Ministry holds writing contest

JAKARTA: The Ministry of National Education opened on Wednesday a writing competition on early childhood education for the public and journalists.

Ministry of National Education Director General for Early Childhood Education and Extracurricular Programs Fasli Djalal said the contest was expected to raise the public's awareness of early childhood education.

Each participant is allowed to enter more than one article no later than Nov. 22, 2004. A panel of judges representing the media, language experts and early childhood education experts will announce five winners on Dec. 1.

The winner will receive Rp 7.5 million (US$835), with the second to fourth runners-up receiving Rp 6 million, Rp 4 million, Rp 1.5 million and Rp 1 million respectively. -- JP