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Overseas and local participants have started to arrive in Mt. Makiling, Laguna, Philippines, making it the home of Scouts from different parts of the world, gearing up for the 26th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree which will open this afternoon...

To keep the Scouts safe and healthy all throughout the 26th APR Scout Jamboree in Mt. Makiling, Philippines from 28th December 2009 to 3rd January 2010, a water re-filling station was set up at the camp providing a scalar energy water that will keep...

The 26th Asia Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree activities has already begun for close to 700 Scout leaders and volunteers, serving as International Service Staff (ISTs), from 13 countries around the world took part in the IST orientation held in the...

The Singapore Scout Association will be the next host of the 3rd ASEAN Scout Jamboree at the Sarimbun Scout Camp from 4th to 9th December 2010 as a result of the meeting of leaders of ASEAN Scout Association Regional Co-operation (ASARC) Mid-Term...

Jamboree coordinators met on 1st December 2009 at the National Office of Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) and discussed on the preparations for the upcoming 26th APR Scout Jamboree. The jamboree team welcomed the decision of the Bureau of...

A total of 151 young people from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka camped together at the National Youth Complex in Haryana, India from 20th to 26th November 2009 for the 7th SAF Scout Friendship Camp. This South...

16 November 2009, Jakarta -- The very first Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Disaster Management officially opened in Cibubur Scout Complex in Jakarta today which will run until 19th November 2009. Asia-Pacific Region lies in the "Ring of Fire”...

29 October 2009, Kuala Lumpur - Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee Chairman Jejomar C. Binay was re-elected in his position at the 23rd APR Scout Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Also at the election, Dr. Mohammed Mukhyuddin (Malaysia) and...

The opening of the 23rd APR Scout Conference on 27th October 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia showed Scouting’s staying power and its globality as the Scout Association of Malaysia hosted the regional conference after a gap of 45 long years. This...

26th October 2009, Kuala Lumpur – The 6th APR Scout Youth Forum that provides an opportunity for young members the opportunity to discuss and express their views on issues affecting them ended on 25th October 2009. The youth forum had 107 young...

The main highlight of the 6th APR Scout Youth Forum was the election of new batch of the Young Adult Members Group (YAMG) for the period of 2009-2012. Youth forum participants elected seven representatives of the YAMG. They are Maeedh Mohamed Zahir...

Despite Pakistan facing several challenges daily on national security issues, Scouting activities remain alive in recent months in this country. In fact, on 20th October 2009, the National Scout Council of Pakistan Boy Scouts Association (PBSA)...

After the competition “What is great about Scouts?” was launched on November last year, out of the 41 entries received by the Asia-Pacific Regional Office, a panel of judges selected the winners for the four categories. Out of the seven National...

As a contribution to the Clean Up the World Weekend, the Scout Troop of Our Lady of Remedies in Manila, Philippines, under the Asia-Pacific Region Ticket To Life Project, conducted a coastal clean up at the Manila Bay, on 19th September 2009. Armed...

In the presence of the Regional Scout Committee member Mr Prakorb Mukura, who is representing the Committee at the Board for the next three years, and chaired by Korea Scout Association International Commissioner Mr Simon Hang-Bock Rhee, the first...