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UEM Sunrise Rewards its National Day Campaign and Green Programme Competitors

NUSAJAYA, Tuesday, 24 September 2013: UEM Sunrise Berhad (‘UEM Sunrise’) – formerly known as UEM Land Holdings Berhad, the master developer of Nusajaya, one of the five key nodes of Iskandar Malaysia, successfully organised the prize giving ceremony for its PINTAR students who participated in the “National Day Campaign” and “Green Programme” competitions, at Theatrette Hall, Bangunan Sultan Ismail, Kota Iskandar today.

The National Day Campaign’s Choral Speaking competition themed “Unity” is aimed to test the students’ competencies to orally interpret and recite a text from their memory. Initiated last month (August 2013), the choral speaking competition is a platform for students to learn, perform and enjoy.

The students are taught to speak clearly and audibly; improve in pitch, tone, volume, rate, diction, enunciation and build co-operation amongst each other. Being a group activity, choral speaking directs all students towards a common goal where each group has to work out their own interpretations and presentation of selections and vocabulary building by becoming familiar with a text through speaking it. The pupils will increase their repertoire of phrases and expressions with confidence.

The competition received a total of nine UEM Sunrise’s PINTAR schools entries (six primary schools and three secondary schools) from Gelang Patah. For primary school category, the champion will walk away with a cash prize of RM500 and a Certificate of Participation. The first and second runners up will receive RM400 and RM300 cash prizes and Certificates of Participation respectively. Three consolation winners for this category will receive RM200 cash prizes and a Certificate of Participation each.

Meanwhile, for the secondary school category, the champion will take home a cash prize of RM600 and a Certificate of Participation. The first and second runners up will receive cash prizes of RM500 and RM400 as well as a Certificates of Participation respectively.

At the same event, a prize giving ceremony for the Green Programme – a design competition using recycled materials was also held. Initiated on 1st May, the Green Programme’s objective was to imbue the students with creative thinking and foster a socially responsible green generation through simple and informative competition like this.

Eight UEM Sunrise’s PINTAR schools participated in the Green Programme Competition in which the champions of both the secondary and primary schools will receive RM1,000 cash prize and a Certificate of Participation respectively. The first and second runners up will walk away with cash prizes of RM700 and RM500 and a Certificate of Participation respectively.

“UEM Sunrise wishes to unleash the students’ creative sides and tests their artistic ability through its Green Programme and at the same time, instill the spirit of patriotism, promoting multi-racial integration and unity amongst the younger generation especially the school students,” said Tuan Haji Abd Razak Suboh, Deputy General Manager, Finance Department, UEM Sunrise Berhad.

The ceremony was graced by the presence of YB Dr. Haji Zaini Haji Abu Bakar, Assemblyman of Nusajaya, who presented the prizes to all winners. The ceremony was also attended by Encik Nazli Nazri Abu Hassan, Johor Bahru District Education Department Officer and respective teachers of UEM Sunrise’s PINTAR schools.