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Grand Designs Malaysian House in Ely is a spacious and airy single-storey house called Sayang.

https://www.granddesignsmagazine.com/grand-designs-houses/malaysian-house-in-ely/

if you can watch on itv - https://www.channel4.com/programmes/grand-designs/on-demand/70446-008?fbclid=IwAR2npN_x8nJloa_TST3ERc5xVfMrN16VRLrJu6YE27OTnaGOU__BHSiwlfQ

The Princess Royal visits Tenun Pahang Diraja Exhibition.

https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2022/05/795634/princess-royal-visits-tenun-pahang-diraja-exhibition
Zaharah Othman
UK in Malaysia - British High Commission Kuala Lumpur
High Commission of Malaysia, London

#tenunpahang

BMS invites you to the “Tenun Pahang: Weaving of Hope”, an exhibition by Her Majesty Queen Azizah of Malaysia, in conjunction with the Board of Trustees of Yayasan Tenun Pahang Diraja
Venue: High Commission of Malaysia, 45 Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8QT
Date: 14 May 2022
Booking information - Via Eventbrite - https://bit.ly/3kBE2TL

#tenunpahang #britishmalaysiansociety #LCW2022 #culture

Students at the BPNUK - Badan Perhubungan Negara UK & Eire are helping us to raise fund for our Children Book Project in their 'Duit Raya 4 Future' campaign.
#britishmalaysiansociety #bpnuk #duitraya4future #malaysianstudentsinuk #EducationMalaysia

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri , Happy Eid to all our Muslim members + friends.

#salamaidilfitri #selamathariraya #britishmalaysiansociety #eidalfitr #eid2022

Wishing Her Majesty The Queen a happy 96th birthday.

INVITATION- Monday 25 April 2022 at 6.30pm for 6.50pm to 9pm
Please join us for the next BMS event with Simon Alexander Ong. Born in the UK, his father was born in Sibu and his mother in Penang.
The event will consist of a FIRESIDE CHAT Chat with Simon on his new book " Energise: Making every moment count " at
Bright Courtyard Club at 43-45 Baker Street London W1U 8EW. Nearest tube stations are Baker Street or Bond Street.
Booking
Please email me on MeiSim@LaiPeters.org to book a place Mobile 07903 153 793. You are welcome to bring guests.
COST
For BMS members - £28 pp to cover food and drink at the event
For non BMS members - £38pp
For full time students - £18
PAYMENT
By bacs to The British Malaysian Society account with HSBC, Sort code 40-01-06 Account No 92481006
Payment ref 25/4EnergiseEvent
If paying by cheque please make it payable ' The British Malaysian Society' and send it to Mei Sim Lai at 25 Palace Court London W2 4L
ABOUT SIMON ALEXANDER ONG
Simon Alexander Ong is a personal development entrepreneur, coach and public speaker. His clients are from all walks of life but they share one trait; they all believe that the greatest investment you can make is in yourself. His work has seen him invited onto Sky News and BBC Radio London, while Barclays UK featured him in a nationwide campaign on how families could embrace better lifestyle habits.
His insights have seen him featured in HuffPost, Forbes, Virgin and the Guardian. He also regularly speaks at organisations and keynotes public events and conferences. His debut book, Energize, will be published by Penguin on 21st April 2022 and has received endorsements from the likes of New York Times bestselling authors Simon Sinek and Marie Forleo.

Book website for audience to order a copy of Energize
https://getenergizebook.com/
(If people pre-order a copy ahead of the event, I can sign their copies during the evening) ... See more

Do you have pre-loved children's book to give away? We are collecting new and pre-loved children's books ( ages 5 to 12 years) at the Ramadan Bazaar at Malaysia Hall on the 9, 16, 23 and 30 April 2022.

Your donation will be used to benefit disadvantaged communities in both rural + urban areas, with the aim of helping children develop their use of English with confidence.

For financial donation, please can the QR code on the flier or go to our gofundme page - https://gofund.me/790eac1a

You can be a friend of the project and help us to collect pre-loved children's book

Weblink - https://www.thebritishmalaysiansociety.com/charity-children-book-project/

#britishmalaysiansociety #bookappeal #childrensbook

Shafie Mohamed Zabri
Steph Zh

Badan Warisan BMW Talk Series: Spotlight on Sarawak.
Booking details- https://badanwarisanmalaysia.org/spotlight-on-sarawak/

Wishing all our friends a blessed Ramadan

#ramadan #britishmalaysiansociety

2022 Joint #ASEAN Societies + Celebration of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Reception to celebrate UK ASEAN links and future ties and for members of the organisations to network and build closer alliances.
Keynote Speech
Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe, Baroness Neville-Rolfe, DBE CMG, Chair, UKABC
HE the High Commissioner of Brunei Darussalam, First Admiral (Retd) Pengiran Dato Seri Pahlawwan Norazmi bin Pengiran Haji Muhammad
HE the Ambassador of Cambodia, Mr Kan Pharidh

Performance (The Royal Peacock Dance) by Htike Yadana

The ASEAN Societies and other guest groups taking part this year include:
The Anglo-Thai Society
The Anglo-Indonesian Society
The British Malaysian Society
@Singapore UK Association (SUKA)
Britain Burma Society
Vietnam-UK Network
ASEAN-UK BUSINESS FORUM
UKABC

The reception is warmly sponsored by Hawksford www.hawksford.com

High Commission of Malaysia, London
High Commission of Malaysia, London, UK
Suruhanjaya Tinggi Msia London
The Brunei Darussalam High Commission London
Royal Embassy of Cambodia in London
Philippine Embassy in the United Kingdom
Embassy of Thailand, London
Embassy of Vietnam in the Uk

#britishmalaysiansociety #ASEAN #platinumjubilee@

Keynote Speech - Lucy Neville-Rolfe, Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG,
Chair, UKABC
Please join us for our 2022 Joint #ASEAN Societies + Celebration of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in person Reception to celebrate UK ASEAN links and future ties and for members of the organisations to network and build closer alliances.
The ASEAN Societies and other guest groups taking part this year include:
The Anglo-Thai Society
The Anglo-Indonesian Society
@The British Malaysian Society
Singapore UK Association (SUKA)
Britain-Burma Society
Vietnam-UK Network
ASEAN-UK BUSINESS FORUM
UKABC

The reception is warmly sponsored by Hawksford www.hawksford.com

High Commission of Malaysia, London
Suruhanjaya Tinggi Msia London
Singapore High Commission in London and Embassy to Ireland and Iceland
Indonesian Embassy London
The Brunei Darussalam High Commission London
Royal Embassy of Cambodia in London
Philippine Embassy in the United Kingdom
Embassy of Thailand, London
Embassy of Vietnam in the Uk
#britishmalaysiansociety #ASEAN #platinumjubilee

Booking - email to Mei Sim Lai OBE DL , MeiSim@LaiPeters.org Mobile 07903 153 793, £35 p/pax. Please book asap. Places are limited and will be dealt with on a first come first served basis. There will be a restriction on the number of places allocated to each society. Reception sponsored by Hawksford
#ASEAN #britishmalaysiansociety #PlatinumJubilee

Huge congratulations to Malaysian born BMS Chair, Mei Sim Lai OBE DL FCA FCCA for being one of the remarkable/iconic women Londoners in the Reimagined London Underground Tube map released to mark IWD 2022. Kingsbury station on the Jubilee Line is now renamed Mei Sim Lai. A most interesting achievement !

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/international-womens-day-tfl-london-tube-map-b986663.html

Wishing everyone a wonderful International Women ‘s Day from all at The British Malaysian Society. BMS was one of the participating groups at the lively and very well attended IWD Celebration Question Time on #BreaktheBias at Guildhall Club last evening

Mei Sim Lai OBE DL
Chair of BMS

The BMS was delighted to highlight it's Children’s Book Project today at Mercy Day 2.0, held at Malaysia Hall, and is especially grateful to His Excellency Zakri Jaafar for stopping by to show his support for this important cause. With thanks to (book project members) for their help today.

High Commission of Malaysia, London
MERCY Malaysia UK
Education Malaysia London

#britishmalaysiansociety
#childrensbooks
#education
#bookappeal

The British Malaysian Society was pleased to host Invest Selangor on 2 March, the 1st from Malaysia since the pandemic. Mei Sim Lai OBE DL, Chair of BMS spoke about BMS's focus on promoting UK -Malaysia Trade & Investment. David Stringer-Lamarre, Chair of BMS International Trade Group reiterated the growing interest of UK businesses in exploring opportunities that Malaysia can offer as a stepping stone to the vast ASEAN market. Attendees watched two interesting and useful promotion videos of what Selangor state can offer to Investors from abroad.
There were several questions from the audience which were ably dealt with by Y.B. Dato’ Teng Chang Khim, Senior Executive Councillor of Industry & Trade, Selangor State Government; Dato’ Mahmud Abbas, CEO of PKNS ( Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor ) and Dato’ Hasan Azhari Haji Idris, CEO, Invest Selangor Berhad. Other members of the delegation were Mr. Nik Izuddin, Director, Trade & Investment and Strategic Planning Division. Invest Selangor Berhad and his Assistant Mr Luqman Haqem. BMS look forward to building on this new collaboration with Invest Selangor and the many opportunities it offers to both sides. Invest Selangor are particulary interested in sectors such as BioTech, Rail, E&E, F&B and Digital.

Malaysian Investment Development Authority - MIDA
MATRADE London
Hawksford

#UKMalaysia #trade #investment #biotech #rail #E&E #F&B #digital #britishmalaysiansociety #ASEAN #investselangor

Lunch with HE Charles Hay MVO, British High Commissioner to Malaysia. Oriental Club 02 March 2022
UK in Malaysia - British High Commission Kuala Lumpur

#business #trade #education #services #technology #britishmalaysiansociety #bilateralrelations

We will be collecting pre-loved second hand + new, age 5 to 12 children's books at Mercy Day 2.0 - 6 March 2022 from 11-4 at Malaysia Hall, 34 Queensborough Terrace, London W2 3ST.

Education Malaysia London MERCY Malaysia UK

BMS Chinese New Year Dim Sum Lunch.

#britishmalaysiansociety

Join us at our Chinese New Year Dim Sum Lunch.

BOOKING
Please book ASAP by emailing MeiSim@LaiPeters.org with
Your name, Company/ organisation name, Mobile no.
Also please state if you have any special dietary requirements.
#britishmalaysiansociety #chinesenewyear2022 #dimsumlunch

We would like to wish all our friends + members and a Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year. 恭喜發財

#britishmalaysiansociety #CNY #chinesenewyear #prosperity #恭喜發財

Thank you for joining the British Malaysian Society’s 'How to find an internship and leverage it to the max!' event on Wednesday 26 January 2022

We hope that you found the event enjoyable and we look forward to welcoming you to future events. In the meantime, we would like to share the recording with you to rewatch.

Virtual Internships
Education Malaysia London
Education Malaysia
Shafie Mohamed Zabri
United Kingdom & Eire Council for Malaysian Students - UKEC

Recording - https://youtu.be/RS1B1OJhn8E

#britishmalaysiansociety #globalinternship #internship #students

Excellent Internship tips from panel speakers, we have students joined in from the UK, Malaysia and Australia.
Recording to follow, watch this space !

Virtual Internships
Education Malaysia London
Education Malaysia

#britishmalaysiansociety #globalinternship #internship