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fiogf49gjkf0d THINGS TO LOOK FOR INCLUDE PEWTER, BATIKS, WOODCARVINGS,
KITES, TOPS, ANTIQUES, BAMBOO GOODS, MALAYSIAN BROCADE,
BASKET PRODUCTS, POTTERY AND TRIBAL ARTIFACTS.
THERE ARE MODERN SHOPPING COMPLEXES IN ALL MAJOR TOWNS.
ALSO ROADSIDE VENDORS, MANY MARKETS BOTH DAY AND NIGHT
TOGETHER WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF SOUVENIR SHOPS AT MAJOR
TOURIST SITES AND RESORTS.
IN KUALA LUMPER THE MAJOR SHOPPING CENTRES ARE, JALAN BUKIT
BINTANG, JALAN CHOW KIT, WHICH INCLUDES DEPARTMENT
STORES AND SUPERMARKETS, JALAN PUTRA, HOUSES SHOPPING MALLS
AND JALAN HUNG KASTURA THE CENTRAL MARKET. KUALA LUMPUR
INCLUDES THE STATES OF SELANGOR, NEGERI SEMBILAN AND
MALACCA.
THE FAMOUS SELANGOR PEWTER FAMED FOR ITS HIGH QUALITY CAN
BE BOUGHT FROM THE SELANGOR PEWTER FACTORY IN THE LIGHT
INDUSTRIAL ARES OF SETAPAK. THE MALAYSIAN TOURIST
INFORMATION CENTRE SITUATED AT JALAN AMPANG, KUALA LUMPER
HOUSES AN EXHIBITION CENTRE AND SOUVENIR SHOP. CHINA TOWN
IN PETALING STREET HAS OPEN MARKETS SELLING TEXTILES, HERBS
AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS. AT THE SAME SITE THERE IS ALSO A NIGHT
TIME BAZAAR. AT INFOKRAF LOCATED ON JALAN RARA IS THE
COUNTRYS OFFICIAL CRAFTS CENTRE. HERE HANDCRAFTED ITEMS ARE
ON SALE
ALSO IN KUALA LUMPUR THERE IS A SATURDAY NIGHT MARKET ON
JALAN TUANKU ABDUL RAHMAN. THERE ARE NUMEROUS STALLS
OFFERING A WIDE VARIETY OF GOODS AND PRODUCTS. AT JALAN
FAJA CHULAN THERE IS THE KARYANEKA HANDICRAFT CENTRE. HERE
IT IS POSSIBLE TO BUY TRADITIONAL HANDICRAFTS FROM VARIOUS
PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
IN THE STATE OF SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN ON THE WEST COAST OF
PENINSULAR MALAYSIA THIRTEEN KILOMETRES FROM KUALA LUMPUR
IS THE SELAYANG BATIK FACTORY. HAND MADE AND BLOCK PRINTED
BATIKS CAN BE PURCHASED.
AT PERLIS IN THE MOST NORTHERN STATE CLOSE TO THE THAI
BORDER THE TOWN OF PADANG BESAR PROVIDES A GOOD OPPORTUNITY
TO SHOP FOR SOUVENIRS. AT KEDAH ANOTHER NOTHERN STATE THERE
IS A WEDNESDAY MARKET OPPOSITE THE GOVERNMENT OFFICE
BUILDING. THE MARKET IS OPEN DAILY. THERE ARE LOCAL
HANDICRAFTS FOR SALE.
IN THE STATE OF KELANTAN SITUATED IN THE NORTH EASTERN TIP
OF THE MALAY PENINSULAR IS KOTA BHARU. IN THE CENTRAL MARKET
BATIK AND BAMBOO CAN BE BOUGHT. IN MERDEKA SQUARE WOOD
CARVINGS ARE MADE. NORTH OF KOTA BHARU IS PANTAI CINTA
BERAHI. HERE THERE ARE SMALL COTTAGE FACTORIES MAKING BATIK
AND SONGKET THE HEAVY MALAYASIAN BROCADE.
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