Sumbawa Opens North Moyo Festival
Jakarta. Sumbawa officially opened the first North Moyo Festival in Sebewe village, North Moyo, West Nusa Tenggara on Monday (28/08).
Among the guests were House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Fahri Hamzah, Sumbawa's deputy district head Mahmud Abdullah, the Ministry of Tourism deputy for tourism development Esthy Reko Astuti and Sumbawa Tourism Agency head Junaidi.
Yachters from Australia and New Zealand who are currently participating in the Sail Indonesia rally also attended the ceremony.
The festival, which will end on Thursday, is intended to promote the most beautiful sites of the province.
"Find a national event organizer [and] create a great festival. It will then become a tourism attraction, which will improve the region's economy," Esthy said in a statement on Wednesday.
The festival is a pre-event of the Wonders of Moyo Festival from Sept. 10 to Oct. 9.
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