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Despite the heavy showers, the 7 th World Bamboo Day Malaysia 2018 celebration concluded on a high note.
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bamboo industry highlighted at 7 th
World Bamboo Day Malaysia 2018
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ďĂŵ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŶŽƚŽŶůLJŐƌĞĞŶƐƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚďƵƚĐĂŶĂůƐŽďĞĂƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƚŽ
ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŐƌŽǁƚŚŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͘
 ŵŽŶŐƚŚĞŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞĂŵ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌLJĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĐƟŽŶWůĂŶĨŽƌϮϬϭϭͲϮϬϮϬ͕
ĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŽĨďĂŵĨĂƌŵƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŽĨĞdžŝƐƟŶŐŶĂƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕
ŚƵŵĂŶĐĂƉŝƚĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ƚŚĞŐƌŽǁƚŚŽĨĚŽǁŶƐƚƌĞĂŵĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͕ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕
ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƉƌŽŵŽƟŽŶĂŶĚƚƌĂĚĞ͘
 ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJ͕Dd/ŚĂƐĂƌƌĂŶŐĞĚƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨƐŽŌůŽĂŶƐĨŽƌƚŚĞĐƵůƟǀĂƟŽŶŽĨďĂŵ
ƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞ&ŽƌĞƐƚWůĂŶƚĂƟŽŶĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐƐƵƉƉůLJŽĨďĂŵ
ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞ͕ĂŶĚƐŬŝůůƐƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐĂŶĚǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉƐƚĂŝůŽƌͲŵĂĚĞĨŽƌƚŚŽƐĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞďĂŵ
ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͕ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĂƚDd/͛ƐtŽŽĚ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ^ŬŝůůƐĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĞŶƚƌĞ;t/^Ϳ͘
 dŚĞƐĞŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐǁĞƌĞŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚĞĚĂƚƚŚĞĂŶŶƵĂůtŽƌůĚĂŵĂLJDĂůĂLJƐŝĂϮϬϭϴ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ
took place on 18 th ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌĂƚdĂŵĂŶƵŬŝƚ:Ăůŝů͕<ƵĂůĂ>ƵŵƉƵƌ͘dŚŝƐLJĞĂƌŵĂƌŬĞĚƚŚĞƐĞǀĞŶƚŚ
ĐŽŶƐĞĐƵƟǀĞLJĞĂƌŽĨDĂůĂLJƐŝĂ͛ƐƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞŐůŽďĂůĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞĞǀĞŶƚǁĂƐ
ŽĸĐŝĂƚĞĚďLJzdĞƌĞƐĂ<ŽŬ͕ƚŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌŽĨWƌŝŵĂƌLJ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐ͘
 zdĞƌĞƐĂ<ŽŬ͕ŝŶŚĞƌƐƉĞĞĐŚ͕ƐĂŝĚ͗͞ůůƉĂƌƟĞƐŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŐƌŽǁƚŚŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛Ɛ
ďĂŵŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJŵƵƐƚƚĂŬĞƉƌŽĂĐƟǀĞƐƚĞƉƐƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŵŽĚĞƌŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ
ĐĂŶƚĂŬĞƉůĂĐĞƚŽŐƌŽǁƚŚĞƐĞĐƚŽƌ͕ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐĨƌŽŵƵƉƐƚƌĞĂŵƚŽĚŽǁŶƐƚƌĞĂŵŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͕ďĞŝŶƚŚĞ
ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŽĨƌĂǁŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůŽƌŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐŽĨĞŶĚͲƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ͘͟
 dŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌŽĨWƌŝŵĂƌLJ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐĞůĂďŽƌĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐ͕ĐŽƵƉůĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐƉƵƚ
ĨŽƌƚŚďLJDd/͕ĐĂŶƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂŵƵĐŚͲŶĞĞĚĞĚƐƚĨŽƌƚŚĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJƚŽŐƌŽǁ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŽŶůLJƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚ
ZDϯϱϬ͕ϬϬϬĂLJĞĂƌŝŶĞdžƉŽƌƚƐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƉĂƐƚĚĞĐĂĚĞ͕ǁŚĞƌĞĂƐƚŚĞǀĂůƵĞŽĨŝŵƉŽƌƚƐŚĂƐĂǀĞƌĂŐĞĚ
ďĞƚǁĞĞŶZDϭ͘ϱƚŽZDϮŵŝůůŝŽŶĂLJĞĂƌ͘
 zdĞƌĞƐĂ<ŽŬĂůƐŽŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚĞĚƚŚĂƚŝŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĐƌĞĂƟǀŝƚLJƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞŚŝŐŚǀĂůƵĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ
ŵƵƐƚďĞĐƵůƟǀĂƚĞĚĂŵŽŶŐĞŶƚƌĞƉƌĞŶĞƵƌƐĂŶĚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJƉůĂLJĞƌƐŝ͘Ğ͘ĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƐ͕ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌƐ͕
ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞƌƐ͕ĞƚĐ͘ƚŽƉƌŽƉĞůDĂůĂLJƐŝĂ͛ƐĞdžƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶŽĨǀĂůƵĞͲĂĚĚĞĚƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐƚŽŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů
ŵĂƌŬĞƚƐƐƵĐŚĂƐŚŝŶĂ͕/ŶĚŽŶĞƐŝĂĂŶĚdŚĂŝůĂŶĚ͘
In addition to furniture-making and
handicrafts, bamboo is now widely used
to make t-shirts, women’s accessories,
bicycles, musical instrument, etc.
Dato’ Dr Jalaluddin Harun gives YB Teresa Kok
a guided tour around the booths showcasing
some of innovative ways bamboo used today.
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