Local Students At Formula One Race In Malaysia
By Izam S Ya'akub

Bandar Seri Begawan - Six students flew to Kuala Lumpur yesterday to watch the Malaysian Grand Prix as guests of Dato Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein¸ Malaysia's Education Minister.

During the his visit to the Sultanate March 6-8, the Malaysian minister met with design and technology students in Rimba Primary School I as part of his visit to schools in Brunei.

After he met with students studying the aspects of car design such as aerodynamics, he extended an invitation to six students to come to this Sunday's Formula One race to learn more about car designs at motor racing's most prestigious platform.

Four students from Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science College and Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Secondary School as well as two from Rimba Primary School I were selected to take part in the trip.

Speaking at the airport, Mohd Johnny Aqil bin Abdullah Tan, one of the teachers taking the students to Kuala Lumpur, said the group was excited to go on the trip. The students at his school had studied the design aspects of cars and had even put together a mock-up car in class.

Dayang Siti Nurul Azlan binti Zakaria, one of the students going to KL, is eager to look at the designs of the Formula One cars.

Meanwhile, her schoolmate, Awang Md Yazid bin Yusof hopes to learn more about the cars' aerodynamics.

On hand to bid farewell to the children were Hjh Norjum Hj Yusop, Acting Director of Schools; Datin Hjh Khadijah Hj Ali Akbar, Senior Officer from the Ministry of Education; Hanip Hj Md. Salleh and Umi Kalsom Kamadin, counsellors from the Malaysian High Commission; and, family members of the students. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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