10th ASEAN Quiz: Myanmar hosted the Regional Level Competition in Nay Pyi Taw

Myanmar hosted the 10th ASEAN Quiz (Regional Level) Competition, with the theme, “ASEAN: A community of Peace, Prosperity and Sustainability”.The opening ceremony took place at Myanmar International Convention Center-2 in Nay Pyi Taw on Wednesday.

Member of the State Administration Council Union Minister for Home Affairs Lt-Gen Soe Htut unveiled the ceremony, followed by the greetings extended by Union Minister for Information U Maung Maung Ohn. The ASEAN Quiz competitions have been held with the lofty aims to foster the spirit of healthy competition among ASEAN youths by holding a friendly quiz on ASEAN cultural, political, economic and social developments in the Region.

The competitions have been organized in rotation by the ASEAN member states once every two years since 2002. Thailand hosted the competition in 2002, Brunei in 2004, Malaysia in 2006, the Philippines in 2009, Cambodia in 2012, Viet Nam in 2014, Lao PDR in 2016, Indonesia in 2018 and Singapore in 2020 via online.

Students from Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia and Viet Nam attended the competition together with Myanmar team while the students from Brunei, the Philippines and Thailand joined the event online. At the 10th ASEAN Quiz, Myanmar Team won the winner title while Malaysia stood as first runner up and Laos, the second runner up at the competition.

Union Minister U Maung Maung Ohn presented prizes to the winning teams.The ASEAN Quiz is one of the projects of Sub-committee on Information (SCI) under the ASEAN Committee for Culture and Information (ASEAN COCI). It is designed to foster the spirit of healthy competition among ASEAN youths while providing a platform for ASEAN youths to gain a deeper understanding among the ASEAN member states.