The King and Queen attend lunch at Windsor Castle

The group photograph of the attendees with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - Photo AP LONDON May 18: DYMM Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong XIV and Raja Permaisuri Agong attended the World Sovereign’s lunch at Windsor Castle to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Nearly 50 foreign royals attended the jubilee lunch in honor of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 60-year reign. PM meets at the IndigO2 LONDON May 14: Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Abdul Razak and wife braved the heavy London traffic to spend some time to meet and talk with fellow Malaysians based in the UK at The O2 Dome - IndigO2. The event hosted by The High Commission of Malaysia saw more than 1500 guests coming from all around the UK. Food and drinks were served and live music and cultural performance kept the guests entertained while waiting for the PM and his wife to arrive. Prime Minister Najib gave a short speech before going down to meet and greet a packed floor of Malaysians who took the chance to see him up-close and personal. The PM was on a two day working visit in London. Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak greeting fellow Malaysians at the IndigO2 - Photo HCM Felda signs two MoU in London LONDON, May 15: Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGVH) has signed two agreements with two renowned companies, which Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, said would allow the soon-to-be-listed entity to emerge as one of the world's biggest and respected commodity company. The first agreement was on Strategic Joint Venture with Louis Dreyfus Commodities Asia Pte Ltd (LDCA) while the second was a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vitol S.A. to collaborate on the supply, international trading, marketing, logistics operations and risk management on various commodities, excluding oil and fats. The event which took place at the Malaysian High Commission here late yesterday evening were witnessed by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and also H.E The High

Commissioner Dato' Sri Zakaria Sulong. The signing of MOU beetween FGVH and Louis Dreyfus - Photo HCM Najib launched Friends of BN UK LONDON, May 14: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Monday launched the ‘Friends of UK’ (FBNUK) which will actively seek to promote closer ties with the United Kingdom and disseminate reliable, timely and accurate information to the Malaysian diaspora in this country. Addressing over 100 people at the launch, Najib said: “We’re still a young nation and the journey ahead is an exciting one, so I urge you, keep abreast of what’s happening at home and be ready to step up and play your part”. Present at the event were Malaysian High Commissioner to the UK Datuk Seri Zakaria Sulong and wife Datin Hazizah Zakaria, as well as a number of British public figures such as Lord Howell of Guildford and Lord Sheikh of Cornhill. Also in attendance were FBNUK president and Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (ASLI) chief executive officer Datuk Dr Michael Yeoh, AirAsia group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Lim Kok Wing University president Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing. - Prime Minister Najib delivering his speech at the official launch of Friends of Barisan Nasional UK in London Bermuda signs TIEA with Malaysia LONDON, Apr 23: Bermuda Premier Paula Cox has signed additional tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) with Malaysia in London. Cox signed the TIEA with Malaysia together with H.E The High Commissioner Dato’ Sri Zakaria Sulong, and was pleased that Bermuda has strengthened its relationship with another leading international financial centre. She announced that, as Bermuda is currently strengthening its role in the Sharia-compliant Islamic financial services industry, of which Malaysia is the globally most developed and largest centre, the TIEA should create a prime opportunity that will open the doors for business development between the two countries.

Bermuda Premier Paula Cox and H.E Dato’ Sri Zakaria Sulong at the signing ceremony - Photo HCM UKEC Careers Fair 2012 Sports & Social Club elects new committee

London Apr London Apr 20: The 1: The 8th High Commission of UKEC - Graduan Malaysia’s Sports and Career Fair 2012 Social club members held was held at their AGM at the University conference room here to College London. elect the new committee The event was members for the year officiated by His 2012/2013. The Patron H.E Excellency Dato’ Dato’ Sri Zakaria Sulong Participants at the 8th UKEC Graduan Career Fair Sri Zakaria officiated the meeting. A High Commission’s Sports and Social Club AGM 2012 Sulong, the High Commissioner of Malaysia to UK and few new faces were elected into the 2012/2013 committee while has attracted students from all over the UK and Ireland. - retaining some of the members from the previous committee. - Photo Photo Education Malaysia London HCM British Prime Minister visits Malaysia

Prime Minister David Cameron (R) and Prime Minister smile during a press conference at the Prime Minister's Residence on April 12, 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Mr Cameron is on a five day visit to the Far East. Photo - Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images AsiaPac PUTRAJAYA Apr 12: British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Malaysia for a two-day official visit. The British premier’s visit to Malaysia was at the invitation Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and was his first official visit to Malaysia since becoming prime minister in May 2010. The visit is expected to raise the momentum and forge closer bilateral relations between Malaysia and Britain, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry. While in Malaysia, David Cameron delivered a speech at the Malaysia-Britain Trade and Investment Forum, held a bilateral meeting with his Malaysian counterpart to discuss cooperation in various fields for mutual benefits, besides attending a Global Movement of Moderates (GMM) programme at the University of Nottingham, Malaysian Campus in Semenyih. Cameron was accompanied by Britain’s Deputy Trade and Investment Minister Lord Stephen Green and Deputy Minister of Universities and Science David Willets together with a delegation comprising government officials, business leaders and the British media. In 2011, Britain was Malaysia’s fourth biggest trading partner among member countries of the European Union (EU) with total trade amounting to RM13.03 billion (US$4.23 billion) while Malaysia was Britain’s second biggest trading partner among Asean member countries. In terms of investment in the manufacturing sector, total investments by British firms stood at RM19.17 billion (US$6.23 billion) for projects which had been implemented and given approvals. - Bernama Najib an impressive reformer, says McCain

KUALA LUMPUR, June 5: United States called on Najib and Foreign Minister Datuk Senator John McCain said he had a ‘terrific’ Seri Anifah Aman besides meeting with meeting with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib business and civil society leaders as well as Razak when he visited Malaysia last week and opposition party representatives to discuss regarded the latter as “an impressive reformer”. various issues. “I had a terrific meeting with Prime Minister Both senators had said they were Najib in Malaysia - an impressive reformer who impressed with the country’s development, is improving US-Malaysia relations,” McCain especially in areas of entrepreneurship and the wrote in a Twitter message. practice of free enterprise. “We are very Senator McCain and Senator Joseph impressed with the entrepreneurship, the freer Lieberman visited Malaysia on May 30 at the price system here and the economic process invitation of the Malaysian Business Council to that we have observed, and are very proud to attend the Invest Malaysia 2012 Conference, have the opportunity to be here,” McCain told a US Senator Joseph Lieberman (R) shakes hands with For- eign Minister Anifah Aman next to US Senator John McCain which was launched by Najib. While here, they media conference with Lieberman. - Bernama during a photocall in Putrajaya May 30, 2012 - Reuters Malaysia Airlines Sports Carnival Day

London May 19: The High Commission of Malaysia were invited to participate in the 6-a-side football

tournament in conjunction with the Malaysia Airlines Sports Carnival Day. KK Jazz Festival: 15 - 15th The event which took place at Loftus Road, home June 2012

ground to the Malaysian owned, English Premier League 1Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival: football club Queen’s Park Rangers (QPR) saw 12 teams 15th June—2nd Sept 2012 of mixed-gender 8 players competing in a 20 minutes match. Malaysia Airlines is the proud sponsor of QPR. 27th Dragon Boat Race: 16 - 17th June 2012

Putrajaya Floria: 30th June - 8th July 2012

1Malaysia International Tourism Night Floral Parade: 30th June—8th July 2012 Visitors from Malaysia Rainforest World Music Festival: 13 - 15th July 2012

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