Scouts contingents visiting Malaysia and Bangladesh

A Bon Voyage Ceremony was held recently at the National Scout Headquarters to officially handover the National flag to the two contingents visiting Malaysia and Bangladesh.The Contingent to Malaysia is led by Chief Commissioner of Sri Lanka Scout Association Attorney at Law Janaprith Fernando along with District and Headquarters Commissioners totaling 54.

The District Commissioners’ Conference will be held from 19th to 24June with several workshops that have been planned with World Scout Bureau and Malaysian Authorities. This will be a capacity building event and will give the participants vast experience which will be helpful for their work in Sri Lanka.

The Contingent of five to Bangladesh is led by Rover Scout Hansith Peiris to attend the Youth leadership Training program organized by the Asia Pacific Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement.

The Welcome Address was delivered by the Chief Commissioner who explained the objectives of the workshop and also referred to the close ties with Malaysia and Bangladesh.

The Chief Guests on the occasion were High Commissioners of Malaysia and Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Badli Hisham Adam and Tareq Mohd. Ariful Islam.

The Malaysian High Commissioner said the visit will help to widen the knowledge and give them a good experience and build a network.

The Bangladesh High Commissioner in his address said that he has had very close ties with Sri Lanka Scout Association and been able to jointly organize several events and thanked the Sri Lanka Scout Association.The Vote of Thanks was delivered by Deputy Chief Commissioner M F.S. Muheed.