Keeping old traditions alive


Raja Zarith Sofiah watching students applying the canting method for batik during the Batik Canting Workshop at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. — ABDUL RAHMAN EMBONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) wants to continue promoting and popularising the hand-painted batik drawing or canting among its students to ensure the art remains alive.

Vice-chancellor Datuk Dr Wahid Omar said the batik canting workshop was organised by the Faculty of Built Environment for its architecture students.

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