Culture, Youth & Sports Minister attends Asean meet
By Lyna Mohammad

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Pehin Dato (Dr) Awg Hj Hussain with the Malaysian High Commissioner to Brunei, Tan Sri Jamil Johari.

The Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Pehin Dato (Dr) Awg Hj Hussain Hj Mohd Yusof, yesterday departed for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to attend Asean Culture and Arts Ministers meeting to be held today.

In a press release from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS), the trip also coincided with the Asean Artistry Festival which commenced yesterday until October 20 in Kuala Lumpur.

Accompanying the minister is the permanent secretary at MCYS, Awg Hj Jemat Hj Ampal and several senior government officers, who left last Sunday, October 12. The permanent secretary and group will attend the senior government meeting. Also departing last Sunday were an artistry group comprising 29 members who will participate in the Asean Arts Festival.

Held for the first time, the Asean Culture and Arts Ministers meeting is organised to strengthen the understanding and unity of Asean community, besides to increase regional development, and it will be organised as an annual agenda where each Asean member country will take turn to host the event.

The meeting will also increase cooperation and unity spirit among Asean countries and with the festival conducted, it is also hoped to create opportunities to upgrade the Asean image, the growth of economy and tourism industry as well as other fields that are related in the region.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin