| Wani Roslan |
MUHAMMAD Amin Wa’ie bin Mohamad Firman from Datu Ratna Haji Muhammad Jaafar Primary School in Kiarong was announced as the winner of the Nationwide Storytelling Competition held yesterday at Radio Televisyen Brunei in the capital.
Organised by the Language and Literature Bureau (DBP), the annual storytelling competition has been as a platform for DBP to develop positive psychology, cognitive skills and psychomotor learning by encouraging the participants to display their abilities, as well as motivating them to think creatively.
The youngest of 10 finalists, eight-year-old Muhammad Amin scored 83 per cent for his spirited delivery of ‘Kancil Berlumba dengan Siput’ (The race between the Mousedeer and the Snail), and walked away with a cash prize of $600.
Second place was won by Ainaa Zunah Insyirah binti Haji Abdul Manap, from Raja Isteri Fatimah Primary School, with a score of 77.5 per cent, and a cash prize of $500.
Datin Paduka Dr Hajah Norlila binti Dato Paduka Haji Abdul Jalil, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, (rear, 4R) in a group photo with the winners. – WANI ROSLAN
Third place went to Siti Khadijah binti Mohammad Asnawi, from Datu Ratna Haji Muhammad Jaafar Primary School in Kiarong, with a total score of 77 per cent, and won a cash prize of $400.
The prizes were presented by Datin Paduka Dr Hajah Norlila binti Dato Paduka Haji Abdul Jalil, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports. According to Hajah Nortijah binti Haji Mohd Hassan, Acting Director of DBP and chairman of the competition, storytelling methods continue to improve every year through the creative use of props and the application of modern technology.
This year, 144 students participated in the preliminary rounds, with 68 students from the Brunei-Muara District, 30 students from the Belait District, 12 students from Temburong District and 34 students from Tutong District.
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