Asia Through My Eyes

-“Asia Through My Eyes”-

Art ContestAsia is home to almost 60 percent of the total youth population in the world. What does Asia mean to you?A myriad of languages?Diverse cultures and authentic spices?Panoramic beauty?
Imagine what the future holds for Asians. What would it be like? As a young person, what do you hope to see?At times, when words fail us, images can often speak volumes to help us understand the world today and the future ahead. The World Bank new art contest “Asia Through My Eyes” invites you to share with us your thoughts, hopes and dreams about the Asia you know and your hopes for its future.
This is an excellent opportunity for you to reach out to other young people and show how you see contemporary Asia with its diverse cultures and people. (Visit: http://worldbank.org/sg)
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Contest details:
Categories
- Photographs- Graphic image- Paintings/Drawings
Criteria: - Participants should be between the age of 15 to 24 years old.
- All entries must be original in their content.- All entries must not have been published or submitted for any other contests.- Submitted pieces should include the following:1. Name2. Contact details (Address, phone number and email)3. Date of birth4. Title of artwork and category5. A short description about your art piece. (What it means to you, inspirations etc.)
Technical requirements:- Entries sent by post should not exceed A4 format.- Entries sent by email should not exceed 1MB and should be in either jpg, gif or bmp format. - All entries should be no less than 150x150 pixels, and no more than 600x800 pixels.


You can submit your entries through the following:- By email: singoffice@worldbank.org (Attn: Nurhaida)- By post: World Bank Group Singapore Office 10 Shenton Way, MAS Building, #15-08, Singapore 079117- Registration is Free.
The closing date for all submissions is 16th May 2005, Monday.

Winners will be announced in June 2005.
Prizes to be announced. All winning entries will be exhibited on Youthink! (http://youthink.worldbank.org/)

65,831 voters of Vietnamese descent

Interior Ministry: 65, 831 voters of Vietnamese descent (3)According to statistics from the Interior Ministry as of 9 June 2006, Cambodia's population include 12,719,387 inhabitants with Cambodian citizenship, of which 112,225 are of Vietnamese descent who might have come to Cambodia after 1979. There are 7,293,602 eligible voters, of which 65,831 relatively new citizens of Vietnamese descent. There are no figures available concerning foreigners who have not acquired Cambodian citizenship yet, especially those from illegal immigration.