Students Explore Rural Brunei
By Azaraimy HH

Bandar Seri Begawan - 'Menyusur Mukim dan Kampong' programme recently brought together over 30 overseas scholarship undergraduate students to explore some of the remote villages in the country.

Led by Director of Information DepartmentAwg Hj Bujang bin Haji Masu'ut, the students joined the programme after having completed a five-day civic course at the Seameo Voctech, organised by the Information Department in partnership with the Ministry of Defence.

The Defence Ministry also provided logistic support and four buses to transports students to the rural regions, while the Royal Brunei Police offered valuable escort.

The programme broughtthe students to places such as Tasik Merimbun Research Centre, remote' villages of Kampung Sungai Mau and Than longhouse as well as picturesque spot such as Wasai Wong Kadir waterfall.

According to Awg Hj Bujang, the expedition enabled the students to be aware of the ongoing development in rural areas, the communities and the grassroot leadership structure.

Abd Mateen, a BSP scholarship student studying geophysics at Leeds University, said the trip opened his eyes while Mohd Helni from Oxford University thought the trip was a good exposure to participants.

Meanwhile, Sheikh Mohd Radzi believed the trip helped him become more aware of the country's rural regions, adding that the programme offered the students something fun to do during the summer break - most of the participants were students pursuing their studies in the United Kingdom. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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