Local engineers to participate in race event
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

The nation's young and talented engineers are set to have a field day at an event entitled Young Engineers Race 2004 on January 25.

The event is organised by the Young Engineers of Pertubuhan Ukur Jurutera dan Arkitek (PUJA) Negara Brunei Darussalam.

For the race, a maximum of 50 teams are allowed to enter with two engineers in a team driving their own vehicle. A team will need to pay an entrance fee of $100.

Top prizes include $1500 in cash, tickets for two to Kota Kinabalu along with $200 cash and one night stay at the Empire Hotel and Country Club in Jerudong plus a round of golf. According to the organiser, participating teams can also win prizes at the checkpoints along the race route in all the four districts.

Prospective competitors will meet at the Institute Technology Brunei at 7.15 am on the race day and a briefing will be conducted at 8 am. The event will start at 8.30 am and end at 5 pm with the prize presentation ceremony.

The Young Engineers is a society within PUJA and comprise undergraduates and graduate engineers who are at the aged 35 or below.

The society's objectives include preparing engineers with professional skills vital for the nation's development, growth and progress; promoting engineers and undergraduates to share ideas and experiences; developing technical education in the country; practising engineer ethics and rules; promoting the practise of Bahasa Melayu in technical field and promoting understanding and cooperation between young engineers and engineering students.

Currently Brunei Darussalam has 300 local engineers.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin