Pekan craft village new destination for artisans

Sultan Abdullah (second from right) and Tunku Azizah (third from right) looking at materials and yarns used to make tenun fabric displayed in the exhibition hall at Tunku Azizah Royal Craft Village in Pulau Keladi, Pekan. With them is Mohamad Nizar (right).

THE Pulau Keladi Cultural Complex near Pekan is now known as Tunku Azizah Royal Craft Village, following a major upgrade and rebranding aimed at uplifting and preserving Pahang’s cultural heritage.

The village comprises the Tengku Ampuan Besar Meriam Royal Pahang Weaving Skills Institute, Rumah Serambi Pahang (a variation of the oldest Malay house that still exists in the state), the birthplace of the country’s second prime minister Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, Tengku Ampuan Exhibition Hall and Tenun Pahang Square.