Englisch Cyberspace Challenge - Article Trailer Competition Concept Paper 2022

ENGLISH CYBERSPACE
CHALLENGE: ARTICLE TRAILER

COMPETITION CONCEPT
PAPER 2022
Organized by;
The Sports, Co-curricular and Arts Division
Ministry of Education Malaysia
ENGLISH CYBERSPACE CHALLENGE: ARTICLE TRAILER COMPETITION CONCEPT PAPER 2022
1.0 INTRODUCTION
A trailer is a preview for an upcoming film that contains a series of selected

noteworthy scenes from the film used to attract audience. The article trailer is
similar to a movie trailer, interpreted from a given article.
The Article Trailer Competition aims to encourage pupils to exercise their critical
reading skills based on an article. Pupils should be able to comprehend the text
and interpret it into a trailer. This competition serves as a platform for pupils to
express and demonstrate creative ideas in their work as well as motivates them to
use the English language confidently and therefore improve their command of the
language. It is hoped that this competition can also instill values amongst pupils to
be more sensitive about current issues.
2.0 OBJECTIVES
2.1 To support the nation’s efforts to encourage the use of the English language
amongst students.
2.2 To enhance pupils’ critical reading skills as they produce a trailer to express
their interpretation of the text.
2.3 To provide the opportunity for students to show their talent and creativity in
producing a trailer through the use of the English language.
3.0 ELIGIBILITY
3.1 This competition is open to all Form 1 to Form 5 pupils from government-
aided schools under the purview of the Ministry of Education.
3.2 Each entry comprises 3 participants from the same school.
4.0 FORMAT OF COMPETITION

The competition is divided into two sections, as follows;
● Section 1 : Article Trailer

● Section 2 : Q&A session (national level only)
5.0 TIME
The duration of the trailer should be 2 to 3 minutes. Failure to abide by this time
frame will incur a deduction in marks.
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6.0 PRODUCTION
6.1 Trailers should be based on only ONE article from the list provided by the
Ministry of Education Malaysia in Appendix A.
6.2 Participants are allowed to create a trailer based on their creativity but it
should not represent or involve any sensitive issues such as race or religion
stereotyping, politics, gender or cultural discrimination, et cetera.
6.3 Participants are allowed to use a green or blue screen and any video-editing
tools when creating the trailer. Participants are also encouraged to use virtual
props, Computer Generated Images (CGI) or special effects.
6.4 The trailer must be submitted in landscape mode.
6.5 Usage of Digital Single-Lens Reflex (DSLR) Cameras or any other type of
Video Cameras to shoot the video is encouraged. The shot must be at least
of High Definition (HD) Quality at minimum 720x480 and maximum
1920x1080 resolution.
6.6 Safety should be ensured at all times during the recording and production of
the trailer.
6.7 It is compulsory to use the English language throughout the trailer.

Notwithstanding, limited use of certain local Malaysian registers are allowed.
6.8 The trailer must not have English subtitles.
6.9 Use of vulgar words and gestures and gruesome scenes are strictly prohibited
and videos that include sensitive issues such as politics or race will be
disqualified.
6.10 Participants should not portray indecent actions or excessive movements that
are provocative.
6.11 Participants should wear appropriate (decent) attire in accordance to the

characters they portray in the trailer.
6.12 Trailers must be the pupil’s own work, authentic and original and must never
have been published or have won a prize in any other competition prior to this
competition.
6.13 All sources presented in the trailer including the sound(s) or song(s) must be
cited in the trailer to credit the original source. The list of sources will also
need to be submitted together with the registration form. Plagiarized works
will be disqualified immediately.
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6.14 Professional assistance is NOT allowed in the creation of the trailer. Adults
may assist with production and assistance should be limited to verbal
guidance only.
6.15 The school’s name, in any form, should not be exposed throughout the trailer.
7.0 SUBMISSION
7.1 Trailers must be saved in MP4/3GP/AVI/MOV/WMV file and uploaded via a

link provided by the organizer. The organizer will not be responsible for
corrupt files submitted.
7.2 The video file must be named accordingly; <State><Article

Number><Participant/Team’s Name>
7.3 All trailers upon submission cannot be corrected or edited. Trailers

submitted via schools will be going through district and state or national level
without any editing incurred.
7.4 The organizer reserves the right to publish the winning videos of this
competition for educational purposes.
7.5 The organizer will not be liable for any form of claim related to plagiarism
against participants by any relevant party.
8.0 ADJUDICATION
8.1 A panel of at least 3 or 5 judges will be appointed for all the rounds at all
levels. The competition at the national level will be judged by a panel of 5
judges, appointed by the Sports, Co-curricular and Arts Division, Ministry of
Education Malaysia.
8.2 Judging will be based on the following criteria:
Section 1
i) Creativity of Interpretation 20m
ii) Language 20m
iii) Performance 20m
iv) Overall Coordination & Quality 30m
v) Positive Values / Message(s) 10m
Section 2
Q&A session 20m
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8.3 Penalty: A total of 5 marks will be deducted if:
8.3.1 performance is below or above designated timeframe.

8.3.2 stipulated exclusions under competition guidelines are infringed
(infringement of competition rules)
8.4 Points will be allocated according to the judging criteria.
8.5 The participant with the majority of votes will be declared the winner.
8.6 The decision of the judges is final. No appeal is allowed.
8.7 Individual marks will not be disclosed.
9.0 PRIZES
9.1 Prizes are awarded as follows:

● Champion
● Second Prize winner
● Third Prize winner
● Two Consolation Prize winners
9.2 Trophies and certificates of achievement will be awarded to the winners.

Certificates of participation will be awarded to all participants.
10.0 EXCEPTION
All matters not stated in the concept paper or any exclusion to the rules and all
other unexpected matters and issues on interpretation will be decided by the
organising committee of the competition.
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*This concept paper is valid as of 2022 until further notification or revision from the Ministry of
Education and can be used at all levels for competitions organised by the Ministry. The competition
will abide to the above rules ONLY.
*All rights reserved by the Ministry of Education Malaysia. Usage or adaptation by any entities
outside of the ministry requires prior permission.
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ENGLISH CYBERSPACE
COMPETITION 2022
ADJUDICATION FORMS
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SCOPE OF ADJUDICATION: A GUIDE
Overall Positive
Creativity of
Language Performance Coordination & Values /
interpretation
Quality Message
● Original / novel / ● Suitable voice ● Confident ● Development and ● Clear

unique over and coherence
interpretation expressive (scenes and ● Emphasized
● Overall delivery timing)
● Relevant and dialogue / ● Well
well-presented pronunciation ● Editing (transition, projected
● Compelling
theme comprehensib characters flow)
le
● Significance and
impact of ● Clear voice ● Design (overlays,
● Good fluency visual cues)
meaning modulation
and voice
● Appropriate ● Cinematography
● Interesting and projection
engaging language (composition of
register the recording,
● Relevant
props & camerawork)
costumes
● Audio (sounds
and music)
● Sources and
credits slide
● Entertainment
value
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_______________ LEVEL / YEAR _________
TIME SHEET
Participant/Team Duration of video

No. (minutes)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Timekeeper's
Name
Signature
Date
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_______________ LEVEL / YEAR _________
SCORE SHEET – SECTION 1
Overall Positive
Creativity of Penalty
Language Performance Coordination and Values /
No Interpretation (Max. Time Total Placing
(20 marks) (20 marks)
Quality Message Comments
(20 marks) 5 marks)
(30 marks) (10 marks)
1
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Judge’s Name: _________________________________ Date : ________________________
Signature : _________________________________
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_______________ LEVEL / YEAR _________
SCORE SHEET – SECTION 2
Understanding Authenticity & Group Total

Response to of project Quality of ideas Dynamics
No Time (20 Remarks
question (5 marks)
(5 marks) (5 Marks) (5 Marks) marks)
1
10
11
12
13
14
15
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Judge’s Name: _________________________________ Date : ________________________
Signature : _________________________________
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_______________ LEVEL / YEAR _________
FREQUENCY COUNT
JUDGE
PLACING TIME 1 2 3 4 5 RESULT
PARTICIPANT
Position Name Signature
Chief Judge
Judge 2
Judge 3
Judge 4
Judge 5
Date
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_______________ LEVEL / YEAR _________
RESULT SLIP
PLACING PARTICIPANT/TEAM STATE / SCHOOL TITLE OF TRAILER
CHAMPION
SECOND
THIRD
FIRST
CONSOLATION
SECOND
CONSOLATION
Position Name Signature
Chief Judge
Judge 2
Judge 3
Judge 4
Judge 5
Date
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ENGLISH CYBERSPACE
COMPETITION 2022
APPENDIX A
LIST OF ARTICLES
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COMPETITION 2022
APPENDIX A
LIST OF ARTICLES
Reference Title of Articles

Article 1 Sport Is The Most Unifying Tool For Peace In The
World
Article 2 The Benefits of Pets for Kids
Article 3 Engineer Turned ‘Nasi Ayam’ Restaurant Owner; What

Made Him Do it?
Article 4 Malaysia entering a serious food security ‘conundrum’
Article 5 What can you learn from visiting every nation on earth
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Article 1
Sport Is The Most Unifying Tool For Peace In The World
From the Olympic truce to table tennis tournaments for disabled people in Nepal, sport
can bring millions of people together to achieve social good.
In September 1991, Moldavia was hit by floods that killed hundreds of people. I was general
manager of the German football club Werder Bremen at the time, and we were about to
travel to Romania for a European Cup match against Bacău. On learning of the disaster,
we decided to charter a truck with relief and medical supplies. Football helped to bring a
glimmer of hope to the people affected by the flooding.
Not for the first time in my life, I was struck by the thought that sport is the most unifying
and inspiring development and peace tool in the world. No other social activity brings people
together in such great numbers, and with so much passion and enjoyment. This conviction
has since been reinforced by the work I have done around the world as special adviser to
the UN secretary general on sport for development and peace.
Regardless of age, gender or ethnicity, sport is enjoyed by all; its reach is unrivalled. More
importantly, though, sport promotes universal values that transcend language and culture.
I saw this at first hand during a visit to Rwanda in 2011, when I attended the Four Countries
4 Peace football tournament, an initiative to promote reconciliation and dialogue between
young people from Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda.
Each team had an equal number of boys and girls, but only the girls were allowed to score
goals. In the absence of a referee, the players were responsible for resolving any
disagreements. By playing together, these young people were unwittingly learning the
universal values of respect, tolerance and fair play. It was a victory for sport.
Moments like these show that sport has huge potential to effect social change. Sport and
physical activity improve individual health and wellbeing, both physically and mentally, and
teach important values and social skills. But sport doesn’t just empower on an individual
basis; it also unites and inspires people collectively, which builds communities.
In many countries, however, opportunities to participate in sport are limited by significant

infrastructural, social and political barriers. For example, people with disabilities are
marginalised in many societies, preventing their involvement in sport. Given the personal
and social development benefits sport offers, increasing access and participation is a
development goal.
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For this reason, the UN office on sport for development and peace has been running a youth
leadership programme since 2012, with the aim of empowering young leaders from
disadvantaged communities to use sport as a tool for progress. The initiative has enjoyed
some notable successes. In 2014, a young Paralympic athlete, Maclean Dzidzienyo, from
Ghana, participated in the Berlin YLP camp. He has since reached the B-standard
qualifying time for the Paralympics. He is working towards qualification for the Paralympics
in Rio de Janeiro in September.
In August 2013, the UN general assembly adopted a resolution establishing 6 April as the
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. The day offers a natural focal point
for the movement, which was buoyed by sport’s recognition in the sustainable development
agenda adopted by the UN last year. The day encourages people to participate in sport,
and aims to raise awareness about sport’s potential as a development tool, and promote
grassroots projects and organisations.
This year, a campaign has been launched encouraging people and organisations involved
in sport for development and peace to share a picture or video on social media, highlighting
the sustainable development goal to which they are contributing. The campaign, ‘Let’s Play
for the Sustainable Development Goals’, has enjoyed heartening support from partners and
participants alike.
On 6 April I will be in Nepal for the inauguration of the ‘Table Tennis for NepALL’ project,
which aims to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities. It is a great example of how
sport can foster social development, by changing perceptions about people with disabilities
as well as providing them with an opportunity to participate in sport despite significant
barriers. In particular, after the devastating earthquake in Nepal last year, sport can give a
sense of normalcy and self-efficacy for the many survivors.
Our international day has grown every year, strengthening the network of organisations and
people using sport for development. I am immensely proud that this year we are celebrating
the third international day. It has served well as an awareness-raising and network-building
tool, with the number of internet users reached on Twitter and Facebook increasing from
5.5 million people in 2014 to 7 million in 2015.
It is now important for this reach to be transferred into action. Partnerships - between
governments, NGOs, sports federations – need to be strengthened, with further projects
implemented on the ground. The forthcoming Rio Olympics highlight how sport can bring
the world together, exemplified by the Olympic truce adopted by the UN.
Source:
Lemke, W. (2016, April 6). Sport is the most unifying tool for peace in the world. The
Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/global/2016/apr/06/sport-is-the-most-unifying-
tool-for-peace-in-the-world.
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Article 2
The Benefits of Pets for Kids
How can your family benefit from having a dog, cat, or fish? Here are five surprising ways
pets are good for your kids.
Children love their pets—and for good reason. Creatures large and small teach, delight,
and offer a special kind of companionship. An estimated four in 10 children begin life in a
family with domestic animals, and as many as 90 percent of all kids live with a pet at some
point during their childhood, says Gail F. Melson, PhD, professor emeritus of developmental
studies at Purdue University, in Indiana, and the author of ‘Why the Wild Things Are:
Animals in the Lives of Children’.
When I was growing up, I always had at least one dog padding beside me on every
adventure, and my wife was raised on a farm. So we planned all along to make animals a
part of our child's life, and we are delighted by how enthusiastically our daughter, Natalie,
has embraced pets. Her natural zeal and passion for critters of all kinds has led to our
current menagerie of one German shepherd, three cats, a freshwater aquarium, a
confoundingly long-lived tank of mail order Sea-Monkeys, and because we live on 4 1/2
acres of Pennsylvania woods, an endless series of cameo appearances by turtles, mice,
moles, frogs, toads, tadpoles, ducks, geese, and slugs—to name just a few of the creatures
that have come to visit.
All these beasts have been beneficial to Natalie's development, but we've been surprised
by how wide-ranging those benefits have been. Like most parents, my wife and I counted
on the common sense idea that having pets around would help teach our daughter
responsibility, and maybe empathy. But we've also learned that the presence of animals in
our house helps foster her emotional, cognitive, social, and physical development. And I've
discovered there's plenty of solid evidence to back that up.
Pets Help with Learning
While book groups are the rage among her mother's friends, Natalie has her own reading
tribe: We often find her curled up in her bed or lying in a den of blankets in a quiet nook of
the house, reading to one or more of her cats. She pets them as she reads, stops to show
them pictures, and ask them questions. She even reassures them during scary parts of the
story.
That's no surprise, says Mary Renck Jalongo, PhD, education professor at Indiana
University of Pennsylvania and author of The World of Children and Their Companion
Animals. Educators have long known that bringing therapy animals (mostly dogs) into
schools helps developmentally-challenged kids learn. Now they're finding that all children
can benefit from the presence of a non-judgmental pal with paws.
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In one study, children were asked to read in front of a peer, an adult, and a dog.
Researchers monitored their stress levels and found that kids were most relaxed around
the animal, not the humans. "If you're struggling to read and someone says, 'Time to pick
up your book and work,' that's not a very attractive offer," Dr. Jalongo says. "Curling up with
a dog or cat, on the other hand, is a lot more appealing."
Pets Provide Comfort to Kids
In another study, children were asked what advice they would give less-popular kids
for making friends. The top answer didn't focus on a cool toy or must-have sneakers. It was:
Get a pet. Whether a hamster or a horse, Dr. Jalongo says, an animal gives a child
something to talk about and a shared interest with other kids.
Animals are also a great source of comfort. Dr. Melson asked a group of 5-year-old pet
owners what they did when they felt sad, angry, afraid, or when they had a secret to share.
More than 40 percent spontaneously mentioned turning to their pets. "Kids who get support
from their animal companions were rated by their parents as less anxious and withdrawn,"
she says.
Pets Encourage Nurturing
Dr. Melson began studying the impact of pets in order to learn how human beings develop
the ability to care for others. "Nurturing isn't a quality that suddenly appears in adulthood
when we need it," she says. "And you don't learn to nurture because you were nurtured as
a child. People need a way to practice being caregivers when they're young."
In our modern world, there's little opportunity for kids to provide for other living things aside
from pets. "In many other countries, siblings look after one another, but in the U.S. that's
not culturally acceptable," Dr. Melson says. "It's actually illegal in many states to leave kids
in the care of anyone who is under 16 years of age."
So how are the seeds of good parenting skills planted during childhood? Dr. Melson
believes one way is through pets. In her research, she tracked how much time kids over
age 3 spent actively caring for their pets versus caring for or even playing with younger
siblings. Over a 24-hour period, pet-owning kids spent 10.3 minutes in caregiving; those
with younger sibs spent only 2.4 minutes.
"Nurturing animals is especially important for boys because taking care of an animal isn't
seen as a 'girl' thing like babysitting, playing house, or playing with dolls," Dr. Melson says.
By age 8, girls are more likely to be involved than boys in baby care both inside and outside
their homes, but when it comes to pet care, both genders remain equally involved.
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Pets Can Keep Kids Healthy
No expert on earth—not even the perky owner of the Happy Tails Grooming Salon a few
blocks from my home—will go along with my theory that there's a direct link between
Natalie's relatively small number of ear infections (two) and the number of cats in our home
(three). So, okay, I'm probably wrong in thinking that felines lower a child's risk of otitis
media. But there is reason to believe that animals can help protect kids from at least some
illnesses.
According to a study by Dennis Ownby, M.D., a pediatrician and head of the allergy and
immunology department of the Medical College of Georgia, in Augusta, having multiple pets
actually decreases a child's risk of developing certain allergies. His research tracked a
group of 474 babies from birth to about age 7. He found that the children who were exposed
to two or more dogs or cats as babies were less than half as likely to develop common
allergies as kids who had no pets in the home. Children who had animals had fewer positive
skin tests to indoor allergens—like pet and dust-mite allergens—and also to outdoor
allergens such as ragweed and grass. Other studies have suggested that an early exposure
to pets may decrease a child's risk of developing asthma.
No one knows for sure why this is the case, but Dr. Ownby has a theory: "When a child
plays with a dog or a cat, the animals usually lick him," he says. "That lick transfers bacteria
that live in animals' mouths, and the exposure to the bacteria may change the way the
child's immune system responds to other allergens."
Pets Build Family Bonds
One of the biggest benefits of pets is often unexpected, even for parents who grew up
around animals: They can help families grow stronger and closer. "Whenever I ask children
and parents if their pets are truly part of the family, most of them seem surprised—and
almost offended—at the question," Dr. Melson says. The most common response: "Of
course they are!"
A pet is often the focus of activities that families do together. Everyone takes the dog for a
walk, or shares in grooming and feeding him, or gets down on the floor and plays with him.
There are even benefits from simply watching a cat chase his tail or a fish swim in his tank.
Spending time like this offers the wonderful potential of slowing down the hectic pace of
modern life. If someone asks what you've been doing, you might respond "nothing." And in
this era of over-scheduled children and parents who are constantly on the go, "nothing" can
be an important thing to do.
Source:
Parents Editors. (2021, August 31). The benefits of pets for kids. Parents.
https://www.parents.com/parenting/pets/kids/the-benefits-of-pets/.
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Article 3
Engineer Turned ‘Nasi Ayam’ Restaurant Owner; What Made Him Do it?
“Never allow words from someone else to discourage you from going out there and
chasing your dreams or pursuing your passion.”
In 2017, an engineer decided to take a leap of faith and resigned from his high-paying job
in Shell to open ‘Nasi Ayam Mafia’ in Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi. Growing up working part-
time in his family-owned restaurant alongside his parents, Nik Johari Nik Mat always had
the passion for opening his own business running through his veins. Nik Johari ventured
into the F&B line by opening a coffee stall at first with only one worker with him. He then
added more items on the menu and managed to open four other stalls all in the span of one
month.
Why ‘nasi ayam’?
“Although I grew up in a Thai Restaurant setting and atmosphere, I knew it was not going
to be easy to formulate a similar SOP and maintain its consistency,” said Nik Johari in an
exclusive interview with Business Today. “When choosing the type of food we wanted to
serve, I was looking for a dish that was easy to cook, so that our staff on duty could easily
follow the recipe and work magic! A plus point is that ‘nasi ayam’ is something enjoyed by
all races and ages.”
The impact of the pandemic
“Fortunately, the demand for our Nasi Ayam Mafia increased by three times during the
pandemic. In the beginning, the orders we received were completely out of hand. We were
not able to accommodate them, but we quickly re-designed the cafe infrastructure to
accommodate the large amount of orders and thankfully, we were able to get back on track
very quickly to sustain the business.”
Why Foodpanda?
“I still remember being attached to the Shell in Cyberjaya and I noticed many vendors in the
area that would open up a stall and rely on Foodpanda for their deliveries. They were even
some vendors that dedicated a whole segment or area within their stall or restaurant, just
to handle the delivery orders. I was beyond impressed to see this trend and I foresee the
use of delivery platforms being used more widely in the F&B industry moving forward.”
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“I am very thankful for this opportunity to be listed on foodpanda because I was able to
witness a steady increase since getting on the platform and I look forward to continuing
the partnership.”
What the future has in store
Nik Johari told BusinessToday that he plans to expand and diversify the business in the
near future. “I also want to be a part of a Cloud Kitchen, where I am able to work in the
same space as other local and international brands.” Besides that, Nik Johari is in the midst
of finalizing their drive-thru and franchising their products that includes the Sambal Mafia,
Sambal Belacan Mafia, Thai Tea Sawadikap and Heaven and Sky Teh O Ais Limau Thai.
Source:
Ignatius, C. (2022, April 20). Engineer turned ‘nasi ayam’ restaurant owner; What made him
do it?. BusinessToday. https://www.businesstoday.com.my/2022/04/20/engineer-turned-
nasi-ayam-restaurant-owner-what-made-him-do-it/.
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Article 4
Malaysia entering a serious food security ‘conundrum’
ARABLE land is defined by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation as land
currently used, or potentially capable of being used, to grow seasonal crops. This definition
excludes land used for pasturing, for tree-farming (or “silviculture”), or for more durable
agricultural products such as vineyards, orchards, and coffee and rubber plantations. In
turn, non-arable land can sometimes be made arable, for example by removing forests or
tilling pastureland. Some land, such as mountains, tundra, or desert, is permanently non-
arable.
The word “arable” comes from the Latin word “arabilis”, meaning “able to be ploughed”. In
light of the increasing food prices faced by Malaysia, if not the rest of the world, due to a
combination of hoarding, the war between Russia and Ukraine, where Russia is ranked No
2 in terms of the size of the most number of able land after India, while Ukraine is No 10,
any seismic events in this region are bound to impose enormous pressures on the whole
world, on top of a pandemic that has gone endemic, where the endemicity, where more and
more cases can suddenly spike from more human to human sub-variants of the Sars-Cov-
2 virus that causes Covid-19, the challenges facing Malaysia are gargantuan to say the
least. Why?
Some 60% of Malaysia’s food is imported. In 2020, the country imported RM55.4 billion
(US$12.67 billion) of foodstuffs. When one factors in the fact that US$1 is now almost
RM4.40, Malaysia will suffer an economic compression. The country, for example, is
dependent on imports for 88.8% of mutton and 76.4% of its beef, which are mostly buffalos
imported from India. While Malaysia was once self-sufficient in poultry too. A roaster
chicken wing at the roadside is between US$0.95 cent as of last week and in some places
US$1. Be that as it may, Malaysia is now importing chicken to fill the void in the market due
to the closure of many poultry farms. More imports imply more outflow of ringgit, causing it
to weaken further, as indeed against all currencies especially the US dollar.
Yet, according to Asia Sentinel last week: “Many institutional issues prevent any increase
in production. Most of the primary sector, led by government-linked companies and other
politically connected companies have traditionally focused on the production of commodity
crops rather than food.”
According to the Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries Dr Ronald Kiandee, the
targeted source countries were Thailand, China, and Brazil, even though prices from these
three countries were higher than sources from other countries, according to industry
sources. The three countries, however, have their own problems, leading to rising prices.
Thailand is currently facing an African swine fever outbreak, which has led to a sudden rise
in the demand for chicken. China is currently a net importer. Brazil is also a questionable
source, as meat and chicken exports have been banned by most Middle Eastern
destinations due to questions over halal integrity.
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The high price of Thai-produced chicken was publicly acknowledged by the Department of
Veterinary Services DG Dr Norlizan Mohd Noor, the officer responsible for issuing APs for
importing chicken into Malaysia. But the problem is deeper than what been described.
Malaysia, for example, has long been a victim of success in palm oil, crowding out food
production. With the price of palm oil at more than US$6,653 per tonne, Indonesia banned
the export of its palm oil this year in order to alleviate the inflationary effects that a domestic
shortage of palm oil has caused (resulting in) the cost of vegetable to creep up, leading to
various demonstrations. President Joko Widodo has had to clamp down any further exports,
even if Indonesia is losing US$3 billion a month in foreign revenues.
Even though the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries has launched a number of
capacity development programmes like the Young Agro Preneur Programme and My
Future Agro, the image of farming as a vocation for locals is very low. Particularly among
Malays, farming is seen as being not glamorous. Most have been conditioned to aspire to
work in the banking or government service. This is in great contrast to neighbouring
Thailand, where many small holders are degree holders in agriculture and business,
operating their farms as businesses.
Individual state governments are doing very little to allocate land to those in need of food
production. Currently, 103,563ha of farmland are abandoned, making up 46,382 lots in
2019 that couldn’t be utilised due to ownership issues. This doesn’t include idle or unused
land in the hands of the government. Land tenure and rising rents in farming areas like the
Cameron Highlands in the mountains above Kuala Lumpur are major issues. Farmers
across the country are being evicted by state land offices to make way for corporations,
while vegetable cartels run protection rackets.
Politically connected companies are taking over the poultry industry, turning it into a cartel.
The use of foreign labour, with millions of undocumented aliens, is a major scandal that
appears to be controlled by a highly connected politician. Ukraine, in peacetime, is
responsible for 12% of the world’s wheat. The ingredients that are needed to create
fertilisers are nitrate, potassium and ironically, CO2, of which the latter is needed for the
packaging/packing of the fertilisers.
The rise in the price of fertilisers is a global phenomenon. It hits the US just as badly as it
affects the UK and the whole of Europe, even Africa. As of May 6, the price of fertilisers per
tonne in the UK has rose from £650 (RM3,558) to £1,000. The US, the whole of Europe,
Africa, Asia and Latin America are all witnessing the same rise in the cost of production.
Indeed, this is a rise in a matter of two months, triggered by a war that was caused by the
Russian military operation in Ukraine starting Feb 24, 2022.
Since the war is not over and President Joe Biden has declared the likes of Putin cannot
be a partner whom he can work with, both on and off the mike, with Russia unable to control
any new cities in Ukraine except Kherson, Russia is determined to conquer Port Mariupol.
As of May 17, it has slowly succeeded to establish a land corridor from Donbask and
Ruhansk, which it subjugated to its control since 2008, to make Port Mariupol and Crimea
under Kremlin’s sphere of influence.
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But the US, the European Union and 30 NATO members refused to relent. Allowing Putin
to control this area is to allow him to control the price of European food production and
consumption forever. Indeed, even Israel and the Arab world import 40%-50% of their food
from Ukraine, as Ukraine is famous for the high quality of its mineral rich “black soil”. What
can Malaysia do then?
In Europe, farmers said they were likely to offset the price rises by buying less fertiliser than
usual this season for cereal crops, potentially leading to lower production at a time when
there is a threat to supplies from Ukraine. The agricultural inflation in Europe is real.
Although Asians don’t consume so much wheat, oatmeal, barleys, cereals and corn, these
are the things which Malaysia does import in the form of animal feed. Therefore, Malaysian
producers and consumers will also face imported agricultural and fertiliser inflation.
Some farmers in Europe may try to use more organic fertilisers by partnering livestock
producers (that produce animal feed) or those running anaerobic digesters, which make
energy from organic matter, to try to offset the cost of high fertilisers, but whatever Europe
does, even Africa, they are producing everything on the back of higher fertiliser and organic
fertiliser costs, explained World Bank.
In Malaysia, with a weak national economy, that is also marked by an increasingly wild and
turbulent weather, as marked by more than 2,500mm of rain between Dec 15-Dec 18, 2021,
alone — equalling the entire annual rainfall of 2020! — Malaysian farmers may not have
the risk appetite to plant more at all. This is because the risk of being hit by severely bad
weather is now higher than ever. One wild weather can wipe out the entire production.
The Malaysian farmers will also plant less and make less fertilisers, even if the prices of
fertilisers appear to be on an uptick. Thus, when the supply of fertilisers and food production
is more and more acute/severe locally, then one has the classic situation of too much
money chasing too few goods, a problem that leads to imported inflation. The latter is
happening because Malaysia has over-emphasised the importance of industrial production,
such as building a national car, rather than ensuring a stable supply of locally produced
food and livestock.
Hence, the dire need for a comprehensive food security policies NOW!
Source:
Hussin, R. (2022, May 21). Malaysia entering a serious food security ‘conundrum’. The
Malaysian Reserve. https://themalaysianreserve.com/2022/05/21/malaysia-entering-a-
serious-food-security-conundrum/
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Article 5
What you can learn from visiting every nation on Earth
Jessica Nabongo, the first Black woman on record to go to all 195 countries, now
advocates for travel that supports diversity and sustainability.
Jessica Nabongo never set out to be an advocate. But after visiting all 195 countries and
10 territories, that is exactly what the 38-year-old Detroit native has become. Author of the
new National Geographic book ‘The Catch Me If You Can’, Nabongo was inspired in part
by her well-traveled parents when in 2017 she decided to attempt a daunting feat: being
the first Black woman to document having gone to every country around the globe.
By 2019, the former United Nations consultant and boutique travel agency owner
had completed that mission. But seeing firsthand some of the problems facing the planet,
such as discrimination and the way poorer countries have been left to handle the world’s
waste, prompted a new mission—to advocate for ethical and sustainable travels.
Today’s travelers should embrace humility, she says, instead of going to faraway places to
confirm what they think they already know. Developing an inclusive and curious mindset
deepens journeys for individuals and encourages support of the diversity that makes travel
so rewarding in the first place. “We all need love. We all need community. No matter who
you are, where you’re from, those things don’t change,” she says. Travel helps show us
that “we’re more similar than we are different.”
Source:
Davis, H. G. (2022, May 24). What you can learn from visiting every nation on Earth.
National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/what-you-can-
learn-from-visiting-every-nation-on-earth.
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CHALLENGE: ARTICLE TRAILER

A trailer is a preview for an upcoming film that contains a series of selected

3.2 Each entry comprises 3 participants from the same school.

4.0 FORMAT OF COMPETITION

● Section 1 : Article Trailer

6.4 The trailer must be submitted in landscape mode.

6.7 It is compulsory to use the English language throughout the trailer.

6.8 The trailer must not have English subtitles.

6.11 Participants should wear appropriate (decent) attire in accordance to the

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7.3 All trailers upon submission cannot be corrected or edited. Trailers

8.2 Judging will be based on the following criteria:

8.3 Penalty: A total of 5 marks will be deducted if:

8.3.1 performance is below or above designated timeframe.

8.4 Points will be allocated according to the judging criteria.

8.6 The decision of the judges is final. No appeal is allowed.

8.7 Individual marks will not be disclosed.

9.1 Prizes are awarded as follows:

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