UM emerges tops in Asian inter-varsity debate tourney


PETALING JAYA: Universiti Malaya has been crowned United Asian Debating Championships (UADC) 2021 champions after defeating the University of Tokyo.

Their achievement also saw them defeat the National University of Singapore, De La Salle University and Lahore University of Management Sciences before reaching the finals, the university said in a statement.

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