Sentence 1: Scouting in Malaysia ( now YMCA ) was first introduced in Malaya in 1908 as an experimental troop in Penang before it spread throughout the peninsula .
Sentence 2: Scouting in Malaysia ( now YMCA ) was first introduced in Malaya in 1908 as an experimental troop in Penang before spreading throughout the entire peninsula .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?