RM2mil Jamboree In The Works
The Scout Association of Malaysia has announced plans to organise a National Jamboree next year to celebrate the centenary of the movement in Malaysia.
The jamboree at University Putra Malaysia, is estimated to cost RM2mil and would cater to about 6,000 participants.
The plan was presented to Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said during her official visit to the association’s headquarters for a dialogue with the commissioners.
"The jamboree is a step towards many new things in the scouting movement. We will see the role of the movement growing and playing a bigger role in the community," National Chief Scout Commissioner Datuk Dr. Kamarudin Kachar said.
"We will help the scouting movement organise the jamboree and we will discuss the funding of the project further," Azalina said.
The event is expected to take place from May 12 to 18, 2008 and would see the participation of scouts from Malaysia as well as Asia Pacific countries.
At the jamboree, the movement will also launch the 100 Year Book of Scouting History, stamps and shillings. The event will also mark the founding of the International Scouts Camp and International Scouts Academy.
"There are a lot of issues that the scouts will play a big role in including environmental conservation, patriotism and peace" Kamarudin explained.
The association also announced plans to introduce the Rover Scout movement in all public and private tertiary education institutions as well as in countries where a high percentage of Malaysian students are present.
"We are targeting countries like the UK, the US, Egypt, Australia and Russia to set up branches of Malaysian Rover Scouts," he explained.
The King of Sweden, King Carl XVI Gustav, the honorary president of the World Scout Foundation, also visited the Malaysian Scouts on October 3.
October 28th, 2007 at 8:24 am
national jamboree next year? Great!!! I thought national jamboree will be in 2010 in selangor? I didnt know that they changed their plan..~ Selangor is planning to organize a Selangor jamboree as the preparation for national jamboree.. But i didnt follow up the news in Selangor. Anyway…~ great… i hope to be free on may to go for the national jamboree…~
October 30th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
Well! the jamboree is organized at national/international level. However, this is not the Malaysian Jamboree which os organized once in 4 years. As a matter of fact, we have heard of the Selangor Jamboree, KL jamboree (end of this year) and also the Johor International Jmaboree so far. Looks like it’s going to be a very exciting year ahead for 100th year scouting in Malaysia Celebration.