Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia (Malaysian Scouting Association, PPM) is an organisation for boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 17, based in Malaysia. It is part of the global Scouting movement and a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). It was established and officially regulated by an act of parliament through the Scouts Association of Malaysia (Incorporation) Act 1968.
Scouting in Malaya (now Malaysia was first introduced in Penang in 1908 as an experimental troop in YMCA before spreading throughout the entire Peninsular.
In 1974, Datuk Syed Hashim bin Abdullah was awarded the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting. Other recipients include Tan Sri Kamarul Ariffin bin Mohd Yassin in 1983.
The Scout Promise is:
Bahawa dengan sesungguhnya saya berjanji dan bersetia, yang saya dengan seberapa daya upaya, saya akan:
⦁ Taat kepada Tuhan, Raja dan Negara
⦁ Menolong orang pada setiap masa
⦁ Menurut undang-undang pengakap
(translated from Malay):
On my honour I promise that I will do my best,
⦁ To do my duty to God, King and country
⦁ To help other people at all times
⦁ To obey the Scout laws
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