CAMBODIA hosted the ASEAN Youth Debate 2022 and the First Elimination Round was organized online yesterday. Myanmar youths participated in the competition, and the director-general and officials of the Youth Affairs Department under the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs joined the event.
The Ministry of Education, Youth and
Sports of Cambodia held it for the first time under the topic of Addressing
Challenges Together: ACT aiming to develop young people with research skills,
in-depth thinking and public speaking, as well as raise awareness of ASEAN
values and identities, among young people.
The Cambodian candidates competed under
the title “This house believes that improving healthcare outcomes promotes
higher labour productivity for women”, while the Viet Nam team “This house
believes that the discrimination against women in workplaces is the major
source of income inequality”, Indonesian team “This house believes that ASEAN
can achieve a common educational quality standard and assurance”, and three
teams of 19 Myanmar young representatives of the Ministry of Education, the
Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, the Ministry of
Information, the Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief
and Resettlement opposed their motions.
A total of 20 teams representing eight
ASEAN countries participated in the First Elimination Round on 4 and 5 August.
After the first round, 10 teams were
selected and Myanmar’s Team (2) will have to compete with the Indonesian Team
in the second round.
The Second Elimination Round will be on 21
August and the quarter-finals will be on 4 September and the semi-finals on 18
September. The final round will be on 12 October and the award-giving ceremony
will be on 13 October in Phnom Penh.
MNA
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