42 countries participate in kite flying festival


Tee (right) trying his hand at wau making while Pasir Gudang Municipal Council president Md Za’nal Misran (standing, left) and Johor Tourism Department director Asman Shah Abd Rahman (front row, left) look on during the pre-launch event.

JOHOR BARU: The 21st Pasir Gudang World Kite Festival included two new countries, Bhutan and Lebanon, this year in addition to the participation of 40 other countries.

Johor expects to welcome some 500,000 tourists for the event as well as for the annual Chingay procession to mark the Chinese New Year celebrations.

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