Parliament's Thursday batik day aims to promote, empower industry, says Dr Wee


PETALING JAYA: Wearing batik on Thursday is allowed in Parliament to support, promote and empower the batik industry in Malaysia, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.

In a Facebook post Thursday (July 21), Dr Wee, however, said he had forgotten to wear batik to attend the Dewan Rakyat meeting that day.

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