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We recently had a buyer who bought from almost all our Malaysian shops: Tompoq Topoh, Soning Craft, Gerai OA andMang Tha. That sale made us so excited because itis one of the first few sales for our new shops, Mang Tha and Gerai OA.

Lopa' or the Temuan pandanus wallets were hold-alls for tobacco or betel quid. This wallet is of contemporary design and colours, woven with a 'checkerboard' pattern.

Tompoq Topoh is the Mah Meri’s Women’s First Weave Initiative. The all-women group weave handicrafts for a living and is made up of both the young and the more elderly. The initiative is also pa (More Info)

On 9th September 2009, field coordinator Su Li & myself went to Gombak which is half an hour from Kuala Lumpur city together with Reita from Gerai OA. Our purpose was to invite Bah Muda and Bah Raman, two very skillful nose-flute players to sell their craft on Elevyn.

Bah Muda demonstrating how to play a Tu-wet. Get your own Tu-wet from Gerai OA here http://www.elevyn.com/shop/geraioa

We are a nomadic, volunteer-run stall which sells handicrafts made by the Orang Asal (OA), the indigenous minorities of Malaysia. 100% of the sales monies is returned to the indigenous craftspeople. Gerai ...

When we last visited the eHomemakers office, something felt different. In fact, something smelt different! For once the office did not hit our nostrils with the smell of shellac!

Since our trip in April to help set up some spectacular shops from Cambodia – we’ve since done some beta buys from Malaysia just to make sure everything is running smoothly.