Discussion on social problems to
enhance awareness in community on the issue
According to the statement released by the
Community Development Centre, social issues common amongst teenagers and
students are abuse cases including sexual abuse. The matter related to
social problems amongst students was discussed in order to raise
awareness in the community on the issues mentioned. The discussion was
held during the fourth session of the Education Caucus for the Sultan
Hassanal Bolkiah Education Institute at UBD, Wednesday.
The Counselling Officer at the Community
Development Centre, Dayang Hajah Siti Aynah binti Haji Mohd. Yaakub
explained that from 1999 until now, 52 rape and incestuous abuse victims
aged between 11 and 15 were recorded. Apart from that, several other
cases that have also been commonly reported are uncontrollable children
and teenagers, loitering children and teenagers as well as free sex that
is believed to stem from introductions through cyber and mobile
chatting. Meanwhile, the second facilitator, a Senior Lecturer at the
Department of Education Psychology, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Education
Institute, Chandasaegran Suppiah said social problems have a wide scope
where several factors can influence teenagers. One of the influencing
factors is family problems.
The Education Caucus of the Sultan Hassanal
Bolkiah Education Institute is a discussion session or public forum
organised two to three times a year based on the topics analyzed by the
lecturers at the Institute, UBD, officers at the Ministry of Education,
educators as well as officers from government and non-government
sectors. The topic under discussion at the fourth caucus was aimed at
raising awareness on social challenges among Bruneian students. The
session was chaired by the Dean of the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Education
Institute, Doctor Poh Sing Huat. The session was held at UBD.
