PPNBD Attends World Scout Conference In Korea
By Achong Tanjong

Bandar Seri Begawan - Chief Scout Commissioner, Persekutuan Pengakap Negara Brunei Darussalam (PPNBD) Hj Badar bin Hj Ali, and PPNBD International Commissioner and Scout CEO Hj Matassim bin Hj Duraman on Saturday left for the Republic of Korea to participate in the 38th World Scout Conference.

Present at the Brunei International Airport to send off the Brunei delegation was President of PPNBD Pehin Orang Kaya Setia Raja Seri Paduka Hj Awg Mohd Ali bin Hj Awg Md Daud, as well as the commissioners and officers of the Scout Association.

The five-day conference, from July 1418, will be held at The International Convention Centre, Jeju Island, Republic of Korea.

According to a PPNBD press release, The World Scout Conference is one of the prominent events organised by World Scout Bureau (WSB) and World Organisation of Scout Movement (WOSM) in cooperation with the host country once every three years.

Delegates from over 120 countries will take part in the conference.

Themed 'Creating a Better World', among the conference's agenda include the voting of World Scout Committee members for the next three years, as well as the voting for host country for the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in 2015 and the 14th World Scout Moot in 2013.

Several working papers and reports will also be presented during the event such as the 10th World Scout Youth Forum and a report of scouting achievements.

The next World Scout Conference will be held in Brazil in 2011. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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