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1,400 scouts gather for jamboree in Malacca
By PERCY D’CRUZ
MALACCA:Renewing friendships and forging new ones, strong bonding and camaraderie – these characteristics stood out foremost among some 1,400 scouts at the 6th edition of the Malacca Historical City Scout Jamboree recently.
Apart from Malaysia, the scouts came from Maldives, Sri Lanka, Brunei, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia for the five-day meet opened by Malacca […]
World Scouting Jamboree
Scouts camps to be upgraded
SCOUTS camps throughout the country will be renovated with additional infrastructure built in, said Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Azalina Othman Said.
“This will be a continuous upgrade,” she said in her speech recently when closing the 11th Malaysian Scout Jamboree.
She said the camps involved included those in Perak, Johor, Kelantan and Selangor. […]
Disability not a deterrent for gutsy girl
NOREEDA REDHWAN, a disabled person, loves the scouts movement because it has helped her be independent.
Her determination was evident when the 16-year-old, who suffers from cerebral palsy, made the long bus trip from Penang to Negri Sembilan to take part in the 11th Malaysian Scout Jamboree.
“This is the first time I am taking part in […]
Carnival-like jungle jamboree
By CHARLES FERNANDEZ THERE has been a carnival-like atmosphere at the foot of Gunung Angsi in Negri Sembilan ever since boy scouts from around Malaysia and several foreign countries set up camp there on Dec 12.
The forest reserve area, known as the Ulu Bendul Recreational Park in Kuala Pilah, is crawling with about 7,000 scouts […]
Strive to develop, MB tells scouts
By AUDREY EDWARDS
WITH the introduction of more uniformed units in schools, the scout movement needs to work harder to ensure that it continues to develop, said Negri Sembilan Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.
“There are too many uniformed units in schools. And lately, it seems that students are losing interest in becoming scouts,” he said […]
Re-empower Scout movement
SCOUTING should be made more attractive to youths as one way to counter the Mat Rempit social problem.
Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon said scouting was a good movement for instilling discipline in youths.
Dr Koh, who is also State Scouts president, […]
Men to boys
By ALLAN KOAY
Interviewing four of the eight actors of Goodbye Boys was a riot. Anyone walking past the editing suite at Red Communications, where we met, would think some raucous party was going on.
When told they look older on camera, Razif Hashim jokingly cried: “Oh no, I’ve failed!”
Playing at being 17 again was not easy.
“The […]
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