Asia-Pacific
Instituted in 1973, the Basic Management Course in the Asia-Pacific Region marks its 50th series this year. The 50th APR Basic Management Course for Scout Executives is being held at the State Training Centre in Kolkata, India, from 4 to 14 February...
Scouts, Scout leaders as well as National Scout Organizations from different parts of the world were awarded with the Messengers of Peace Hero Award 2014 during the recent Saudi National Day celebration in Ha’il, Saudi Arabia. The Award, conceived in...
The Course for Assistant Leader Trainers (CALT) recently held in Johor Bahru, Malaysia considered to be historical as Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia (PPM) opened the course to Scout states and received an encouraging response. Out of 17, 15 Scout...
Back to back with the Messengers of Peace (MOP) NSO Coordinators Gathering, Gerakan Pramuka (GP) organized the MoP Team Indonesia Gathering of young leaders who will promote the MoP initiatives in their respective provinces. Over 50 participants came...
“Scouts, be ready at all times” was the message of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina before the crowd of about 9,000 Scouts from the South Asian countries for the First South Asia National Scout Organizations (SANSO) Jamboree, held in Mouchak...
Over 20 MoP Coordinators from 20 National Scout Organizations in the Asia-Pacific Region are now in Cibubur Scout Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia for the 2nd APR MoP NSO Coordinators Gathering. The first gathering was in 2013, Philippines. Gerakan...
“As a good leader, you must be able to command respect and love; when to apply wisdom, courage and commitment; and must think where you stand.” This was the remark of Prof. Nimal De Silva, Sri Lanka Scout Association (SLSA) Chief Commissioner, during...
The first day of April 2014 turned out to be a day of mourning as World Scouting lost one of its great leaders. Dr Azrul Azwar, member of Regional Scout Committee (2009-2012; 2012-2015) and former Chief Commisioner/ Chairman of Gerakan Pramuka...
"Strategic plan is important to any organization. A good organization must have a clear vision and direction to achieve its goals and a plan can only be good when goals are achieved," said Dato Paduka Ar. Awang Haji Idris bin Haji Abas,President of...
Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia (PPM), in collaboration with WOSM/Asia-Pacific Region, conducted the National Adults In Scouting (AIS) Workshop at the International Youth Centre in Selangor, Malaysia on 4 – 8 March 2014. A total of 28 representatives...