Malaysian Designer Batik Silk Available In Brunei
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Bandar Seri Begawan - Malaysian-made designer batik silk, which possesses an authentic identity, exquisite quality and exclusive design, can now be found in Brunei.

Muhammad Azlan Muhammad Ali, Srivaria Batik Decor (SBD) Sdn Bhd, managing director, said the exclusive price of designer batik and silk has been reduced to the promotion price of $180 from the usual $260, to celebrate the 21st National Day.

The designer batik and silk products are available at booth No 2, 7 and 8 at The Mall's National Day Exhibition, Gadong, until Feb 27.

The company is organising batik design competitions at The Mall today (Feb 24) at 8 pm, tomorrow (Feb 25) at 9 pm and on Feb 27 at 5 pm, he said.

"Three $300 vouchers can be won by the public. The vouchers are redeemable at our outlet," he said.

SBD is the sole distributor of the Malaysian world-famed batik and silk products of Permint SuteraSemai Sdn Bhd (PSSB), a child company of Syarikat Perbadanan Memajukan Iktisad Negeri Terengganu (PMINT).

The batik and silk products of PSSB are marketed under the popular label, Suteramas.

A memorandum of agreement was signed last month in Terengganu between PSSB, represented by Mahadi Ibrahim,executive director,  and Faridah Hanim, financial officer, and SBD represented by Pg Mohd Su'ud Pg Abdullah, its director, and Muhammad Azlan, managing director.

With the signing of the MoA, Brunei became the second export market for PSSB after Singapore, with market product valued at RM250,000.

Previously, locals procured Suteramas label through direct purchases from Malaysian premises.

The Suteramas label in male and female ready-made clothes, scarves, shawls, pareos, ponchos, casual batik wear for young people, house accessories and souvenirs.

Muhammad Azlan said his company will franchise the label to 35 people who will be allowed to open shops in Brunei, Kota Kinabalu, Labuan, Kuching, and Sandakan.

"We are allowed to offer franchise to a maximum of 100 people and so far we have signed agreements with 35 people," he said.

He also welcomed locals to take a six-month course in batik painting, where four months will be spent in Brunei, one month in Terengganu and a one-month industrial stint at Srivaria.

"After the course, they are free to work or open up shops and Srivaria will help them to secure bank facilities for such purpose," he said.

He said the company may also open its own batik and silk factory here. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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