KUCHING, Sept. 6 -- Sarawak values international participation in the Kuching International Tattoo Expo 2025 as a platform to showcase the state's rich culture to the world, said Deputy State Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts, Datuk Snowdan Lawan.

He said visiting tattoo artists serve as cultural ambassadors, introducing Sarawak's identity to their home countries.

"We want to be known to the rest of the world - our tribes, our culture, our tattoos, and of course, our food," he said during the Kuching International Tattoo Expo 2025 at the Dayak Bidayuh National Association multipurpose hall here today.

This year's edition features tattoo practitioners from Belgium, Italy, Russia, India, Germany, Vietnam, the Uni...