Scout movement loses lustre
From TheStar.com.my
THE Scout movement has lost its lustre and many students are now signing up for other uniformed units, said Kelantan Scout Deputy Commissioner Rafie Mohamad.
“The Scout’s popularity has waned and there are many uniformed units for students to choose from nowadays.
“Police and army cadets, which are supported by the Government, have an advan- tage [...]
Keep the spirit alive
By LOOI SUE-CHERN
MORE than 2,500 Girl Guides, Rangers and Brownies from schools in Penang observed the movements’ World Thinking Day this year with a very special “line-up”.
They lined the 8km route of a jeep ride which took Girl Guides Association of Malaysia president Datin Seri Jeanne Abdullah from Convent Green Lane (CGL) to St Xavier’s [...]
Fun, frolic and 300 students mark World Scout Day
By PRISCILLA DIELENBERG
MORE than 300 students in the scouting district of Bayan Lepas, Penang, gathered at SMK Hamid Khan recently for activities organised in conjunction with World Scout Day.
The students, comprising girl and boy scouts and some girl guides, were from 14 primary and secondary schools in the district.
After a formal assembly, the students separated [...]
Teacher, scout, crusader
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Fun for Special Scouts
By CHRISTINA CHIN
THE Penang Water Sports Recreation Centre was abuzz with laughter and cheer when a group of Special Scouts embarked on an unforgettable adventure there recently.
Organised by the Penang Cheshire Home, the Special Scouts Carnival held in conjunction with 100 years of Scouting in Malaysia, saw the special children doing everything their able-bodied counterparts [...]
Ham radio a hit among Scouts and Guides
From TheStar.com.my
Seeking new friends: Penang Scouts Commissioner Zulkafli Kamaruddin trying to communicate with foreign Scouts via amateur radio after the opening of Jota-Joti at Wisma Pengakap.
COMMUNICATION over amateur radio (ham radio) frequencies is still a hit among Scouts and Guides at Wisma Pengakap at Penang’s 51th Jamboree-On-The-Air (JOTA) despite the Internet.
Organising committee secretary Tan [...]
Hampered by lack of a proper campsite
By WINNIE YEOH
PENANG is the only state in the country that does not have a scout campsite, Scouts Association of Malaysia Penang state commissioner Zulkafli Kamaruddin said.
He said this was a predicament the state association was facing as its previous campsite at Coronation Camp had been turned into a Japanese Garden.
“Our activities are limited now [...]
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TV Commercial of The Scout Association of Malaysia
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School uniforms a must Rapid Penang: No discount for students in school T-shirts
By LOOI SUE-CHERN
Rapid Penang chief executive officer Azhar Ahmad said that those wearing school club or sports T-shirts would not be given the discount, even though they had student cards to show their student status.
“We want the students to be in full formal uniforms. School T-shirts are not considered formal uniforms.
“If we give those wearing [...]
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