{"id":47,"date":"2008-08-24T22:40:16","date_gmt":"2008-08-24T14:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dragonscouts.com\/home\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2009-06-13T14:47:37","modified_gmt":"2009-06-13T06:47:37","slug":"singapore-scouting-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dragonscouts.com\/home\/about\/singapore-scouting-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore Scouting History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Scouting in Singapore began with the 1st Sands Troop of 30 boys under the sponsorship of Young Men Christian Association, whose building also served as the Scout Headquarters.<\/p>\n<table style=\"text-align: center;\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"33%\"><a href=\"http:\/\/img.dragonscouts.com\/wordpress\/singhistory_1910.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-95\" title=\"Singapore Scouting in 1910's\" src=\"http:\/\/img.dragonscouts.com\/wordpress\/singhistory_1910.jpg\" 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