My dear readers,

I’m very excited and happy when I got invited to Debate Challenge – The Great Debate – 17 Schools compete in Tunku Abdullah Debate Challenge 2019 (TADC) – Grand Finals at St. John’s International School, Campus 2, Bukit Nanas on 7th July 2019.

The second annual edition of the Tunku Abdullah Debate Challenge (TADC) takes place in Kuala Lumpur – Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th July 17, schools from across Malaysia as Sibu, Sarawak – will compete over two days of energetic debating competition at Under 15 and Under 18 level. St. John’s Internasional School (SJIS) and Direct English are co-organising the event.

Adjudicating at the debate are Y.A.M Tunku Zain Al’Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz, (Founding President of IDEAS – Institute of Democracy and Economic Affairs), Y.M. Tunku Halim bin Tunku Abdullah (Award-Winning Fiction and Non-Fiction Author), Y.Bhg Dato’ Steve Day (Founder and Chief Executive Vision Four Media Group), Y.M Datin Dr Hjh Raja Mazuin bte Raja Abdul Aziz (VP,MELTA) and Mr. Tony Collingridge (MD, Delta Gate Solutions) with Y.M. Tunku Dato’ Seri (Dr) Iskandar Tunku Abdullah presiding as the organising Chairman of TADC.

The TADC was established with two primary objectives to generate critical thinking on primary issues of given and encouraging students in Malaysian schools to express their opinions and to develop public speaking skills as well to cultivate contemporary thinking skills. It was created to honour the late Tunku Tan Sri Abdullah son of Malaysia’s first Yang di-Pertuan Agong. The late Tunku Abdullah was celebrated for his success in the world of e-commerce development and politics, as well as his generous charitable endowments and philanthropy. The debates follow the Asian Parliamentary format, with two teams of three debates each proposing and refuting a given motion. The two-day event also includes workshops and seminars to promote learning exchange amongst students to improve their language and critical thinking skills. Dedication to the debating discipline is sure to stand these bright young students in good stead for the future.

GRAND FINAL JUDGES
Under 15 Team Category
• Y.A.M Tunku Zain Al’Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz
• Y.M. Tunku Halim bin Tunku Abdullah
• Mr. Tony Collingridge,OBE

Under 18 Team Category
• Y.M. Tunku Halim bin Tunku Abdullah
• Y.Bhg Dato’ Steve Day
• Y.M Datin Dr Hjh Raja Mazuin bte Raja Abdul Aziz

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
• Beaconhouse Seri Inai International School
• Cempaka International School
• ELC (Sg Buloh And Cyberjaya)
• Global Indian International
• Greenview Islamic international School
• Hin Hua High School
• Kuen Cheng High School
• Methodist Boys Secondary School Kuala Lumpur
• Real International School (Shah Alam and Cheras)
• Sayfol International School
• Sekolah Menengah Integrasi Sains Tahfiz (SMISTA)
• Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Convent Bukit Nanas
• Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Desa Perdana
• Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kiaramas
• Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Puteri Titiwangsa
• Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sacred Heart, Sibu
• St. John’s International School

GRAND FINALS DEBATE CHALLENGE

UNDER 15

UNDER 18

THE WINNER GRAND FINALS DEBATE CHALLENGE

Under 15 Category Prize Giving
• Firza Azureen bt Redzuan – SMK Puteri Titiwangsa
• Thamini Vijeyasingam – ELC International School
• Cristiano Leonardo – SMK Sacred Heart
• Kaushal Agarwal – ELC International School

Under 18 Category Prize Giving
• Lee Su Yi – SMK Desa Perdana
• Kushiiribeth a/p Ganesan – SMK Desa Perdana
• Kho Zi Jian – SMK Desa Perdana

TADC Runner-up School
• Cempaka International School
• SMK Desa Perdana (Perdana’s 1)

TADC Champion School
• ELC International School (Under 15)

This year’s event was generously sponsored by TELC Malaysia Sdn. Bhd, Legoland Malaysia, Mitra Tours & Travel, Johannian Leadership Foundation, K&L -ISC (Southeast Asia)Sd. Bhd, PAC EDU KL Sdn Bhd, Sinaran Interior Sdn Bhd. ISB Enterprise and Tuan Megat Mizan Nicholas Denny.