Perlis to make int'l kite festival an annual event


More than 2,000 people visited the inaugural festival, which saw 112 participants from 42 countries. – BERNAMApic

KANGAR: The Perlis International Kite Festival will be made an annual event, says state tourism, arts, culture and rural development committee chairman Abu Bakar Hamzah.

He said the inaugural one-day festival drew 112 participants from 42 countries, including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Brazil, China, Canada, England, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Italy, Indonesia, Switzerland, Poland, Scotland, the Philippines, Thailand, Turkiye, Vietnam and Taiwan.

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