Palembang to host Musi Festival

PALEMBANG: Palembang, the capital city of South Sumatra province, is scheduled to host the Musi Festival from Dec. 3 to Dec. 9 as part of efforts to promote tourism.

The local administration will present various attractions, such as the International Dragon Boat Festival, the Archipelago Culinary Festival and an Education Exhibition during the festival.

Baharuddin Ali, head of the city tourism agency, said on Monday that the event would be held in parallel with the fourth celebration of the River Days.

"For the International Dragon Boat Festival, there have been four countries that have confirmed their participation," Baharuddin said, referring to the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.-JP