The Future Is Female: Kloth Circularity - Waste Not, Want Not
The textile industry is the second most polluting industry in the world after oil & gas, and household are among the largest contributors to fabric waste. On this episode of #TheFutureIsFemale Melisa Idris speaks to Nik Suzila Nik Hassan and Sarah Kedah, co-founders of Kloth Circularity, about their mission to keep fabrics out of our landfills.
Sun Feb 25 2024
Foreign worker recruitment approval: Three subsectors ready to train locals
Barbershop, textile outlet, and jewellery shop owners have expressed their willingness to train locals to meet their labour needs.
Thu Sep 07 2023
Foreign workers recruitment figures for three sectors to be decided Friday - Sivakumar
The number of foreign workers to be recruited for barbershops, textile shops and goldsmiths will be decided at the Cabinet meeting.
Tue Sep 05 2023
PM approves part of foreign worker applications for three sectors
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim also placed a condition that local youths be trained to fill up vacancies in barbershops, textiles and goldsmiths.
Mon Sep 04 2023
We ingest plastics every minute of the day
There is no escape from them as they are in the air we breathe and in the everyday products we use.
Sat Jun 03 2023
Banana, milk and mushroom are the ingredients of your future wardrobe
Here are three ingredients from your garbage or the natural environment that could be a new resource for the textile industry.
Fri Apr 28 2023
PETA challenge offers $1 million to develop a vegan wool alternative
Through the Vegan Wool Challenge, PETA intends to "help abate [animal] suffering and fight the climate catastrophe".
Sun Nov 27 2022
FMFTA see local textile exporters benefitting from CPTPP
Local textile exporters will benefit from the ratification of the CPTPP, the MFTA said.
Thu Oct 20 2022
All the rage? Sustainable fibres are struggling to make an impact in the fashion industry
Fashion is now one of the many industries that is stepping up efforts to reduce its environmental footprint.
Sat Oct 15 2022
Malaysia, Saudi agree to organise fashion show to promote textile art - MOTAC
The governments of Malaysia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to organise a fashion show in Kuala Lumpur that will focus on promoting the uniqueness of the textile art of both countries.
Sat Oct 01 2022
Raja Permaisuri Agong gembira kejayaan Simposium Tekstil Tradisional Asean ke-8
Tunku Azizah turut menzahirkan terima kasih kepada Singapura kerana membuka jalan kepada Malaysia mengadakan simposium ini.
Thu Sep 29 2022
Queen pleased 8th ASEAN Traditional Textiles Symposium a tremendous success
Her Majesty has expressed her appreciation for the all-out efforts in making the 8th ASEAN Traditional Textiles Symposium a tremendous success.
Thu Sep 29 2022
King officiates at 8th ASEAN Traditional Textiles Symposium
Yang di-Pertuan Agong today officially opened the 8th ASEAN Traditional Textiles Symposium 2022, which is being held here from Sept 25 to 30.
Mon Sep 26 2022
Uncovering hidden stories of textiles from the Malay world
Malaysia is a country rich in culture, but the full history of Malay textiles and how they came to be remain relatively unknown.
Wed Aug 31 2022
Cotton rally squeezes Asian garment makers, threatens recovery from COVID
To remain viable, some yarn and garment makers are even replacing cotton with cheaper synthetic fabric.
Thu Jun 02 2022
Freedom Flotilla to Gaza: Guinea-Bissau akur kepada Israel, tidak beri kebenaran guna bendera bagi misi pelayaran
Kerajaan Republik Guinea-Bissau dilaporkan tunduk dan akur kepada gesaan Israel untuk tidak membenarkan misi pelayaran Break The Siege: Freedom Flotilla to Gaza menggunakan bendera mereka.
Fri Apr 26 2024
Penyakit berkaitan haba dikhuatiri meningkat di Gaza
Penularan penyakit berkaitan haba panas menjadi kebimbangan terbaharu di Gaza selepas suhu luar jangka melampau melanda wilayah itu setiap hari. Ia sudah semestinya diburukkan lagi dengan kekurangan air bersih dan ketiadaan sistem pembuangan sisa pepejal yang sepatutnya wujud di sesebuah kawasan didiami manusia.
Fri Apr 26 2024
Ilhan Omar melawat peserta tunjuk perasaan
Wakil Dewan Perwakilan Amerika Syarikat (AS) Ilhan Omar mengadakan lawatan di kampus penyokong Pro Palestin di Universiti Columbia New York pada Khamis.
Fri Apr 26 2024
Dua lelaki didakwa jadi 'tali barut' kepada China
Dua lelaki yang mana salah seorangnya pernah bertugas di Parlimen United Kingdom (UK) enjalani proses perbicaraan di mahkamah London pada Jumaat selepas didakwa menjadi tali barut menyalurkan maklumat sulit kerajaan kepada negara tembok besar itu.
Fri Apr 26 2024
Polis serbu pejabat 'Save the Children' di Guatemala
Polis Guatemala melakukan serbuan mengejut ke atas pejabat-pejabat Pertubuhan Save the Children di pelbagai lokasi di negara itu. Ia bagi mencari bukti dakwaan pertubuhan yang memperjuangkan kebajikan kanak-kanak itu, terlibat dalam jenayah penderaan terhadap golongan itu.
Fri Apr 26 2024
LIMA '25 dianjurkan pada 20-24 Mei tahun depan
Pameran Maritim dan Aeroangkasa Antarabangsa Langkawi 2025 (LlMA ‘25) akan dianjurkan pada 20 hingga 24 Mei tahun depan bertemakan Innovate Today, Thrive Tomorrow.
Fri Apr 26 2024
Malaysia komited tingkat hubungan dua hala bersama Libya
Malaysia terus komited mempertingkatkan hubungan dua hala yang berterusan bersama Libya demi manfaat bersama dalam pelbagai sektor.
Fri Apr 26 2024
Demi rakyat, Zahid-Muhyiddin henti saman fitnah
Presiden Umno, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi dan Presiden Bersatu, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin bersepakat untuk menamatkan pertikaian peribadi antara mereka.
Fri Apr 26 2024
Sultan Selangor berangkat ke Majlis Bacaan Yassin di Pangkalan TLDM
Sultan Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah yang juga Kepten Yang Dipertua Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM) berkenan berangkat ke Pangkalan TLDM Lumut di Perak bagi menghadiri Majlis Bacaan Yasin, Tahlil dan Khutbah Khas sempena Sambutan Hari TLDM ke-90.
Fri Apr 26 2024
PM Anwar pulangkan elaun Pengerusi Khazanah
Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim memaklumkan beliau memulangkan elaun sebagai pengerusi Khazanah Nasional Berhad yang diterimanya dan sekali lagi menegaskan tidak menerima gaji bagi jawatan Perdana Menteri yang disandangnya sejak November 2022.
Fri Apr 26 2024