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The regional team in charge of the Committee NSO Visit (CNV) had a highly productive meeting with the key leaders of the Scout Association of Japan (SAJ) from 1st to 3rd June 2009. Using the eight-key performance indicators, the regional team...
The three-day Asia-Pacific Regional Management Meeting from 26th to 28th May 2009 concluded that the review gives a bigger picture of how the region works for the overall organizational goals. APR executives were joined by Jim Sharp, Executive...
The Annual Council Meeting of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) held on 19th to 21st May 2009 in Zamboanga city, in the southern part of the country, ended with two historical resolutions. The annual meeting, attended by over 400 Scout Leaders...
Regional Scout Committee Vice-Chairman Mohammed Ali Khalid along with members Fazlur Rahman, Prakorb Mukura and Dr Mohammed Mukhyuddin completed another successful Committee NSO Visit in Maldives from 10th to 12th May 2009. The regional team...
The last week of April 2009 was dotted with a series of important events. Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia (PPM) hosted two regional events, in conjunction with the celebration of the 100 years of Scouting in Malaysia. It started with the 4th...
After a three-year absence, Scouting was relaunched in the country after Timor Leste government signed a declaration on 20th April 2009, recognizing the existence of the Scout Association of Timor Leste or Uniao Nacional dos Escuteiros de Timor Leste...
Scouts from the Asia-Pacific Region joined the rest of the world as they switched off lights for the Earth Hour 2009 on 28th March. In the region, Scouts from Maldives and Cub Scouts from Scouts China were part of over 84 countries and territories...
The Scout Association of Macau (SAM), with the support of Asia-Pacific Region, organized the National Strategic Planning Review Workshop from 8th to 12th April 2009. A total of 16 participants comprised of Deputy Chief Commissioners, International...
As the members of the Regional Scout Committee continue its “Committee NSO Visit” ensuring that high quality Scouting is implemented in National Scout Organizations in the Asia-Pacific Region, Papua New Guinea became their first stop in the South...
Just a few hours after the Situ Gintung dam in Indonesia burst early morning of 27th March 2009, Scouts from the south Jakarta rushed to the scene and responded to their immediate needs. Due to heavy rains, the dam was full and collapsed, flooding...
Every three years, key leaders of the Asia-Pacific Region meet to reassess regional achievements and challenges as well as to set regional directions in the coming years. In the 6th Asia Pacific Regional Scout Leaders Summit, held on 1st to 4th March...
WOSM Acting Secretary General Luc Panissod visited Bhutan Scouts Association, one of the younger member countries in the Asia Pacific Region, from 5th to 7th March 2009. The visit was a historical one, as this was the first time that the WOSM highest...
The Jamboree Organizing Committee of the 26th APR Scout Jamboree met for the third time on 10th February 2009 at the national office of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP). BSP coordinators, representing various committees, reported on the...
In one simple investiture ceremony, a historic moment of Scouting in Sri Lanka happened on 23rd January 2009 by having 291 female Cub Scouts, studying in a co-education schools, invested together with 109 male Cub Scouts – all from the 12 districts...
Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia (PPM) has launched an impressive national promotional campaign for the 23rd Asia Pacific Regional Scout Conference scheduled for October 2009 with over 100 representatives led by District Scout Commissioners from all 17...