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Instagram-worthy: Visitors taking photos at the padi straw sculpture exhibition during the Penang International Padi Festival at Kampung Terus in Penanti, Penang. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

Penang hopes to get its three-day padi festival, which draws thousands of visitors annually, on the national tourism calendar

IT IS public consensus that efforts should be made to recognise Penang International Padi Festival (PIPF) as a national tourism event and that it be included in Malaysia’s tourism calendar.

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