BERNAMA-Malaysia Essay and Pantun Writing Competition

25 August 2010
BERNAMA-Malaysia Essay and Pantun Writing Competition
Deadline: 30 August 2010
Eligibility: students of Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia
Reading Fee: none
Accepts (genre): essay, Pantun
Prize/Payment:

Essay Writing Competition and Pantun Writing Competition

In conjunction with the month-long 53rd Merdeka Day Celebrations, the National News Agency of Malaysia (BERNAMA) is organising an Essay Writing Competition and an Pantun Writing Competition. To foster the spirit of Merdeka among the University fraternity, UiTM's Corporate Communications Department would like to invite our students, academics and staff, and children of academics and staff who are eligible, to participate in both competitions. The closing date of the competitions is 30 August 2010.

Details of the competitions are as follows :

1. The language to be used in both competitions is the Malay language;
2. Participants for each competition are divided into three categories, namely:
-Secondary Schools
-Institutions of Higher Learning
-Adults
3. The title for the Essay Competition: Apakah impianmu bagi Malaysia 10 tahun dari sekarang berdasarkan/selepas transformasi negara dan dalam konteks Gagasan 1Malaysia?;
4. For the Pantun Writing Competition, participants are required to form an eight-line verse with the theme: Gagasan 1Malaysia: Menjana Transformasi;
5. The entry form and rules of the competitions can be downloaded from BERNAMA's website at www.bernama.com;

For inquiries, please contact BERNAMA's Corporate Communications Division at:
Telephone : 03-26962306/03-26962307, or
Email : corpcomm@bernama.com

More information here.
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