Energy Day To Fall On May 24
By Achong Tanjong

Banda Seri Begawan - Brunei will celebrate Energy Day on May 24 and in conjunction, the Energy Division of the Prime Minister's Office will be start Energy Week 2008 from that day.

Energy Week is a campaign to create an awareness to ensure cooperation by all concerned on using energy efficiently and economically, said Dyg Dina Yahya, Special Duties Officer at the Energy Division of the Prime Minister's Office yesterday.

She said all these efforts are blunted if only certain people are aware of it, hence this year, the Prime Minister's Office will focus on enhancing awareness whereby each individual could play an important role toward energy-saving.

She said this is in line with this year's Energy Week theme being "Bersama-sama Bergerak Kearah Kecekapan dan Pengjimatan Tenaga". Various activities will be organised including a logo design and poster competition open to residents and permanent residents of Brunei, aged 16 years and above.

Interested participants can view website www.energy.gov.bn or tel 2384488 for more information. Participants can send in more than one entry for both categories. All works must be original and should reflect a Brunei perspective.

Attractive prizes include $2,000 cash for the winner in the logo design while winner of the poster drawing for category A will receive $2,000 while category B winner will get $1,500, with 15 consolation prizes of $50 for respective categories.

Participants should submit their poster and logo together with identity card photocopy to the Energy Week Organising Committee. Closing date for entries is April 23 at 3pm. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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