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VOInews, Jakarta: A total of 288 Indonesian Scouts participated in the 5th Brunei Darussalam Scout National Jamboree on December 2-7, 2023 at the Royal Grand Stand, Community Hall, Bukit Bendera, Tutong, Brunei Darussalam.

Indonesian Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam Ahmad Ubaedillah said the involvement of the Indonesian Scout contingent in the event could promote a positive image of Indonesia.

"The presence of a contingent of 288 Indonesian Scouts in this year's Brunei Jamboree shows that the Indonesian Scouts are also active in promoting Indonesia's positive image, as part of Indonesia's soft diplomacy efforts abroad," Ambassador Ubaedillah said in a statement received on Monday (11/12/2023) in Jakarta.

The 5th Brunei National Jamboree was attended by more than 800 participants from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. The Indonesian Scout contingent was the largest participant, after the host Brunei Scouts, and was led by Contingent Chairman Mohammad Laiyin Nento, the National Trustee or Secretary of the Foreign Cooperation Commission of the Indonesian National Scout Movement.

The Indonesian Scout contingent came from, among others, the Regional Quarters of Jakarta, West Java, Lampung, South Sumatra, East Java, West Kalimantan, and Central Kalimantan.

The organization of the 5th Jamboree coincided with the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the Brunei Darussalam Pengakap (Scouts) in 1933 in Tutong. As agreed, the next Jamboree will be held in Malaysia (6th), which will then be continued in Singapore (7th) and in Indonesia (8th).