(Front to back) Dr Norlela, Seberang Prai Municipal Council president Datuk Rozali Mohamud, Chow and other participants walking through the rice field in Kampung Terus, Penanti, on Penang mainland during the festival. — Photos courtesy of KWONG WAH YIT POH
THE Penang government plans to enter the International Padi Festival into the national tourism calendar.
Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said that the event which was entering into its second edition in the state received very encouraging response and simultaneously proved it could achieve recognition as a national tourism event.
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International Padi Festival
(Front to back) Dr Norlela, Seberang Prai Municipal Council president Datuk Rozali Mohamud, Chow and other participants walking through the rice field in Kampung Terus, Penanti, on Penang mainland during the festival. — Photos courtesy of KWONG WAH YIT POH
Silat performers in action during the festival.
Visitors posing for photos with a straw sculpture of a bicycle.
Visitors posing for photos with a straw sculpture of a buffalo.
Spectators look on as a young participant secures his catch during the fish-catching competition.
Youths attempting to kick the ball into the goalpost made from bamboo during a game of football.
Children, armed with red plastic bags, dashing into an irrigation canal to catch fish.
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