` The British Malaysian Society

Newsletter – Summer 2017

SAVE THE DATE BMS AGM and President’s Reception The British Malaysian Society held its We have three special events later this year, the Annual General Meeting at the 60th Merdeka, so please save the following Travellers Club, Pall Mall, London, dates: on Thursday 15 June. About 40 Tuesday 3 October members and guests attended. The President, Sir Mark Moody- Merdeka Concert, a musical evening by Stuart, thanked the Chairman and the Malaysian performers to celebrate 60 years of Executive Committee for their support independence. An optional supper following the and service to the Society. He also performance will be available. commended the Society’s move to involve more students and fully Concert at St Lawrence Jewry, 6.00pm - 8.00pm supported the Committee’s efforts to Supper at the Guildhall Club, London, 8.30pm explore all avenues in creating (From left): Peter Farrar (Hon Treasurer), effective student engagement. Tuesday 31 October Dato’ Anthony Cooper (Chairman) and The President’s reception followed Annual Dinner at the Inner Temple Dr Euvian Tan (Hon Secretary) the AGM. 7.00pm – 10.30pm

Monday 18 December Chairman’s Christmas Reception Chairman’s report House of Lords The Chairman said 2016 had been an The Chairman, Anthony Cooper, 6.30pm – 8.30pm to the AGM. active year during which the BMS had welcomed all attendees There will be a charge for each of these events. held 14 events – two topical, three on business matters, four on education and More details are on our website and booking will culture, and five other events including the open after notices have been sent out a few weeks annual dinner. Members were also invited before the event. to other events by affiliated organisations and Malaysian organisations including the Malaysian High Commissioner, MIDA and MATRADE. Islamic Finance: what it means & the He highlighted the good relationship that opportunities for the UK post-Brexit had been established with the Malaysian

High Commission and especially the High The BMS and Institute of Directors (IoD) City of

Commissioner, Dato’ Ahmad Rasidi London Branch jointly held a talk “Islamic Finance: Hazizi, who hosted two events in 2016. what it means & the opportunities for the UK post- New honorary life members Dato’ Neville Green He noted 2016 also saw an increase in Brexit " at the premises of PwC on Wednesday 5 (left) and Dr John Breakell (right) with Sir Mark membership, especially younger members. Moody -Stuart He said two key areas of focus for the April. Society this year were corporate The discussion explored the power and potential of He was also pleased to see Puan Sri Liz membership and student engagement. Islamic Finance including problems that persist that Moggie (wife of TNB Chairman Tan Sri He also announced the agreement and prevent the industry growing to the next level signing of an MOU with the British Leo Moggie) and Charles Humfrey, CMG, (a former British ambassador to Malaysian Chamber of Commerce Indonesia and current Chairman of the (BMCC). The reciprocal arrangement Anglo Indonesian Society). aims to increase the opportunities and The Chairman announced new honorary benefits of members of both the BMCC life membership for Dato’ Neville Green and and BMS towards the common objective Dr John Breakell for their invaluable service of fostering stronger relations between the and support to the Society over many years. UK and . Continued on Page 2, column 4

FORTHCOMING BMS EVENTS Lord Sheikh of Cornhill addressing attendees

Seated from left: M Iqbal Asria CBE, Andrew Gosnay, Thursday 27 July OTHER EVENTS. Members will be Dato' M. Faiz Azmi and David Stringer-Lamarre Talk by Prof Terence Gomez, of the notified of other events to which they

University of Malaya will be invited, including those Dato' Anthony Cooper, BMS Chairman, gave a “The Government’s business: Politics, organised by My-UK and Malaysian short welcome speech. policies and the corporate sector in Malaysia” Speakers included: Govt bodies, including MIDA and Coventry University London MATRADE. Members will be advised Lord Sheikh of Cornhill, Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Islamic Finance; 6.00pm to 8.30pm of full details, and how to book/pay, by Dato' M. Faiz Azmi, Chairman of PwC Malaysia flyers sent out nearer the date. and Global lead for PwC on Islamic Finance; Wednesday 27 September www.thebritishmalaysiansociety.org Andrew Gosnay, Head of Banking and Finance,

Talk by HE Vicki Treadell, British High Laytons Solicitors LLP;

Commissioner to Malaysia. M Iqbal Asria CBE, Islamic Finance expert and Inner Temple, London, The British Malaysian Special Advisor on business and economic affairs to 6.00pm to 8.30pm Society wishes all our the Muslim Council of Britain.

Tuesday 3 October members and friends After the discussion there was a vote of thanks by Martin Barrow, Director of Matheson & Co and Merdeka Concert ‘Selamat Hari Raya’ St Lawrence Jewry, London, 6.00pm to Executive Committee member of BMS. 8.00pm, followed by optional late supper at (Eid Mubarak) The evening was kindly hosted by PwC 8.30pm at the Guildhall Club

Memorandum of Understanding Sultan Muhammad V installed as 15th Continued from Page 1 Chairman’s Report betweenato The British Malaysian Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) The Chairman welcomed new Chamber of Commerce and The The Malay Mail Online Monday April 24, 2017 corporate member, Coventry University British Malaysian Society Group, whose Head of Alumni and External Relations Coventry University London, Carole Still, was present The British Malaysian Chamber of He said student engagement efforts Commerce (“BMCC”) and The British are led by the Deputy Chair and the Malaysian Society (“BMS”) have Secretary to establish closer relationship with students and universities, adding concluded an agreement to establish discussions were underway with the reciprocal rights with a view to increasing Association of Malaysian Economics thelaunch opportunities and benefits of members Undergraduates (AMEU) to develop a of both the BMCC and BMS. new arrangement. Further opportunities This arrangement was initially proposed are also being explored with other by Dato’ Anthony Cooper, BMS student organisations, he said. Chairman , in March and accepted by The Chairman announced the appointment of Mei Sim Lai as a second Aurelia Silva, Executive Director of the Sultan Muhammad V takes the oath of installation, pledging to perform his duties as Malaysia's 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong. ― pic Deputy Chair who would succeed him BMCC , on behalf of the BMCC Board of as Chairman at next year’s AGM. He Directors later that month. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - “Daulat Tuanku (Long Live the also noted the retirement of three The purpose of this proposal is to King)!” Sultan Muhammad V was installed as the 15th Yang di- Executive Committee members (Dr broaden the business and social Pertuan Agong (King) at Istana Negara here today, for the next John Breakell, Julian Metcalfe and Dato Seri Johan Raslan) and thanked them community of BMCC and BMS members five years. towards the common aim of fostering for their services and support to the The installation ceremony, steeped in Royal Malay customs, Society. stronger relations between the UK and marked the formal commencement of his tenure as the Supreme Members were reminded of BMS’ Malaysia Head of the Federation which also reflects the stature of upcoming events including the Eid The arrangement allows members of the Constitutional Monarchy practised in the country. dinner, a talk on the palm oil industry BMS (either visiting or based in Malaysia is one of 43 countries in the world that practice and HE Vicki Treadell’s talk. The Malaysia) to attend events hosted by the constitutional monarchy, with the rotation system in selecting a Chairman also highlighted three key events in the autumn: Merdeka Concert BMCC in Kuala Lumpur and allows King being the only one of its kind in the world. at St Lawrence Jewry, Annual Dinner at members of the BMCC (either visiting or The sound of trumpets and the beating of drums by the Inner Temple and Christmas Reception based in the UK) to attend events hosted Gendang Besar D’Raja band reverberated in the at House of Lords by the BMS in London. Balairong Seri (Throne Hall) of the national palace to the tune of The Chairman concluded by thanking Paid events organised by the BMCC and the President, Sir Mark Moody-Stuart “Raja Bertabal” as soon as Sultan Muhammad V took his Oath of BMS will remain chargeable with the Installation. and the Vice Presidents, Sir David costs borne by the members attending. This was then followed by the firing of a 21-gun salute and the Greenaway and Lord Powell for their Free -to-attend events hosted by the tremendous support to the Society. He playing of the national anthem “Negaraku” by the Royal noted Sir David’s retirement as BMCC and BMS are non-chargeable to Malaysian Air Force band. Chairman of the Russell Group of the members but numbers may be limited Some 800 guests witnessed the colourful and glorious Universities in September 2017. He also if capacity is limited. ceremony, including the Malay rulers and their consorts; the thanked members of the Executive The BMCC and BMS will exchange representatives of the Malay rulers; the Yang Di-Pertuan Negeri; Committee. marketing materials when needed to the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor; and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Treasurer’s Report promote each other’s events Accounts for 2016 have been signed Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and wife, Datin Seri Hamidah Khamis.

Also present were cabinet ministers, heads of government and loaded onto the website. 2016 was a departments and foreign diplomats. – Bernama year of growth for membership, especially younger members. To date BMS engagement with http://www.themalaymailonline.com BMS has 13 corporate members, 126 students individual members and 16 student Malaysia PM’s wife says Rosmah also said that members. One of the key areas of focus this year for gifted children need to be Cambridge's Prof Elizabeth The Treasurer highlighted our healthy the Society is student engagement. nu. rtured from young Hall, who was visiting Currently there are 17 student members financial position with more than Malay Mail Online May 9, 2017 professor at the Permata and the Society aims to increase student Pintar's Nobelist Mindset adequate reserves, which put us on a membership in the coming years. workshop held at UKM last sound footing for the longer term. We have managed to run a programme of The Society has started to liaise and September, had opened successful events with low costs due to work with several student organisations opportunities for the students and groups. to learn more about the our good relationship with The Discussions are underway with the STEM (science, technology, Traveller’s Club, as well as the support Association of Malaysian Economics engineering and maths) from corporate members who provided free premises for some events Undergraduates (AMEU) to develop a fields. BERNAMA new arrangement. The reciprocal www.themalaymailonline.com The Treasurer also noted that the website maintenance had been smoothly relationship aims to increase the opportunities and benefits of both Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor delivers UK to broaden ties with transferred to a new service provider. members of the Society and AMEU. her speech during the launching of Malaysia post-Brexit, He also thanked Simon Hoy of Anova Permata Science Institute workshop who are our auditors Founded in September 2016, AMEU is may not need FTA a student-led organisation that serves as at the Royal Society of London. ― By Eva Yeong the Sun Daily The Treasurer proposed that Anova be the representative of Malaysian Bernama pic April 6, 2017 re-appointed as Auditors for 2017 and economics students, both in Malaysia and LONDON: Wife of Malaysia's KUALA LUMPUR: The UK, this was approved.

Prime Minister, Datin Seri overseas. which aims to be more outward- Rosmah Mansor, who is the looking post-Brexit, is Current Executive Committee: Their International Advisory Council boasts a group of prominent names patron of Permata, said most of exploring ways to deepen and Dato’ Anthony Cooper (Chairman) broaden its relationship with including BMS President Sir Mark Permata students were tutored Zehan Albakri-Verden (Deputy Chair) Malaysia, which may not Moody-Stuart and Chairman Dato’ by members of the Faculty of Mei Sim Lai (Deputy Chair) Science and Technology of require a free trade agreement. Dr Euvian Tan (Hon Secretary) Anthony Cooper. “We discussed this morning BMS supported the Malaysian Eid event Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Peter Farrar (Hon Treasurer) (UKM). how we might work together to at Goodenough College on 25 June 2017. ensure that there is even greater Stephanie Cheong (Events Organiser) The event was organised by three Thus, the signing of a openness. Perhaps that does not Martin Barrow Malaysianline members of the College: Pei memorandum of understanding require any FTA to provide Albert Bong Ann Yeoh (also BMS member), Khairun between UKM's Faculty of those opportunities,” UK Jason Brooke Science and Technology with Secretary of State for Dato’ Zarir Cama Nisa Mohamed Zabidi and Weng Fong Lim. Cambridge University's International Trade, Dr Liam Dato’ Neville Green Fox, told reporters at the Continued on Page 3, column 1 Chemical Engineering and Haliza Hashim-Doyle Biotechnology Department “Malaysia and Britain, Partners Azimah Heus would benefit the Permata gifted in a post-Brexit World” panel Michael Thompson discussion. students, she said at the signing Rahiyah Yahya of the MoU. http://www.thesundaily.my

New Corporate member - The Coventry University Group Companies Act 2016: Transforming Malaysia’s The Coventry University Group has become Also home to The Confucius Institute, 11 corporate landscape the newest corporate member of The British research centres, the Serious Games institute, Mida Newsletter May Malaysian Society. and an Enterprise Hub, Coventry University The Companies Act 2016 (Act 777) (“CA supports the city of Coventry through education, 2016”) came into force on 31 January 2017. employment, enterprise and research. This new CA 2016 replaced the 1965 Act In June 2017, Coventry University was which has been in operation for over 50 awarded Gold in the Teaching Excellence years. Framework, the highest quality award in the The workings towards CA 2016 took over

UK. It was also awarded “HEI of the Year” and a decade’s worth of review, consultation “Social Enterprise Champion”, by the Higher and discussion with regulatory, professional Education Funding Council for England. and industry bodies. Coventry University London, launched in October 2010, has a student base of 1,600 The implementation of CA 2016 is intended undergraduates and post graduates (2015/16), to increase the ease of doing business in Malaysia. Incorporation procedures for From left: Dato’ Anthony Cooper, BMS and an alumni community to date of 4,000. The 75% international student population companies will be simplified. This in turn Chairman, Carole Still, Head of Alumni and External Relations Coventry University London, represents 12% of the Coventry Group’s will bring significant cost savings for and Peter Farrar, BMS Treasurer, at the AGM. International student population. With bespoke businesses through the creation of a more The Coventry University Group is an degrees in business, finance, fashion, marketing business-friendly environment. umbrel la term for Coventry University and its and tourism, students have access to a full The CA 2016 is to be implemented in associated educational and commercial Bloomberg financial trading suite, fashion stages. The first phase of the CA 2016 subsidiaries. studio and an enterprise hub. commenced on 31 January 2017. The Enterprise Hub provides a City of London Coventry University is a global and Section 241 relating to the requirement transformative ‘modern university’ serving registered base for graduates to launch their 26,000+ Students in the UK and 15,000 businesses through Tier 1 visas. for company secretaries to register with the Registrar, and Division 8 of Part III relating students through its network of international To date, Coventry University London has seen partners 12 Tier 1 Graduate entrepreneur businesses to corporate rescue mechanisms on a Drawing students from over 150 different launched with a further 18 in progress. corporate voluntary arrangement and nations, Coventry University is one of the top CU (Coventry University College) with sites judicial management, have yet to be ten UK universities for the size of its in Barking & Dagenham, Coventry and implemented. international population. Its international Scarborough serving their local communities, Also enforced on January 31 was the growth was recognised in 2015 by the Queens offer a range of vocational courses. Designed Companies Regulations 2017 to support the Award for Enterprise. with flexible learning options and no end of implementation of the Companies Act. With roots traced back to 1843 to the year exams, they provide a high quality learning With this, companies have a mechanism Coventry School of Design, today, the whole solution and lower tuition fees than other to lodge documents with the Companies range of UK qualifications from CPD, HNC, comparable institutes, helping to make higher HND, Foundation, TopUps, Undergraduate, education affordable and local Commission of Malaysia (CCM) and their Postgraduate and PhD’s are offered. Award Winning: holder of the Queen’s award related fees. All Coventry University students enjoy for Enterprise in recognition of its international www.mida.gov.my access to placements and international growth and success, ranked 12th in the UK, opportunities ensuring their employment voted Top Modern University Times 2018 and prospects are enhanced by the time they rated Gold in the 2017 Teaching Excellence graduate. Framework, the highest quality award in the UK Screening of the film In Coventry, the University offers a range for outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes of degrees from aerospace, automotive, Coventry University is proud of its position as “The remarkable Miss North” engineering, and manufacturing to arts and a top modern university less than 50 years old. humanities, social care, NHS and technology. www.coventry.ac.uk The British Malaysian Society and the Association jointly screened a docu-drama film

Continued from Page 2 titled “The Remarkable Miss North” at Royal Art Exhibition by Malaysian Over-Seas League, London, on Wednesday 28

Students artist, Yusof Ghani, at Asia June.

Following the success of the event, the House The film was introduced by Jack Andrews Society will explore interest in a continuing and Lavinia Warner, the Executive Producers of relationship with the College. "Segerak VI - Transcendent Figures" the BBC 4 documentary. LONDON: Segerak is the first UK solo show of Actress Emilia Fox presented the 60 minute Malaysian artist Yusof Ghani, one of the biggest documentary on the life and work of the rebel names in Southeast Asian art. A total of 15 Victorian painter, Marianne North. paintings are on display at this exhibition, with Fired by her passion to paint and search for every piece having its own unique story about exotic and unknown plants, Marianne travelled life in Asia. alone to 17 countries in 5 continents. Segerak is a series of oil paintings from 2003 Her legacy is kept alive today by the gallery in which Ghani uses light to reinterpret a she bequeathed to Kew Gardens. It includes 833 philosophical point of view. Frieze sculptures of her extraordinary paintings out of a total of on the walls of ancient Hindu sites, including over 1,000 painted in just 15 years. Emilia Angkor Wat and Borobudur, are other key travels in Marianne’s footsteps to Sarawak. influences for the Segerak series. The exhibition was organised by Tapak Malaysian Eid event at Goodenough College, Gallery at Asia House from 5 – 7 April 25 June 2017. BMS now has Facebook and Twitter, welcome news for BMS members and friends.

The Secretary and the Deputy Chair lead all Now social media users can click on to BMS student engagement efforts, and welcome Facebook and Twitter. ideas for projects and approaches that will Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebritish provide opportunities for the Society to develop closer relations with students and malaysiansociety1983/ universities. Goodenough College is a residential college Twitter: @BritishMsianSoc for international postgraduate students and

also an educational charity with the patronage http://asiahouse.org of HerProduced Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. www.facebook.com/TAPAKYusofGhani

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