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Miss Yeo Yeo, a student from St Andrew's School, won the regional competition for The Asean Day For Disaster Management and the International Day for Disaster Reduction held in Bangkok.
Asean General Secretary Dr Surin Pitsuwan presented to her a cash prize of US$1000, a trophy and a certificate of participation in a prize presentation at the United Nations conference centre in Bangkok, Thailand.
Her drawing was chosen from the drawing competition organised byNational Disaster Management Centre at the national level in cooperation with the Schools Department, Ministry of Education.
The art competition at national and regional levels aimed to encourage the young talented artists under 12 years old to express their creativity through drawing , and to promote and to create awareness on the initiative to reduce disaster risks.
This year's theme is "My City, My Future: Making Asean Cities Safe from Disaster'.
Since the competition was held in 2008, Brunei's participations in the regional level was very impressive.
In 2008, Brunei, represented by Awg Khairil Anwar bin Jumat from Jerudong Primary School, won 5th place.
Awg Mohammad Yusdi bin Haji Mohd Yusof, from Lubok Pulau Primary School, Tutong won 4th place in 2009. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin
