Brunei To Host ASEAN Youth Quran Reading Contest
By Achong Tanjong

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei Darussalam will be hosting the 3rd Southeast Asian Youth Al-Quran Reading Competition on April 6-8 this year.

The three-day competition, which is open to Al-Quran readers aged between 18 and 23 in 2005, is aimed at strengthening the relationship among the ASEAN youths as well as enhancing the quality of Al-Quran reading in the region.

Several countries, including Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and host country Brunei Darussalam have confirmed their participation in both the male and female categories of the competition.

The Committee on Broadcasting and Information of the 3rd Southeast Asian Youth Al-Quran Reading Competition 2005 said that the winners in each category will receive a challenge trophy donated by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei, Mushaf Brunei Darussalam (Brunei's handwritten Al-Quran), prize-money of $3,000 and a certificate of participation.

Thailand emerged champion in the inaugural competition (which was for male readers only) in 2000. Brunei Darussalam and Indonesia won the male and female categories respectively in the 2nd competition in 2003.

 -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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