The host Malaysia expects to draw about 700,000 foreign visitors during the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games (Source: internet)Malaysian Minister of Tourism and Culture Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz expressed his confidence that Malaysia will achieve the target as this is a big sport event in the region.
He noted that visitors could easily travel to Malaysia by road, sea and air.
The games will take place in Malaysia from August 19-30 with the participation of 4,888 athletes from 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Timor-Leste. The athletes will compete in 405 categories of 38 sports.
This is the sixth games hosted by Malaysia after similar events in 1965, 1971, 1977, 1989 and 2001.-VNA
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