Palembang, South Sumatra (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to open a National Scouts Jamboree in Danau Teluk Gelam, Ogan komering Ilir district, South Sumatra, on Sunday.

Spokesman of South Sumatra province`s Social Welfare Office, Aidit Aziz, said the jamboree would be participated in by several thousand scouts from all over Indonesia and and also by representatives of several neighboring countries.

According to the head of South Sumatra`s Scout Movement, Abdul Shobur, the local committee had prepared all necessary facilities to support the jamboree , including lodgings and meeting rooms.(*)
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