Memorable camping trip for special scouts

By JOSEPHINE JALLEH, Photos by K.T. GOH Fun time: (Front row from left) Coordinator Veronica Pau, Nur Hasliza, Assistant Commissioner of the Scouts Association of Malaysia Neoh Dian Bin, Goh Kai Li, Khoo and Pulau Tikus assemblyman Koay Teng Hai sharing a light moment during the 4th Penang Cheshire Agoonoree camping weekend at the Penang …

Camaraderie of scouting pack

By JASON LIOH SOME 3,000 scouts from around the country and their fellow members from Bangladesh and Indonesia gathered at Tan Chay Yan Scout Camp in Bukit Katil for the 7th Malacca World Heritage City Jamboree recently. The five-day event was packed with 17 scouting activities, including a tour of the Malacca historic city. An …

25 scouts honoured with medals

From TheStar.com.my KOTA BARU: The Kelantan scout movement awarded 25 medals of appreciation to its members to commemorate 100 years of the Malaysian Federation of Scouts. The ceremony was held at Kem Kijang here in front of 500 scouts from all over the state. Federation treasurer Datuk Jamaludin Mohd Tahir, in his speech, said measures …

260 learn useful skills along heritage trail

From TheStar.com.my IT was a fun and educational outing for Cub Scout Yew Jia Jing when he got to acquire first aid skills, play games and learn some history when he took part in the George Town Unesco World Heritage Site Trail. Yew led his team, Patrol A, to become the cham-pions in the primary …

FT Girl Guides Association celebrates World Thinking Day

By BAVANI M THE Federal Territory Girl Guides Association celebrated World Thinking Day on Saturday by launching an awareness campaign to stop the spread of AIDS through the sale of its bookmark. The bookmark basically carries important information on AIDS awareness and members will help to sell it to raise funds to help the United …

Calling all former scouts, ISGF Asia Pacific gathering to be held in July

By THO XIN YI THE International Scout and Guide Fellowship (ISGF) Asia Pacific Gathering will be held from July 16 to 21 at the Selesa Resort in Bukit Tinggi, Pahang. It is the second time the gathering is being held here – the first in August 1998 – by the Malaysian Fellowship of Former Scouts …

Abdullah the scout par excellence

By YIP YOKE TENG LARGE banners of outgoing Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi looking resplendent in full Scouts uniform adorn the walls of Rumah BP, the headquarters of the National Scouts Association of Malaysia, in Jalan Hang Jebat, Kuala Lumpur. The photo was taken after Abdullah, the association’s honorary president, received the highest …

Leow loses kilos but gains friends during NS stint

By ROSLINA MOHAMAD KUANTAN: National Service (NS) trainee Leow Chee Yong might have lost some kilos during the three-month training programme but he was compensated by gaining a lot of experience and new friends.Leow, 18, who was announced as the recipient of the ‘Wira’ award at the end of the programme held at Hijrah PLKN …

A day out in the town for Girl Guides

Story and photos by NIK NAIZI HUSIN THE three-day Friends of Asia Pacific World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) general assembly held in Kuantan was a time for bonding and also an opportunity for the participants to get to know Pahang better. WAGGGS is the official umbrella organisation for the national Girl …