National Academic Writing Competition `Political Stance of Malay People` successfully collects numerous participants

Yogyakarta, MelayuOnline.com- On Thursday (31/01/2008) 23.59 p.m., National Academic Writing Competition “Political Stance of Malay People” was officially closed. The competition has successfully collected 127 participants from various educational backgrounds. The number indicates positive responses from Indonesian people toward the latest political issues in Indonesia. Such enthusiasm also signs good development on writing tradition among the Indonesian people. They enthusiastically expressed their ideas and concepts on political issues through papers.

All papers submitted to the committee will be reviewed based on administrative requirements. Then, those papers passing the review process will be sorted and examined by a group of jury consisting of those who concern with Malay studies. The winners will be announced on February 28^th, 2008 on MelayuOnline.com.

MelayuOnline.com`s effort to gain and collect fresh ideas about Malay preservation and development through this competition does not stop here. MelayuOnline.com has planned the competition as an annual program starting from September each year with different theme and more satisfactory awards.

For you who have not won this competition yet, you may participate in the next competition. The committee has already chosen a theme for the next competition. Just express your own ideas on the papers for the next competition in order to preserve and to develop our culture.

The competition`s winners will be invited to attend the awarding ceremony on March 20^th, 2008 in Balai Melayu – the office building of MelayuOnline.com. The ceremony will be attended by Ir. Jero Wacik – Culture and Tourism Minister.

Balai Kajian dan Pengembangan Budaya Melayu-BKPBM (The Center for Research and Development of Malay Culture) – the mother institution of MelayuOnline.com – will also publish officially WisataMelayu.com, RajaAliHaji.com,  CeritaRakyatNusantara.com and an Indonesian folklore anthology entitled 366 Cerita Rakyat Nusantara when the awarding ceremony takes place. Those BKPBM`s new works are totally dedicated to the advancement of Indonesian education. Through improving education quality, hopefully cultural awareness among the Indonesian people will flourish. (RI/brt/14/01-08)

(NI/ter/16/06-08)

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