A delegation of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) headed by the Asia Pacific Regional Chairman Dr. Chao Shou-Po is visiting Yangon to strengthen the re-establishment of Scouting in Myanmar. It is nearly after five decades that a WOSM delegation is visiting Myanmar. The delegation had long discussions with the Ministry of Education led by the Deputy Minister His Excellency U Aye Kyu, who was a Scout himself and even attended the meeting in Scout uniform.

The newly formed National Scout Youth Council (NSYC) of the Scout Association of Maldives organized a blood donation camp to mark the National Thalassemia Day to promote and foster a culture of blood donation and encourage new donors to come forward. The event held on 4th May 2013 at the Central Blood Bank was in collaboration with the Maldivian Blood Services.

In this section, you'll see list of events that will take place within and outside the Asia-Pacific Region which can be useful to you and to your Scout association.

In collaboration with the World Scout Bureau/Asia-Pacific Regional Office, Gerakan Pramuka is hosting the International Scout Peace Camp on 25-31 March 2013 at the Cibubur National Scout Campsite, Jakarta Province. The campsite is located at the eastern part of Jakarta.

The World Organization of the Scout Movement/Asia-Pacific Region in collaboration with Scouts of China is organizing the APR Workshop on Environment Education in Scouting on 3-6 June 2013. The workshop will be held in Taiwan that is well known for its environmental conservation efforts.

The Air-Internet Jamboree is an event which Scouting experiences are exchanged and ideas are shared. It’s a great and unique opportunity for Scouts of all age ranges to communicate with each other as if they are nearby when in actual fact they are all in their own countries. Indeed, Radio Scouting eliminates the distances and fosters a closer relationship of the worldwide Scouting movement. Furthermore, National Scout Organization are requested to appoint a Coordinator for this APR Air/Internet Jamboree, preferably the person-in-charge of information communication technology, who will be the focal contact person of the Jamboree organizers and the WSB-APR office.

Under this section are the previous major regional events comprised of regional conferences, regional jamborees, and regional summits. These can be viewed on-line or be downloaded in pdf format.

This section shows the collection of photos taken during the 24th APR Scout Conference from 24th to 29th November 2012 in Dhaka, Bangladesh

The World Organization of the Scout Movement, Asia-Pacific Region produces publications and other communication materials that help increase awareness and understanding on Scouting's activities in the region covering the following priority areas:

This 150-page publication is produced to commemorate the 50 years of Scouting in the Asia-Pacific Region. This is book is a pride of the region as it sums up its achievements over the past 50 years.

Forty Years and Beyond is the history of Scouting in the Asia-Pacific Region, with highlights from the past four decades. A vivid documentation of the last four decades — the pioneering 50s, planning of the 60s, new direction of the 70s, growth of the 80s, and the far reaching 90s endowed with over 400 photos sealed in a 342-page hardbound book. It is an informative resource material for programme and training activities of Scouts.

2013 issues