Eurasia News

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...

Scouts of Gerakan Pramuka (GP) were mobilised when a series of powerful quakes struck the Indonesian island of West Java since 2nd September, claiming 70 lives and injuring hundreds of others. The epicenter of the earthquake was offshore, some 142...

A total of 45 participants from 10 National Scout Organizations (NSOs) in the Asia-Pacific Region and from the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) participated in the first International Seminar on Intellectual Property at the...

The General Association of the Scouts of China has mobilized Scouts all over the country to join the natonwide relief work after the deadly typhoon Morakot struck the Hsiao-lin village in the mountains of southern Taiwan early morning of 9th August...

Indonesian President H.E. Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with Scouts on 14th August 2009 at the Cibubur camping ground, east of Jakarta, to celebrate the National Scouts Day. In his speech, the President instructed every minister, governor and other...

As the city of Davao in the southern part of the Philippines celebrate the Kadayawan Festival -- an annual festival celebrating the gifts of nature and the wealth of culture - Scouts here marked the globally renowned festival with different Scouting...

The Scout Association of Hong Kong (SAHK) and the Youth Federation of Sichuan signed two agreements on 27th July 2009, related to assistance for the reconstruction of two youth facilities in the cities of Mianyang and Deyang and multi-year support...