‘Woo tourists with new handicraft’


Mohd Ridzwan (right) chatting with men’s jewellery craftsman Mohd Norizy Mokhtar.

CRAFTSMEN in Johor have been advised to come up with new products as souvenirs for tourists now that the Malaysian border has reopened.

Malaysian Handicraft Development Corporation Johor director Mohd Ridzwan Misran said those involved in the handicraft trade suffered a huge loss of income due to the international border closure following the Covid-19 pandemic.

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