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3 Youths Receive Awards
By Narissa Noor

Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam attended the National Youth Day celebration, yesterday morning at the Indoor Stadium of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas, as thousands of youths gathered at the venue in celebration of their involvement and contributions to the nation's development.

One of the most valued assets of nation, three of these youths were honoured for being exemplars in their field and leading their generation towards shaping the nation's expanding infrastructure.

Khairulazman bin Haji Tamin, the Managing Director of Syarikat Marimin Sdn Bhd, was presented with the Entrepreneur Youth Award for his efforts, determination, perseverance and success in running a family business.

Thirty-six-year old Khairulzaman has been running the business since 2000, which produces and distributes several kinds of local food and crackers. The business, which began in the 80s, was not his primary niche.

"I began my career in the construction business but I saw potential in what my family was doing and I decided to develop the business by upgrading its facilities and products," he said.

Meanwhile, 27-year-old Noralizulrainee bin Ali Yussop, received the ICT Youth Award for his achievements and skills in the field of ICT. Being the first vision-impaired graduate from Universiti Brunei Darussalam, his proficiency in assistive technology has made Norali an officer at the Special Education Unit of the Ministry of Education.

As a member of the National Vision-Impaired Association, he conducts computer classes with the use of screen readers for the other members. He also represented the country at the Apec IT Camp for Youths with Disability in Korea on August 2002.

"My involvement in the field of assistive technology has been quite extensive. I have been training a lot of vision-impaired youths in that area as well as promoting awareness so that they can participate and become a contributing part of society," said Norali, a former spokesperson and ambassador for Standard Chartered Bank's "Seeing is Believing" global campaign.

"We are now living in an information society and if they don't have those basic IT skills, they will be marginalised from being able to participate in the mainstream development," he said.

Muhammad Fahmie bin Haji Metussin has seen success in the field of sports, religious affairs and education, nationwide and regionally as well as internationally.

Presented with the Successful Youth Award, the 24year-old is a student at the Universiti Perguruan Ugama Seri Begawan College excelling in Quran reading. His determination and perseverance in studying and perfecting his Quran reading skills has heightened his capabilities earning him success in the Musaqabah Tilawatil Quran in the national and international arena.  -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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