Four Malaysian youths joined other participants from Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand in the Bahrain Grand Award for Holy Quran organised by the ASEAN-Bahrain Council. Ambassador Agus Salim Yusof attended and met the participants at the prize-giving ceremony on 18 May 2019 at Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa Mosque in Awali. Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali, Southern Region Governor gave away the prizes and certificates. An Indonesian participant emerged as the winner followed by the Philippines and Thailand.
