Greenhorn team wins national debate competition


Proud winners: (From left) Chan, Law and Eu showing their trophies. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: Despite being a year old, a debate team from a Chinese independent school here has beaten 40 other institutions to clinch the top prize at the Malaysia National Schools Debating Championship in Kuala Lumpur.

The victory was also unexpected because, in last year’s competition, Foon Yew High School Seri Alam was eliminated in the preliminary round, said Law Wei Hao, the team’s second speaker.

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