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22 October 2009

Debate Update From Malaysia

Debate Update From Malaysia:

UiTM (Universiti Teknologi Mara) would like to thank the support of every participating institutions in making UiTM IV a success from the 10th -11th October 2009.
Though UiTM hosted it in British Parliamentary format this year, the quality of the tournament remains the same as last year's that was in Asian Parliamentary Format. There were 68 participating teams in this tournament, making it one of the biggest English Debating IV in Malaysia thus far this season. Heads up for Reza & Amin, both covenors, on making this IV a success.

The motions for each rounds were

Round 1: THBT Western Liberal Democracies Should Ban The Use Of Face Veils
Round 2: THW Arm Local Militias To Fight The Taliban
Round 3: THW Not Support The 1 Malaysia F1 Team
Round 4: THW Legalize Porn That Depict Rape
Quarter Finals: TH Believes In A Unilateral Military Offensive By Israel Against Iranian Nuclear Facilities
Semi Finals: THBT The Government Has A Legal Responsibility To Provide Health care
Finals: THW Do Away With Vernacular Schools

Semifinalists were:
UT Mara 1 (Maketab & Izwan)
UT Mara 4 (Syafiq & Stifler)
Mara Veterans (Hafiedz & ShaQ)
IIUM 1 (Daniel & Senad)
IIUM 12 (Meor & Faiz)
IIUM 5 (Zamir & Zaimah)
MMU 1 (Ips & Groobie)
MMU 2 (Fangz & Gluteus)

*UT Mara - Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia
*IIUM - International Islamic University Malaysia
*MMU - Multimedia University, Malaysia

Finalists Were:
UT Mara 1 (Maketab & Izwan)
Mara Veterans (Hafiedz & ShaQ)
IIUM 1 (Daniel & Senad)
MMU1 (Ips & Groobie)

Champion : UT Mara 1
Runner Up : MMU 1
Best Speaker in the Final Round: Izwan from UT Mara

Top 10 best Speakers of the tournament are as follows :
1 MMU 1 IPS 314
2 IIUM 1 DANIAL 309
3 UT MARA 1 MAKETAB 309
4 MARA VETERANS HAFIEDZ 309
5 KDU 3 SIRON 308
6 IIUM 12 MEOR 307
7 MARA VETERANS SHAQ 307
8 IIUM 3 TASNEEM 305
9 IIUM 5 ZAIMAH 305
10 IIUM 12 FAIZ 305

In addition, we would also like to thank the adjudication core...
our CA: Faiz Masai (UT MARA)
DCA's : Balloons (MMU Malacca)
Hendra (Unisel)
Yunus (Independant)

and alumni's from various universities that were willing to spend your quality time to adjudicate at UiTM IV during the weekend.

Last but not least, a huge thanks to the tabmistress Afiah and her mentor tabmaster Aizek 'bean' Busu .. .. ..

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