition, craft products sales, demonstration and
interactive or educational crafts.
He said a total of 40 entrepreneurs including eight textile
entrepreneurs from Peninsular Malaysia would participate in the craft
promotion.
The rest of the entrepreneurs are from Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak which are involved in other craft segments.
Earlier, Mohd Latif was quoted as saying that the Sabah branch of PKKM
raked in craft sales of close to RM30 million through various craft
promotion programmes in the state in 2012.
He said this was the result of the One District, One Industry (SDSI)
programme with overall sales of RM26 million, annual craft promotion
programme at Lintasan Deasoka in Kota Kinabalu (about RM600,000), craft
promotion programme at 1Borneo (RM800,000) and the balance was from
sales by small traders.
-- BERNAMA
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