GEORGE TOWN, May 5 -- Penang is bidding for over 20 Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) that have been relocated due to the conflict in the Middle East.

Penang Convention and Exhibition Bureau (PCEB) chief executive officer G. Ashwin said a majority of MICE events in the Middle East have to be relocated to the Asia Pacific.

"So far, we have shortlisted more than 20 events to bid for and this shortlist may increase as time goes," he told reporters at a press conference after a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony between PCEB and Marriott International Malaysia to promote the Penang Golf Challenge.

He said there are procedures to follow in bidding for events including looking for a local host in Penang to ta...