Yala, Thailand southernmost province, will be holding the ‘30th Zebradove, the voice of ASEAN’ competition as a means to boost the tourismeconomy.
Yala mayor Pongsak Yingchoncharoen revealed thatcollaboration is between the Yala municipality, the Tourism Authority ofThailand (TAT), the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre(SBPAC) and the Yala Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO).
Theevent will be held between March 7-8 2015 at the Kwan Mueng Park, Yalamunicipality where zebra dove breeders from various areas both inThailand and abroad such as Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia willbring altogether approximately 2,000 doves to take part in thecompetition.
Additional activities will also be heldincluding another competition for the Red-whiskered Bulbul andWhite-rumped shama on the same dates. On March 6-8, a food festival ofthe delicious dishes of the three southern border provinces will be heldtoo.
The Zebra dove competition has continued into its 30th yearsince 1986 and has created great value to the provinces tourism andeconomy.
Nowadays, this activity has become an income-earner forthose in the bird business where the Yala municipality has improved itinto becoming creative economic strategy under the theme ‘Yala BirdCity’ where local residents now have are a part of the whole birdindustry beginning from breeding the birds, exporting them, buildingcages and cage covers as well as bird food and supplements, etc.-VNA
Yala mayor Pongsak Yingchoncharoen revealed thatcollaboration is between the Yala municipality, the Tourism Authority ofThailand (TAT), the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre(SBPAC) and the Yala Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO).
Theevent will be held between March 7-8 2015 at the Kwan Mueng Park, Yalamunicipality where zebra dove breeders from various areas both inThailand and abroad such as Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia willbring altogether approximately 2,000 doves to take part in thecompetition.
Additional activities will also be heldincluding another competition for the Red-whiskered Bulbul andWhite-rumped shama on the same dates. On March 6-8, a food festival ofthe delicious dishes of the three southern border provinces will be heldtoo.
The Zebra dove competition has continued into its 30th yearsince 1986 and has created great value to the provinces tourism andeconomy.
Nowadays, this activity has become an income-earner forthose in the bird business where the Yala municipality has improved itinto becoming creative economic strategy under the theme ‘Yala BirdCity’ where local residents now have are a part of the whole birdindustry beginning from breeding the birds, exporting them, buildingcages and cage covers as well as bird food and supplements, etc.-VNA
