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bullet Asia Pacific Crafts Demonstration In Conjunction With Malaysia National Craft Day, 2008
bullet Nusantara Craft Promotion
bullet Malaysia week in London, 2006
bullet WCC Asia Pacific Dialogue, 2006

bullet National Craft Day, 2006
bullet Archives
  bullet Betel Nut and Leaf Accessories - Exhibition
  bullet WCC -- Paris
  bullet LAOS -- PDR
bullet Embroidery

bullet UNESCO Crafts Prize - 2001

bullet Malaysia -Kuala Lumpur

bullet WEFT 2001

bullet Regional President's Tour of Central Asia 
bullet Golden Jubilee Celebration and WCC Asia-Pacific Region Business Meet

bullet The Regional Craft Improvement Workshop - Exhibition
bullet The Young Craftspersons Competition

bullet UNESCO Crafts Prize - 2003
bullet Kamaladevi Centenary Celebrations
bullet Kamaladevi Awards and Kamala Samman
bullet WEFT 2003

bullet WCC Asia Pacific 26th Regional Meeting -- Dhaka
bullet 1st Exhibition of Iranian Women Handicrafts
bullet International Congress on Bamboo (Bamboo Forum, Exhibition & Trade Fair)

bullet WCC Asia Pacific 27th Regional Assembly, Metsovo -- Greece
bullet An International Jewellery Convention -- "Grass to Gold"
bullet UNESCO South Asian Seal of Excellence 2004
bullet International Design and Product Development Programme / Workshop
bullet International Byers - Sellers Meet (IBSM)

World Crafts Council Asia Pacific Dialogue, 2006
 

The World Crafts Council Asia Pacific Dialogue ‘Preservation Of Our Textile Heritage’ was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 3rd – 4th March 2006. Participants attended the dialogue are from Lebanon, Thailand, Kuwait, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, China, Pakistan, Brunei, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia and Nepal.

The aim of the World Crafts Council Asia Pacific Dialogue is to provide a forum to discuss the establishment of a proactive programme and Plan-of-Action for the preservation of Asia Pacific Textiles as a living heritage.

The Honourable Datuk Seri Utama Dr. Rais Yatim, Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage Malaysia inaugurated the dialogue. He called for a more rigorous and pragmatic evaluation on the preservation of crafts especially the textile. He also urged the participants to formulate a Plan-of-Action to be used as a starting point. He expressed confidence that the Asian Pacific countries have the ability to meet many challenges confronting the crafts industries. He expressed Malaysia’s commitment to promote and sustain standard of excellence of Malaysia crafts.