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The British Malaysian Society Annual General Meeting will take place on Tuesday 28 June 2021 5.00-6.00 pm at Oriental Club, Stratford House, 11 Stratford Place, London W1C 1ES The AGM will be followed by The President’s Reception hosted by BMS President Sir Mark Moody-Stuart from 6pm to 8pm.

British Malaysian Society June ‘Makan’ Event at Med Salleh. #britishmalaysiansociety #makan

British Malaysia Society organised an Islamic Finance seminar on Fintech and Sustainability at the PNB office in London on 14 June 2022. Valuable knowledge and experience was shared by Dato' Faiz Azmi, Alderman Alastair, Sabila Din, Sharjeel Ahmed, Hasib Ishak, Shaykh Haytham, Dr Bill Russell and Dr Alija Avdukic. Panel was moderated by Fara Mohammad. Thank you to the panellists and to those who attended.

#IslamicFinance #britishmalaysiansociety

Dirgahayu Tuanku

Merafak sembah dan setinggi-tinggi tahniah Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah sempena Sambutan Ulang Tahun Hari Keputeraan Rasmi Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Tuanku.

Daulat Tuanku.

Happy Birthday to His Majesty Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah.

Malaysians who have met Queen E talk about Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee

#HM70 #platinumjubilee

The British Malaysian Society. 'FINTECH, ESG & OTHER CURRENT Developments in Islamic Finance'. 14 June. Limited places. PNB (UK), 4th Floor, 77 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4AY.

Please join us for our panel discussion event on Fintech, ESG and other Current Developments in Islamic Finance kindly hosted for us by BMS Corporate member, PNB (UK) at their City of London office. Despite the pandemic and unstable oil prices Islamic Finance has been performing well in the global economic recovery with further growth in the sector expected. This an excellent opportunity to be updated by experts on what has happened since 2019 when BMS held its last Islamic Finance event.

PANEL SPEAKERS include the following from the UK and Malaysia: Dato’ M Faiz Azmi, Executive Chairman of PwC Malaysia; Abdul Hasib Ishak, Senior Legal Counsel, Maybank Islamic Berhad; Alderman Alastair King DL, Chairman of Naisbitt King Asset Management Limited & Chairman of IoD London; Sabila Din, CEO of Din Consultants; Shaykh Haytham Tamim, Shariah Scholar; Sharjil Ahmed, CEO & Co-Founder of Cykube Ltd; Dr Alija Avdukic, Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor in Islamic Economics & Finance at Al Maktoum College of Higher Education, Dundee; Dr Bill Russell, Professor of International Business at University of Dundee.

The panel discussion will be moderated by Fara Mohammad, Partner at Keystone Law and member of the BMS Executive Committee.

Do contact Mei Sim Lai OBE DL, the Chair of BMS, as soon as possible to book your place, £25.00 for non-members. No fee for BMS members.

#IslamicFinance

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BMS was honoured to have some of it’s members attended a round table discussion with Her Majesty Queen Azizah of Malaysia on the ‘Tenun Pahang: Weaving of Hope’ programme and a guided tour of the exhibition, at the High Commission of Malaysia. Dato’ Zubair, a member of the board of trustee of Royal Pahang Weave has kindly shown our members the beautiful, intricate weaving textiles and Her Majesty’s dresses worn at royal events. This is an incredible programme designed to help rehabilitate prisoners in two of Pahang’s largest prisons.

Menjunjung Kasih Tuanku!

#tenunpahang #weavingofhope

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
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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