The traditional games rampanau, which is popular among the Dusun community in Sabah, and mintubow, which is synonymous with the Malay and Bidayuh communities in Sarawak, are among the attractions at the eighth edition of the Festival Permainan Malaysia (FPM, or Malaysian Games Festival) that will be held at Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur from Sept 15-17.
Organised by the National Department of Culture and Arts (JKKN) Kuala Lumpur in conjunction with Malaysia Day 2023, the three-day FPM will involve 1,520 participants of traditional games, such as congkak, galah panjang, dam aji and kabaddi as well as Sabah's tarian magunatip (bamboo dance) and the traditional blowpipe of Sarawak.
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