Dayang Siti Azizah binti Haji Nurdin with her poem titled, “Katani Warga Emas” won the Poetry Declamation Competition held yesterday morning. With the theme” Sayangi Warga Emas” or Love the Senior Citizens, the competition which was organised by the Brunei Darussalam WARGAMAS Association took place at the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
Present was Yang Berhormat Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman, Minister of Religious Affairs who also delivered two special poems titled ” Meniti ke Hujung Usia” and ” Dengan Munajat Ini”.
Joined by ten senior citizens, the competition aimed to highlight the talent of members of the Association in poetry declamation aside from fostering interest on Malay Language and Literature. Prizes were presented by the Minister of Religious Affairs. Second place was won by Awang Haji Mohd Hussin bin Haji Mohd Salleh with his poem titled “Ya Warga Emas” and Awang Haji Nor Amin bin Mohd Yassin with his poem “Janji Kita”, came in third.
Source: Radio Television Brunei