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Reinvention of tradition at BRC Week 2018
Monday 19 March 2018, 08:00am - 05:00pm
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Kota Samarahan, 20 March 2018 – Bunga Raya College (BRC) held its 12th Annual Bunga Raya College Week (BRC Week) on March 10-18, in Bunga Raya College, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS). More than 6,000 participants from Kota Samarahan and Kuching attended this mega event.

The purposed of the event was to raise funds for upgrading the college facilities, to train and develop the leadership skills and teamwork amongst the students, as well as to allow students exposure in terms of event planning and management.

BRC Week 2018 themed “Reinvention of Tradition” hosted 45 events that covered sports, arts, health, career, religion, environment, as well as education. The opening ceremony on 13th March was graced by Tuan Haji Azlan Bin Ramli, the Director of the UNIMAS Student Service Centre as well as Mr Mohd Hafiez Izzwan Bin Saad, the Principal of Bunga Raya College.

The event featured a bazaar, ‘BRC Town’, which consisted of 40 stalls that sold food, drinks, and various knick-knacks. Participants also showed off their talents during the dance, acoustic, public speaking, debate, e-sports, sports, dikir barat and pidato contests that were held during the event. A haunted house, photobooth, handprints mural, and donation drive, further added flavour to the event.

On the 10th of March, Dr Khairul Hafidz, the founder of #MedTweetMY, delivered a talk titled “Iboh Kitak Salah Faham”, alongside PU Azman, the winner of Pencetus Ummah (PU). A crowd favourite, they cleared the air on doubts regarding religion and health.

Mini concerts were also held on the 11th and 17th of March by In-Team and Caliph Buskers respectively. In-Team is a group of singers that focus on Islamic music that rose to fame with their hit song “Kasih Kekasih”. Caliph Buskers consist of five music enthusiasts who are visually impaired. They rose to fame after performing alongside “Mojo” in Anugerah Juara Lagu ke-29 (AJL29).

“In line with our motto, ‘Tradition. Aspiration. Excellence.’ BRC week has been ongoing annually for 12 years now. I am immensely proud of all BRCians for being able to pull off this mega event year by year,” said Sir Hafiez Izzwan, the principal of Bunga Raya College.

 
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