Seven members of the Council of South Pacific Scout Associations (CSPSA) gathered on 28th July 2008 at the Radisson Hotel, in Papeete, French Polynesia and discussed ways on how to further improve Scouting in their respective countries.

Faced with the reality that global warming is the most important environmental issue today, Scouts across the world gathered at the International Environment Youth Forum from 20th to 21st July 2008 in Tokyo, Japan to address the issue. Scouts Association of Japan hosted the forum.

An Indonesian Rover Scout Pungkas Tri Baruno, 20, showed an enormous display of courage as he bravely reached the summit of Mount McKinley at a height of approximately 20,320 feet in Alaska, USA on 7th July 2008, and minutes after his sweet victory, he breathed his last.

Boy Scouts of the Philippines welcomed 58 participants from 12 countries for the regional communications workshop held from 24 to 27 June 2008 in Tagaytay City, Philippines.

The first Brunei Darussalam Cubboree held from 15th to 19th June 2008 at the Scouts Training and Activities Centre was fun and learning for young people ages 7 to 11 years old.

The National Association of Cambodian Scouts (NACS) is now a full member of World Scouting family as the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) announced its admission on 1st July 2008.

Designed to strengthen the regional cooperation among Training Commissioners and Adult Leaders and to review the importance of their role in managing adult resources at all levels, the Scouts of China hosted the Gathering of National Training Commissioners from 8th to 9th June 2008 and APR Seminar on Adult Resources Management from 10th to 13th on the same month in Taipei, Taiwan.

Members of the APR Financial Resources Sub-Committee met together in Hong Kong on 14th June 2008, hosted by the Hong Kong Scout Association.

The second school built and funded by the Tsunami Scout Aid Fund (TSAF) was inaugurated on 27 May 2008 in the presence of Regional Director Abdullah Rasheed after it was hugely destroyed by the strong earthquake that hit Pakistan in October 2005.

The second in the series of the on-going Committee NSO Visit (CNV) was held in Pakistan from 15th to 17th May 2008 headed by Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee Chairman Jejomar C Binay along with committee member Mr Prakorb Mukura and Mr Syed Pervez Ali Shah Jillani.