Lampung to host kite festival

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: At least 250 participants from 13 countries will participate in the four-day Lampung Kite Festival which starts today.

"Participants from the United States, Australia, France, the Philippines, Singapore, Japan, the Netherlands, Italy, Austria, Sweden, Malaysia, and South Korea have confirmed their participation in the festival," Chairman of the Lampung chapter of the Indonesian Kite Hobbyists, Anshori Djausal, told Antara on Saturday.

Anshori said the Lampung festival was part of series of kite festivals being held in the country this year. An international Kite Festival at Ancol's Marina beach in North Jakarta ended yesterday.

Other kite festivals will be held at Pangandaran beach, West Java (July 8-9), Kebumen, Central Java (July 10-12), and Mount Bromo, East Java (July 14-15), he said.(imn)