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(Reuters) – In a historic shift, the Boy Scouts of America will let girls enroll in Cub Scouts starting next year and allow them to eventually earn the highest rank of Eagle Scout, the organization said on Wednesday. The unanimous decision by the 100-year-old group’s board of directors came after years of requests from families …
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From TheStar KUALA LUMPUR: A teenager who suffered 25% burns on the body from the alleged negligence of a teacher when he took part in a co-curricular activity as a boy scout has settled his civil suit. Student Haydn Shawe Zanshin Shan Chinson St James, now 19, and his father settled the claim against the …
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From TheStar THE just concluded third National Level Scouting Skills Competition organised by the Shiang Yang Scout Troup Bercham drew huge participation from all over the country. Held in conjunction with its first International Level Scouting Skills Competition at the Bercham Recreation Park in Ipoh, the 1,647 scouts and girl guides who took part included …
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By ROSHIDI ABU SAMAH (TheStar) SCOUTING is more than an extra-curricular activity to some. For those like 19-year-old Ooi Ken Lin, it has taught him some of life’s most useful lessons. “Scouting has changed my way of life. King scout: (From left) Mohamad Arif Abdul Razak, T.Dineesh and Ooi admiring their king scout merit badge …
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From TheStar BUKIT MERTAJAM: The state government will help the Penang Scouts Association find a campsite to replace its Coronation Camp in Waterfall Road that was closed in 2006. State Health, Welfare, Caring Society and Environment Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said the camp, which used to be the main venue for scouting activities, including …
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By Sam Cheong (From The Star) TANGKAK is a little town in Johor with an excellent view of Mount Ophir or Gunung Ledang in its backdrop. I was told that back in the good old days – it was a norm for the Boy Scouts from Muar to cycle there and summit its 1,276-metre peak …
From TheStar PUTRAJAYA: Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Nur Zahirah and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak have been awarded the Bintang Semangat Padi Kelas Pertama (Emas), the highest Scouting award from the Scouts Association of Malaysia. Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin presented the awards at the association’s national-level presentation ceremony at Istana Melawati …
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My condolences goes out to Goh Swee Kim’s family for his tragic death. Below is the news article from TheStar Malaysia TAIPING: A Form Two student who was putting up a tent died after his head was hit by a pulley. Goh Swee Khim (pic), 14, of SMK Hua Lian here, who was taking part …
By Kerni Puah (From The Star) SOME 1,500 scouts from Malaysia will be among 5,000 scouts, including those from Brunei and the Pramuka scout movement in Indonesia, at the 1st Borneo Cultural Jamboree in Sambas, Kalimantan, from Dec 14 to 18. Sarawak Deputy Scout Commissioner Captain Zainuddin Tan Sri Hamdan Sirat said the Malaysian contingent …
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