Kite festival in SE Sulawesi

Kite festival in SE Sulawesi

KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The province will host an international kite festival in July, Antara reported yesterday,

It quoted head of the provincial tourism office Andi Noor Karim as saying that participants will come from Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, Laos, Australia, Japan and the United States.

The province will exhibit its traditional kites made of bamboo and cassava leaves, known locally as kolope, with strings spun of pineapple fibers. (swe)