25 november 2010 02:58

Malaysia and Singapore to Participate in The Event in Indonesia

Palembang, Indonesia - Malaysian and Singaporean teams have confirmed their plans to participate in a dragon boat competition to be held as part of a Musi Festival 2010 on Dec 10 to 12, a local official said. The committee had invited a number of Asian countries to participate in the Sriwijaya International Dragon Boat Festival and so far Malaysia and Singapore had confirmed they would take part, head of tourism and culture office of Palembang city, Baharuddin Ali, said here Monday.

He added the committee would wait for confirmations from other countries until one day before the competition’s opening. He was optimistic more foreign teams would register for the annual tournament in the Musi river.

According to Baharuddin, besides the international participants, teams representing East Kalimantan, Riau, Jambi and Bangka Belitung had also indicated their readiness to take part in the dragon boat races. The event had been held annually in the Musi river for the past three years and become part of the local tourism calendar, he added.

The Musi Festival would also feature a decorated motor boat contest and archipelagic culinary exhibition, Baharuddin said. He said, especially for the dragon boat competition, the committee would provide the participants with 10 boats.

The dragon boat contest and other competitions would be centered in the Musi river while the archipelagic culinary exhibitions would take place at the Benteng Kuto Besak Plaza, Baharuddin said.

Source: http://english.kompas.com

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