Malyaysian women weave world's longest Rug
• The rug was created as a symbol of local culture and tradition, as the Kayan people from Borneo are well known for being skilled rattan mat weavers.• It was organised by a local women’s organisation called Peng Doh Belaga.
• The entire rug was expertly hand-woven by women from all over Malaysia, before the individual pieces were gathered and joined together.
• Guinness World Records adjudicator Rishi Nath confirmed that the enormous mat had broken the previous record - a 797.51 m long rug manufactured in Sweden in 2010.
• The women began constructing the rug in January this year, and over the past five months they have been filmed for a documentary called ‘Mat Weaver's Tale’.
• The film follows their record-breaking journey and celebrates the region’s heritage of mat weaving.