Scouting helps to hone teenagers’ skills

KUCHING: The Scout movement is an excellent platform to hone teenagers’ skills. In highlighting this, Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman said all scout members must not only equip themselves with scouting knowledge but also other life skills. “The necessary life skills are needed to suit the current economic situations such as entrepreneurship,” he said at […]

Still having a soft spot for scouting

A scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens. — Lord Robert Baden Powell Though I have tendered an official resignation as a scout commissioner – my last post was as State Assistant Chief Scout Commissioner in-charge of Media and ITC – I have never really resigned […]

Kuching Community College graduates mostly secure jobs

KUCHING: Graduates from Kuching Community College have been chosen by industry players in this country in scouting for semi-skilled workforce. Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Office (Law, MA63 and State-Federal Relation) Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali said that this year, the marketability of the graduates increase to 90.3 per cent compare to 89.3 per […]

Powerlifting: Grassroots programmes needed to scout for young talents

TOKYO: A drastic action to intensify grassroots powerlifting programmes should be organised to ensure the success of the two Malaysian athletes at the Tokyo Paralympic Games will continue to persist in the future. The national powerlifting camp had indeed displayed excellent performance after Bonnie Bunyau Gustin who contested in the men’s 72-kg category created history […]

Scouts delegation calls on CM

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg today (Oct 6) received a courtesy call from a Sarawak Scout Council delegation at his office in Wisma Bapa Malaysia here. During the visit, Abang Johari, who is also Sarawak Scout leader, was briefed on the movement’s proposed activities. This included a proposed South-east Asia-level Scouts […]

Everlasting friendship through scouting

Strongly believe in Scouting. … It’s a source of great strength to us. – John F. Kennedy, American politician who served as the 35th president of the United State The demise of a dear and close friend of 41 years left me with a profound sense of loss and devastation. Even though the late Mohd […]