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IIUM student named as Best Speaker in debate competition at Brunei

IIUM Law student and Malay debater,  Ainur Rabiatuladawiyah Hasim was named the Best Speaker in the Debat Siswa 2016 during a recording session at Brunei Darussalam on 16 October 2016.  Ainur and fellow team mates; Br. Luqman bin Long (also IIUM Law student and Malay debater), Br. Muhammad Raziq Raziqin Abdullah and Siti Nurul Iman Md Dan (both are from Universiti Brunei Darussalam) were in the opposition team had emerged victorious in the debate competition.

Debat Siswa 2016 is the first collaboration programme under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)between Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) and Radio Televisyen Brunei (RTB) which aims to strengthen the cooperation between two countries in broadcasting. The objectives of this programme among others are: to discover the intellectual and public speaking skills of students, to form a network between higher education in Brunei and Malaysia as well as well as strengthening the cooperation of the two countries.

The programme was also supported by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia and Majlis Debat Universiti Malaysia (MADUM) in term of selection of the Malaysian representatives and facilitating the overall participation of the Malaysian students.

The programme was participated by students from different universities from both countries, divided into two teams: the proposition and the opposition. Each team comprises of two Malaysians and two Bruneians. The proposition team consists of Muhammad Ikmal Jamaluddin (a USIM student) and Siti Nur Sabihah (an UiTM student) from Malaysia and Ahmad Hisyamuddin bin Haji Abdul Rahim and Anisah binti Alamshah from Brunei Darussalam.

Prior to the recording session, the teams undergone a hectic schedule to do research and make preparation for the debate since 10 October 2016. The programme is expected to be broadcasted in both countries in November 2016.

Read the news here:

http://borneobulletin.com.bn/rtb-rtm-hold-debate-programme/

http://pelitabrunei.gov.bn/nasional/item/30025-debat-siswa-ketengahkan-intelek-muda-brunei-malaysia