From Harlina Samson<\/p>\n
LONDON: Sabah Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Juhar Mahiruddin and Lord Mayor of Westminster\u00a0Councillor Hamza Taouzzale were among dignitaries visiting the Malaysian\u00a0International Pavilion,\u00a0held in conjunction with the 2023 London Craft Week, Thursday.
\nTun Juhar who was accompanied by his wife,\u00a0Toh Puan Norlidah R.M. Jasni, were met on arrival at the Malaysian High Commission in Belgrave Square by\u00a0Grand Chamberlain of the Royal Household\u00a0Datuk Azuan Effendy Zairakithnaini and Malaysian High Commissioner Datuk Zakri Jaafar.
\nThey were briefed by the\u00a0Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, who is heading the Malaysian delegation at the May\u00a06 to 14 exhibition, themed \u2018Abstract Nature\u2019.
\nThey spent an hour viewing the exhibition of the nation\u2019s heritage crafts and products featuring Malaysia\u2019s rich cultural landscape, especially of the Malays,\u00a0Orang Asli folk of Semelai from Pahang, Mah Meri (Selangor) in Peninsular Malaysia and Orang Asal\u00a0ethnic groups of Sabah and Sarawak.
\nThe second edition of Malaysia\u2019s exhibition in conjunction with LCW this time also features\u00a0the Songket Terengganu and \u2018telepuk\u2019 (textile decorating technique).
\nThe Sabah\u2019s Orang Asal craft being displayed at the pavilion are handwoven mats Anyaman Tikar by ethnic\u00a0Rungus, the Bajau Laut of Semporna and Pulau Bangi,\u00a0basketry products of\u00a0Anyaman Ribu-Ribu and\u00a0Sulaman Pis from the ethnic Rungus and\u00a0Sirau from ethnic Murut.
\nThe unique Sulaman Pis\u00a0is known as kain tinohian\u00a0among the Rungus community. The one-square-metre cotton cloth, richly embroidered with floral and\u00a0fauna\u00a0motifs,\u00a0is folded and worn as headgear among Rungus men.\u00a0
\nTun Juhar is on a six-day working visit to London until May 16.<\/p>\n
Accompanied by Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) vice-chancellor\u00a0Prof Datuk Dr Kassim Mansor and the officials of the university, the delegation is here partly to ink several agreements\u00a0for collaboration\u00a0with several higher learning institutions in the United Kingdom.
\nAmong the cooperation agreements are\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0Engineering Department of Cambridge University in the field of nano engineering and its application in environment and ecology,\u00a0Imperial College London in academic research and tropical medicines as well as\u00a0with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine\u00a0on academic cooperation and research in tropical medicines.\u00a0
\nMeanwhile, other dignitaries who visited\u00a0the exhibition, which has entered its sixth day, were president of The Women\u2019s Council (TWC) Lady Doris Butterworth, its chairwoman Dr Rajni Rijal and TWC members.
\n— BERNAMA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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