Sunday, September 27, 2009

Lantern Festival to be made an annual event to boost tourism

The 1Malaysia Lantern Festival will be made an annual event and promoted as one of the country’s tourism products, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor holding lanterns at Petaling Street in Kuala Lumpur last night after the launch of the 1Malaysia Lantern Festival Kuala Lumpur 2009 at the Central Market. Joining them is Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen (in green). The festival is set to get a boost with annual funding from the Government.

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