Kite festival down in W. Java

Fri, 23 Oct 1998, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

BANDUNG (JP): The Pangandaran International Kite Festival, to
be held on Pangandaran beach in Ciamis on Saturday and Sunday,
has received only six confirmations from the 20 invited
countries.

Titien Soekarya, the head of the local office of the Ministry
of Tourism, Arts and Culture, said on Tuesday that 36 people from
13 countries participated in the 1997 event.

She said the decline might be due to security fears.

Representatives from Austria, France, Japan, Malaysia, Brunei
Darrussalam and Australia are confirmed. Events to be contested
including international stunt kite, creation kite and a
traditional kite flying show. (43)b

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