PUTRAJAYA, 21 Aug — The DBP-SPRM Short Story Guidance Programme was organised successfully, with the participation of 113 students comprising 75 primary school students and 38 members of the public across the country today.

This low-cost high-impact programme was successfully conducted in cooperation with Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) as a strategic partner in disseminating corruption prevention messages to target groups. The theme of this competition is 'Anak Malaysia Merdeka Rasuah' (Children of Malaysia Free from Corruption) to boost the spirit of the independence month in our country.

The speaker for this programme was Dr. Ariff Mohamad, Lecturer at the Faculty of Language and Communication, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI). A short briefing on MACC was delivered by Madam Wan Noraishah Wan Mohamad Isa, Head of the Preschool and Primary Education Branch, MACC.