UBD Student Wins At International Oratory Competition
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Bandar Seri Begawan - Universiti Brunei Darussalam student, Malai Yunus Malai Yusof, garnered the third place in the finals of the regional category, of "The Malay Language International Oratory Competition 2008" held in Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia on Friday.

Having entered the final round of the competition with the highest mark, Malai Yunus, 38, lost the top two positions to Sujarhadi, 24, a native of Indonesia, and a Malaysian finalist, Farhan Nor Diayana Samsudin, 21, who bagged first place.

However, Malai Yunus said he was happy to come in third as he was competing with university students of the highest calibre.

"To come first in the semi-finals and third in the final round is an achievement especially at a time when we are celebrating the 24th National Day," he said.

Meanwhile, in the international category, a visually impaired student from Australia, Nicholas Charles Parson, 21, emerged as the winner. Han Ziao, 23, from China was second and Alena Bykova, 19, from Russia was third. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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