Visiting the Kraft Komplex with Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah
Dame Cindy had the chance to visit the Kraft Komplex with Raja Permaisuri Agong. The Malaysian Queen is an expert in Malay crafts, particularly Tenun Pahang textile weaving. The traditional weaving skills were at risk of disappearing, with there being only 15 certified weavers in 2006. Her Majesty the Queen is regarded as having reinvigorated the craft by founding a vocational training course teaching the traditional weaving, and establishing a weaving programme in prisons. In 2022 there were over 330 certified weavers, and nearly 15 000 inmates trained through the programme.