Reintroducing Culture To Younger Generation
By Jon Tampoi

Bandar Seri Begawan - Efforts to reintroduce local culture to the younger generation in the form of exhibition, publication, seminar or workshop is important in uplifting the cultural heritage of the Sultanate.

Acting Director of Brunei Museums Department, Awg Bantong Bin Antaran, said this in his speech at the closing ceremony of a two-day workshop on traditional games of Brunei which ended yesterday.

The event was jointly organised by the Brunei Museums Department and the Consultative Council of Penanjong.

The acting director said it requires efforts from all sides including practitioners of traditional games and the community at large in preserving the cultural heritage of the country.

He said the workshop was an initiative of the Brunei Museum Department especially the Malay Technology Museum to encourage owners or practitioners of traditional games in preserving the national cultural heritage as well as developing and widening their cultural knowledge through various processes that are effective.

Also present at the event were chairman of the workshop, Awg Pudarno Bin Bincin, Ketua Kampong of Penanjong, workshop participants and local residents.

The main objective of the workshop was to reintroduce and encourage appreciation of local culture in the form of traditional games to the participants. It also hoped to preserve cultural creativity, encourage local experts on traditional games to develop a sense of cultural preservation and to create a network of cooperation between the experts and the Brunei Museums Department.

The acting director later presented certificates to workshop speakers and participants. There were also an exhibition and a bazaar of local crafts. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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