BY GABRIEL LIHAN
KUCHING: Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Sarawak aims to make it into the Malaysia Books of Records through its Auto Rally Borneo on Sept 17-27.
The Auto Rally Borneo from Telok Melano to Tawau, Sabah is one of the four main activities planned by UiTM Sarawak as part of its 50th anniversary celebration.
Besides the Auto Rally Borneo, there will also be an Alumni Charity Golf (September 23), Homecoming Dinner UiTM Sarawak (October 15), and UiTM Alumni Fun Run Rindok Berekot (October 28).
Rector of UiTM Sarawak Prof.Datuk Dr Jamil Hamali said it aims to try and achieve the record as it would be one of the longest auto rallies participated by its alumni.
“We will be organising the auto rally from here to Tawau. We have a campus UiTM Tawau, we want to collaborate with UiTM Sabah.
“So, we will try to achieve that target of entering the Malaysia Books of Records,” he said during a press conference on UiTM Sarawak’s 50th anniversary celebration here on Sunday (August 13).
Also present at the press conference was Assistant Rector for Student Affairs, Assoc Prof Dr.Saimi Bujang who added that the auto rally event will begin at Telok Melano before proceeding to UiTM Sarawak and head to Betong for an academic mission.
The academic mission is to promote UiTM’s programmes and have a meet and greet session with the locals and for UiTM alumni to promote its programmes.
He added that a similar session would be held in Mukah before heading to Miri and then to Kota Kinabalu before proceeding to Tawau.
“The entire journey of the Auto Rally Borneo would take roughly around 11 days, and would be participated by around 90 individuals including UiTM alumni and 20 to 30 vehicles,” he added.
The Auto Rally Borneo will stop at various towns throughout Sarawak and Sabah, namely Gedong, Lachau, Saratok, Sibu, Mukah, Balingian, Bekenu, Miri, Lawas, Kota Kinabalu and Tawau, covering a total distance of 3,406 kilometres.
Also present at the press conference was UiTM Pro Chancellor, Datuk Abdul Wahab Aziz.
