More handicrafts in Selangor to feature ‘bunga tanjung’


Borhan (centre) painting a batik design on a cloth while Nadia (on his right) looks on at Sultan Alam Shah Museum. — CHAN TAK KONG/The Star

The bunga tanjung is in the process of being gazetted as Selangor’s official flower.

State rural development, village traditions, Malay customs, culture and heritage committee chairman Borhan Aman Shah said the state has unanimously adopted the bloom, also known as Spanish cherry, as the official flower.

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