Saturday, May 12, 2007

Jazz festival explodes in Miri


MIRI - The 2nd Miri International Jazz Festival (MIJF) which started yesterday is poised to be the leading tourism-driven music festival in the region.

The event has also made Miri one of the venues for world's jazz lovers to converge.

As MIJF has now gained its popularity among music enthusiasts all over the world, Urban Development and Tourism Minister Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh is optimistic that MIJF is an ideal channel for the tourists to explore the others tourism products in Sarawak.

"Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) and my ministry as well have great high confidence in the MIJF. We are looking forward to develop this festival in bigger scale for future great market," he stated at the press conference after having luncheon with Media at ParkCity Everly Hotel yesterday.

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