UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA, SERDANG, MALAYSIA - The main event of Hari
Belia Negara 2016 (or "National Youth Day" in English) was the
ceremony conducted in Universiti Putra Malaysia. Large banners and colorful
signs showed the event title and the theme "The Future Is Now", which
was chosen to highlight the youth's contributions in the present.
A web article estimates
that roughly 10,000 young people attended the event which featured Deputy Prime
Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi as the guest of honor. Amidst much
cheering, DPM Zahid promised to allocate at least RM 500 million for the youth
entrepreneurship fund and RM 10 million to be managed by the Malaysian Youth
Council for youth activities. Opposite the hall where the ceremony was held, an
open field played host to a large tent filled with student booths selling food
and things. An area for food trucks was also provided to young entrepreneurs at
no cost.
The delegates shake hands to the Malaysia Deputy Prime Minister
Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
It was an overwhelming
gathering of Malaysian youth, but seeing the kind of investment the Malaysian
government was willing to put in its young people was inspiring. While it
started raining after the ceremony, that did little to dampen the spirits of those
attending, and the young people's natural resilience and inclination for fun
kept spirits high amidst the weather.
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| MIYE delegates during the National Youth Day celebration at the Universiti Putra Malaysia. |
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