Boys' Brigade in Malaysia
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The Boys' Brigade in Malaysia is part of the global Boys' Brigade movement.
In Malaysia, the movement is recognised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Education as an approved Extra Curricular Activity (ECA). It is also an affiliate of the Malaysian Youth Council (Majlis Belia Malaysia), an associate member of the Council of Churches of Malaysia (CCM), and an associate member of the of the National Evangelical Christian Fellowship (NECF).
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[edit] History
1946 The Boys' Brigade in then Malaya started in the state of Penang with the founding of the 1st Penang Company by Mr. Robert Davis with Mr. Geh Hun Kheng, an educationalist, as the Company Captain. The Company was under the sponsorship of Madras Lane Chinese (English Speaking Section) Methodist Church.
1954 From Penang, the BB began to spread to other parts of Malaya beginning with the 1st Kuala Lumpur Company, which was formed under the sponsorship of Wesley Methodist Church, Kuala Lumpur. The movement then began spreading rapidly to other towns and small rural ares of Malaya to meet the needs of the Members.
1961 The movement spread its wings to East Malaysia with the formation of the 1st Kuching Company in Sarawak by Mr Charles Henry Ingka under the sponsorship of St Thomas' Anglican Church.
1966 The first National Review and Display was held in Kuala Lumpur. The event has subsequently been held 16 more times (as of 2006) and has been renamed the National Pesta and Convention.
[edit] National Pesta and Convention
The National Pesta and Convention (also commonly known as 'Pesta' ) began as the National Review and Display in 1966 is said to be one of the biggest events which is unique to the Boys' Brigade in Malaysia.[1] Today, participation is open to all current members of the Boys' Brigade in Malaysia, as well as members of overseas Boys' Brigade companies.
Whilst games and other activities vary across each Pesta, it has been customary since 1966 for a national band competition to be held at every Pesta except during 1988, 1992 and 2001. A footdrill competition and a group singing competition was added to the tradition in later years.
Year | № | Host city |
1966 | 1 | Kuala Lumpur |
1968 | 2 | Penang |
1971 | 3 | Kuala Lumpur |
1973 | 4 | Kampar |
1975 | 5 | Johor Bahru |
1977 | 6 | Teluk Intan |
1979 | 7 | Kuala Lumpur |
1981 | 8 | Kuala Lumpur |
1988 | 9 | Penang |
1990 | 10 | Kuala Lumpur |
1992 | 11 | Kota Kinabalu |
1994 | 12 | Johor Bahru |
1996 | 13 | Penang |
2000 | 14 | Sitiawan |
2001 | 15 | Kuching |
2003 | 16 | Malacca |
2006 | 17 | Kuala Lumpur |
[edit] List of BB Companies in Malaysia
Penang | Selangor | Kuala Lumpur | Johor | Sarawak | Sabah | Perak | Melaka |
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1st Penang | 1st Petaling Jaya | 1st Kuala Lumpur | 1st Johor Bahru | 2nd Bintagor | 2nd Kota Kinabalu | 1st Ipoh | 1st Melaka |
2nd Penang | 3rd Petaling Jaya | 2nd Kuala Lumpur | 2nd Johor Bahru | 1st Bintulu | 3rd Kota Kinabalu | 2nd Kampar | 2nd Melaka |
6th Penang | 4th Petaling Jaya | 3rd Kuala Lumpur | 4th Johor Bahru | 2nd Bintulu | 4th Kota Kinabalu | 3rd Kampar | 3rd Melaka |
8th Penang | 1st Subang Jaya | 4th Kuala Lumpur | 1st Batu Pahat | 1st Kuching | 5th Kota Kinabalu | 4th Kampar | |
13th Penang | 2nd Subang Jaya | 6th Kuala Lumpur | 1st Kluang | 2nd Kuching | 8th Kota Kinabalu | 1st Manjung | |
14th Penang | 1st Kajang | 10th Kuala Lumpur | 2nd Kluang | 3rd Kuching | 9th Kota Kinabalu | 2nd Manjung | |
15th Penang | 3rd Kajang | 12th Kuala Lumpur | 1st Kulai | 4th Kuching | 10th Kota Kinabalu | 3rd Manjung | |
16th Penang | 4th Kajang | 1st Simpang Renggam | 5th Kuching | 2nd Lahad Datu | 1st Taiping | ||
16th Penang | 1st Klang | 6th Kuching | 1st Penampang | 1st Teluk Intan | |||
17th Penang | 1st Sepang | 7th Kuching | 1st Sandakan | ||||
18th Penang | 1st Ampang Jaya | 8th Kuching | 2nd Sandakan | ||||
1st Butterworth | 1st Limbang | 5th Sandakan | |||||
2nd Butterworth | 1st Miri | 1st Tamparuli | |||||
3rd Butterworth | 2nd Miri | 1st Tawau | |||||
4th Butterworth | 3rd Miri | 2nd Tawau | |||||
1st Prai | 4th Miri | 3rd Tawau | |||||
3rd Sungai Petani | 5th Miri | ||||||
1st Bukit Mertajam | 1st Mukah | ||||||
1st Sarikei | |||||||
3rd Sarikei | |||||||
1st Sibu | |||||||
2nd Sibu | |||||||
3rd Sibu | |||||||
4th Sibu | |||||||
5th Sibu | |||||||
6th Sibu | |||||||
7th Sibu | |||||||
8th Sibu | |||||||
9th Sibu | |||||||
10th Sibu | |||||||
1st Sri Aman |
Note: Companies in Kedah & Kelantan are placed under Penang State Council
[edit] References
- ^ History of Pesta. Retrieved on 29 January 2007
[edit] Sources
- (2003) Senior Section Handbook, Fifth Edition. Malaysia: The Boys' Brigade in Malaysia.
- (2003) Berita Anchor, October 2003. Malaysia: The Boys' Brigade in Malaysia.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- The BB Directory - International Boys' Brigade Directory
- BBMalaysia.org - Official website of the Boys' Brigade in Malaysia
- MyBBKul - Official webzine of the Boys' Brigade in Malaysia
- The 3rd Kuala Lumpur Company