Johor to enlist women to make unique handicrafts


Johor identi-tea: Mohamad Ali and Iskandar Regional Development Authority Business Eco System vice-president Nagarajan Prakash (right) visiting one of the booths during the Iskandar Malaysia Women Entrepreneurship Summit 2018 in Johor Baru.

JOHOR BARU: The Johor government will be roping in single mothers and women to create unique handicraft that reflects the state’s identity, says state exco member Liow Cai Tung.

“Their artwork will be used as gifts that are unique and different and are able to picture the Johor identity.

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