140 Foreign Participants To Show Off Skills At Kedah International Wau Festival

ALOR SETAR (Kedah, Malaysia), Feb 18 (Bernama) -- More than 140 foreign participants are expected to show off their 'flying' skills at the International Wau (Kite) Festival held in conjunction with the International Wau and Cultural Festival here, from Feb 25 to 27. State Arts, Culture and Heritage committee chairman Aminuddin Omar said the participants are from 36 countries, including Zambia, Colombia, Russia, Vietnam and China. "Each year, the Wau Festival (international) takes place in Johor Baharu (in Malaysia's southern state of Johor) but the Kedah state government is keen to host the festival this year in the hope of attracting more tourists to Kedah. "Furthermore, we can also showcase the beauty and culture in Kedah. The three-day festival is expected to attract all communities in Kedah and other states," he told reporters here, Tuesday. Aminuddin said 50,000 visitors are targetted for the three-day festival. -- BERNAMA