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Minister of Environment of the Republic of Indonesia, Prof.Dr. Gusti Muhammad Hatta, officially opened the International Seminar on Environment Education and Biodiversity at the National Scout Complex in Cibubur, Jakarta on 4th June 2011. The event...
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Scout Leaders from ten National Scout Organizations celebrated the World Environment Day on 5th June at Cibubur Scout Complex in Jakarta, Indonesia. They were participants of the International Seminar on Environment Education & Biodiversity, the...
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In commemoration of the 100 years of scouting in Sri Lanka, the association will host the 29th Asia Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree in the historic town of Dambulla situated about 4 hrs from the international airport. This will be held in the first...
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23 June, Male’, Maldives – Today is the launch of the four-day Adults in Scouting workshop at the Maldives Centre for Social Education in Male’ with nearly 30 participants. The workshop aims to improve the management of volunteer adults, which has...
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After an extremely powerful earthquake hit the Tohoku Region on 11 March 2011, triggering several meter high tsunami waves that caused massive loss of lives and properties in areas along the Pacific coast of eastern Japan, especially in Miyagi, Iwate...
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Once again Scouting in Afghanistan witnesses a series of activities in Kabul, one of them is the Basic Unit Leaders Training course with 26 participants for both male and female members coming from Kabul and Jalalabad. The Asia Pacific Regional...
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The co-titled 28th Asia Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree and The General Association of the Scouts of China Centenary Jamboree was officially declared open at the beautiful Cheng Ching Lake in Kaohsiung, with a total of 8,230 participants from 25...
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“Make the Scout Movement as the youth’s protector from various social threats,” that was the statement of Indonesian President Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono when he opened the 9th National Scout Jamboree at Teluk Gelam Lake Camping Ground, South...
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To commemorate Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia’s 50th anniversary, the Scout association will plant one million tree seedlings throughout the country. During the launch of this massive tree planting on 23rd July 2011 in Sentul, Bogor, West Java Province...
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In a rare opportunity, three Tongan Scouts have set their foot in Rinkaby, Sweden to be part of the 22nd World Scout Jamboree adventure, as part of the UK contingent, from 27th July to 7 August 2011. Tonga is a branch association of The Scout...