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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)

Malaysia-Kuala Lumpur
 

The 25th Asia Pacific Regional Assembly was organised by the Malaysian Handicrafts Development Corporation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during September 18th and 19th 2001. . The country report was based on "Product Development and Marketing". A Seminar was organized on "Analysis on Raw Materials".

- Cotton and Silk presented by India
- Wood by Indonesia
- Masi or Tapamaking by Fiji
- Bamboo by Malaysia

The 25th Regional Assembly adopted a regional plan-of-action, Seven Main Strategies and Plan-of-Action for Craft Development 2000 to 2010.

The seven programmes of action presented were:

(i)  
Fostering research and development and enhancing efforts in information sharing
(ii)  
Ensuring availability of raw materials
(iii)  
Initiating support for craft facilities
(iv)  
Promoting craft education
(v)  
Expanding market and product development
(vi)  
Creating visibility and awareness for crafts
(vii)  
Strengthening the status of the craftspersons


The 2nd Craft Contest for the Asia Pacific Region was held for Mats and Natural Fibre in Kuala Lumpur. There were 19 entries. A jury consisting of Ms. Raja Fuziah bte Raja Tun Uda of Malaysia, Kun Surapee Rojanavongse of Thailand and Mr. Dominique Bouchart of Paris judged the entries and the following prizes were given away:

  • Ist prize of US 300 dollars was given to Ms. Tara ak. Temenggong of Malaysia,
  • IInd prize of US 200 dollars was given to Ms. S.M.T. Pushpa Rani of India and
  • IIIrd prize of US 100 dollars was given to Ms. Di Vela Moli of Fiji.