After that, beautiful patterns in blue and white appear on the cloth. That's the batik. Sometimes, people want light and deep blue colors in the same piece of cloth. How is it done?

THE ROOTS OF BATIK IN MALAYSIA . ... Malaysian batik stands out for its vibrant, light hues and larger, ... such as deep blue ...

In an exhibition titled Masa Depan Batik (The Future of Batik), Dutch artist and researcher Sabine Bolk sheds light on batik’s current challenges and envisions its future.

SUBANG: The Asean gala dinner tonight will see leaders dressed in something distinctly Malaysian: custom-made batik shirts, tailored for each head of government and state, sewn by local hands.

China and Russia wore matching blue batik shirts at the summit, while the UK’s Rishi Sunak and Canada’s Justin Trudeau were in red. France’s Emmanuel Macron spoiled the party, though.