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Local goods: Mohamaddin (white shirt) looking at a
locally-made product at the launch of the Johor Craft Festival 2018.
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JOHOR BARU: The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry
is targeting RM500mil worth of sales from local art products by the end of
2019.
Minister Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi said the ministry
was identifying the products that would be sold and displayed in 37 tourism
offices worldwide.
“As of Nov 30, our craft industry has managed to
rake in RM465mil,” he said.
“We recently visited our tourism office in London
and so far the feedback is positive and we are finalising this plan before
implementing it early next year.”
On another matter, Mohamaddin said the ministry
would empower the National Craft Institute to issue the Malaysia Skill
Certificate for batik, metal and woodcraft making.
“We will open more opportunities for those with
expertise in craft making and give them a chance to further their studies
either to diploma or degree in arts,” he said.
Mohamaddin was speaking to reporters after
officiating at the Johor Craft Festival 2018 at the Angsana Mall Johor Baru
here yesterday.
-thestar online.
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