Deaf-mute girl scout wins double prize in art competiton

Draw twice, win big: Pei Wen holding up her winning entries during the award presentation ceremony.

GEORGE TOWN: Girl scout Chua Pei Wen, 15, was born deaf and mute, but that is no obstacle for her as a young artist who has been winning drawing contests here and abroad.

She joined a poster-drawing contest during the movement control order (MCO) period and won the first and third prizes after submitting two entries.