Riau civil servants wear new uniforms

Riau civil servants wear new uniforms

PEKANBARU, Riau: All civil servants in the provincial
administration will be obliged to wear Malay traditional
costumes, locally known as teluk belanga for men and kebaya for
women, on Saturdays beginning Feb. 16.

The secretary of the provincial administration, Arsyad Rahim,
said here on Saturday that the policy was made in conjunction
with the administration's policy of promoting Malay traditional
attire.

"Riau's 2020 vision is to make the province a center for Malay
economy and culture in Southeast Asia, so local officials and
civil servants can set good examples by introducing Malay culture
and customs," he said.

He explained that the provincial administration would also
extend the campaign of spreading the Malay culture to schools at
all levels in the province.

"The Pekanbaru municipal administration will require its
female employees to wear the locally named kurung costumes on
Fridays before the provincial administration makes the new rule,"
he said, adding that the new uniforms would be free for all civil
servants. --Antara