Published: Thursday June 20, 2013 MYT 7:30:00 AM
Updated: Friday July 12, 2013 MYT 3:59:29 PM
PETALING JAYA: Ipoh teenager Tang Sze Lin (pix) has come up tops in the Commonwealth Women in Leadership Essay Competition in Bangladesh.
Tang, 16, the eldest of three siblings, had written on the topic, “How and Why Government Should Encourage Women Owned Enterprises.” She won in the 15 to 17-year-old category.
“I am really happy to win this and bring good name to my country,” Tang said in a press statement issued by the Family and Community Development Ministry on Wednesday.
Tang said her love for writing and surfing the Internet drove her to join the competition.
She said her mother was also her inspiration that led to her joining the competition.
Tang's businessman father, Tang San Seng, said her daughter had won many writing awards at school, district and state levels.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presented the prizes during the 10th Commonwealth Women's Affairs Ministers Meeting June 17 to 19 in Dhaka.
Tang received a trophy and a sponsored air ticket to the meeting.
Organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat, the theme this year focused on engaging the youth in promoting gender equality and women's empowerment within the Commonwealth.
Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Rohani Haji Abdul Karim said the Ministry was proud of Tang's achievement.
Rohani, who led a delegation to the meeting, said she hoped Tang would be an inspiration to the young, especially women, in achieving success.
She also urged more youngsters to join national and international competitions to sharpen their talents and build leadership skills. Nigerian Nonyem Obiageli Odili won a trophy for coming out first under the 18-29 age category.
The competition, carried out annually, received participation from 24 Commonwealth countries.
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