Thaipusam is a major Hindu festival celebrated on a large scale in Penang during the full moon of the 10th month in the Hindu calendar. The celebration involves colourful processions, ...
Penang Tourism presents two full nights of global music and culture as we bring to music lovers the next Penang World Music Festival (PWMF), to be staged on 30 and ...
Having a reputation as a food paradise, be it haute cuisine, or cuisine bourgeoise (hawker fare), Penang offers a heady and exotic mix of delicious cuisine to choose from. In a word, Penang food is both famous and fabulous. When people mention Penang ...
Celebrated on the 15th night of the Lunar New Year, it is also known as the Chinese Valentine's Day. That night, The Penang State Government will be organizing an open ...
The Penang State Government will be holding its second Chinese New Year Countdown Celebration in collaboration with Astro, which will be broadcasted live on Astro AEC. The program of the ...
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| Written by Administrator II |
| Saturday, 28 February 2009 10:21 |
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Dragon boat festival is one of our Penang State signature event. It is among the fastest growing water sports in this region. Dragon Boat festival has become a very popular corporate and charitable sport, during which friendship, strength and endurance are developed among the participants. We believe in promoting Dragon Boat as a sports activitiies, we could introduce our culture and heritage to our local Penangites as well as foreign participants. The 6th IDBF Club Crew World and the 8th Asian Dragon Boat Championships was held in Penang in 2008, producing the biggest Dragon Boat Championships so far held in Dragon Boat Sports with over 200 crews from 86 Clubs and 21 countries taking part. Nearly 4000 competitors contested in the 50 competition class in the history of the dragon boat races. To find out more about Penang Dragon Boat, please visit http://www.penangdragonboat.gov.my/portal/ |
| Last Updated on Friday, 08 January 2010 15:43 |
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