WADAH PERPUSTAKAAN

STUDENT FORUM
The Alumni Class of 64 and Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College hosted the 7 th Student Forum on
Thursday 21 November 2013 at the college’s auditorium. This year’s theme was the role of ASEAN
Youths in maintaining our culture heritage. Four colleges took part namely Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien
College, Sufri Bolkiah Secondary School, Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah School and
Jerudong International School.
MOE READING CAMPAIGN
The Minister of Education Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia Dr
Hj Abu Bakar Hj Apong launched a national campaign launched a nationwide Reading
Campaign to promote and develop a strong reading culture on 16 November 2013. Various
activities were held in conjunction with the campaign held at a busy shopping centre in the
capital.
The two day campaign the first to be organised by the Ministry of Education was themed
‘Bisaitah Kitani Membaca’ and the slogan of ‘Masyarakat Membaca, Negara Maju Jaya’,
which is loosely translated as a reading community will result in a successful country.
During the launch, YB Pehin Dato Dr Hj Abu
Bakar participated in a reading activity with young
students, joined in a reading clinic and viewed a
showcase of reading materials from international
publishers, along with an exhibition and book fair
from local and international companies.
In the Temburong District, the Acting Minister of
Home Affairs Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General
(Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Hj Halbi Hj Mohd Yusof
launched the reading campaign at the
Bumiputera building in Bangar. The acting
minister joined in some activities along with students from the district, and witnessed a group
reading exercise before viewing an exhibition.
Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Education Dato Seri Setia Hj Yussof Hj Ismail launched the
campaign at the Bukit Beruang II Primary School in Tutong District.
In the Belait District, the Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Datin Paduka Hjh
Adina Othman was the guest of honour where she later participated in a reading activity with
preschool students. It was held at the Oil and Gas Discovery Centre.
KUALA LUMPUR STUDY VISIT
This is a summary of our visit which was a fruitful one. We saw in all the libraries their digitisation
initiatives and congratulate the many inspiring Malaysian librarians who had transformed their libraries
to keep up with the times. We established new and renewed old contacts and there were a lot of
exchange of ideas. Go to page 3
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