About twenty-seven poetess from all over the world will participate in the International Heritage Poetry Festival held at Niah National Park, Miri from the 8th of next month.
Chairman of the festival Organising Committee in Miri, Datu' Ose Murang says they are thirteen from Malaysia, two respectively from England and Indonesia, while each one from Australia, Thailand, Singapore, Camboja, China, Russia, South Korea and Brunei Darussalam.
Datu' Ose who also the Resident of Miri division said this in a press conference held at Miri Resident Office, today.
He said the four-days programme with themed, 'Culture and Nature: forests, caves and swiflets' is aims as a platform for Sarawak and Malaysia as whole to boost tourism industry and as a venue for writer of poems throughout the world to gather to share their ideas, knowledge and point of views in culture and nature poetry.
Datu' Ose added that the first of its kind such programme held in Sarawak will be held every two year starting this year.
Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr. George Chan will be the guest of honour in the welcoming dinner on the 8th, while Minister of Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage of Malaysia, Datuk Shafie Apdal will officiated the festival at Niah National Park on the 11th of November 2008.
The festival is jointly organised by the Ministry of Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage of Malaysia and the Ministry of Urban Development and Tourism of Sarawak.
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