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Malaysia Mental Literacy Movement

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The Malaysia Mental Literacy Movement (abbreviated ‘MMLM’) is the brainchild of Tun Dr. Ling Liong Sik who is also the Council Chairman of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR). MMLM was officially registered by the Registrar of Societies (ROS) under the Societies Act 1966 on 4 July 2006. The objective of MMLM is to introduce and promote various techniques and skills pertaining to the improvement of mental literacy among Malaysians.

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Among the activities MMLM organises to promote the development of mental literacy are as follows:

Seminars / Dialogues / Workshops

All-round-the year talks by distinguished speakers on matters relating to mental literacy to create awareness and develop thinking, memory and creativity skills among Malaysians of all ages.

Mind Competitions

The Mind Competitions, organised as a prelude to the Malaysia Festival of The Mind, consist of the following:

  • Memory Competition, which test participants’ memory skills in four categories: random words, random numbers, dates and events and random letters of the alphabets.
  • Mind Mapping Competition, which test participants’ mind mapping skills.

    • The competitions are held annually by MMLM in collaboration with Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) and Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TARUC). Participation is open to all.

    Malaysia Festival of The Mind

    Together with Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) and Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TARUC), MMLM organises the Malaysia Festival of The Mind with the following event highlights:

  • Exhibition to showcase training programmes, training coursewares, books, videos, CDs, professional consultative services and other mental literacy related products.
  • Mental literacy related talks by local and international speakers on topics such as brain power, creativity, emotional intelligence, memory, mind power, mind mapping and thinking skills.
  • Memory skills demonstrations
  • Workshops
  • Mensa IQ Test and free consultation (alongside therapy) on mind related matters such as stress, insomnia, fear, self-confidence, good habits and controlled emotions.

    • The festival is held annually and has been well-supported since its inaugural launch in 2007. It has attracted favourable response from all segments of society, from young school-going children to working adults to retirees.

    References

    Malaysia Mental Literacy Movement Wikipedia
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