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  • Annual Report and Accounts

Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
Persatuan Asia Diraja Bahagian Malaysia
ANNUAL REPORT

For the period 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014

PATRONS

DYMM Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj, Sultan Selangor, D.Y.T.M. Paduka Seri Pengiran Perdana Wazir Sahibul Himmah Wal-Waqar Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah and Mr. Lee Kuan Yew.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The 133rd Annual General Meeting was held on 28 June 2014 at the Badan Warisan Malaysia, 2 Jalan Stonor, Kuala Lumpur. Tun Mohammed Hanif bin Omar, the President of the Society, presided at the meeting and 23 members of the Society were present.

ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

The following members of the Society, having been nominated under Rule 21, were elected to the Council.

President

Tun Mohammed Hanif bin Omar re-elected

Vice-Presidents

P.M. Dato Shariffuddin re-elected
Dr. Cheah Boon Kheng re-elected
Tengku Mohd. Fauzi bin Tengku Abdul Hamid re-elected
Prof. Dr. Tan Tai Yong re-elected
Miss Patricia Regis re-elected

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Councillors

Datin Dr. Kobkua Suwannathat-Pian re-elected
Dato’ R.R. Sethu re-elected
Dr. Paul H. Kratoska re-elected
Dr. Loh Wei Leng re-elected
Prof. Emeritus Dr. Ahmat Adam re-elected
Prof. Dato’ Abu Talib bin Ahmad re-elected
Dato’ Seri Nazir Ariff elected

Hon. Secretary

Dr. Neil Khor Jin Keong re-elected

Hon. Treasurer

Dato’ H.S. Barlow re-elected

Hon. Editor

Dr. Cheah Boon Kheng re-elected

Hon. Review Editor

Dr. Kobkua Suwannathat-Pian re-elected

Gomez & Co were re-appointed Auditors for the year 2014. Messrs Moores Rowland were re-appointed the Society’s Accountants.

MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL

The Council met on four occasions during the year.

  1. a). On 29 March 2014 at Badan Warisan Malaysia, 2 Jalan Stonor, Kuala Lumpur.

  2. b). On 28 June 2014 at Badan Warisan Malaysia, 2 Jalan Stonor, Kuala Lumpur.

  3. c). On 4 October 2014 at the Singapore National Library Building, 100 Victoria Street, level 16, the Pod, Singapore.

  4. d). On 13 December 2014 at Badan Warisan Malaysia, 2 Jalan Stonor, Kuala Lumpur.

GOVERNMENT SUBVENTIONS FOR THE YEAR 2014

Malaysian Government - RM15,000
Brunei Darussalam - RM6,000

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SALES OF PUBLICATIONS

The total sales of MBRAS publications for the years 2013 and 2014 were as follows:


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LECTURES

  1. a). Talk by Dr Patricia Sloane-White entitled “Gender at Work: Sexualized banter and ‘Polygamy talk’ in Malay-Muslim corporate space” at Badan Warisan Malaysia on 29 March 2014.

  2. b). Talk by Mr Ng Tze Shiung entitled “The Raffles Paradox: Liberal, Autocrat, or something else?” at Singapore National Library Building on 4 October 2014.

  3. c). MBRAS Youth Forum at the Auditorium, Menara Star, Phileo Damansara Petaling Jaya, entitled “Who writes our History” on 10 December 2014.

MEMBERSHIP

The number of new applications received and approved by the Council during the period of this report was 32. The total number of members of the Society on 31.12.2014 was 400.

The total number under different categories on that date was:


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PAYMENT OF SUBSCRIPTIONS IN LOCAL CURRENCY

The Society’s Representatives in the United Kingdom, North America and Australia continued to receive annual subscriptions in local currencies from members resident in those territories. Their assistance was greatly appreciated.

The names of our representatives in those areas were as follows:

United Kingdom: Prof. A.J. Stockwell,
36 Sydney Road,
Guildford GU1 3LL, U.K.
Email: tony@ajstockwell.co.uk
North America & Canada: Dr Patricia Sloane-White,
Department of Anthropology,
University of Delaware,
John Munroe Hall, Newark,
Delaware, U.S.A. 19716
Email: paswhite@udel.edu
Australia: Prof Dr A.C. Milner (previously Dr Amy Chan)
Faculty of Asian Studies,
The Australian National University,
Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia.
Email: anthony.milner@anu.edu.au
 
Date: 16 March 2015 Dr. Neil Khor Jin Keong
Hon. Secretary MBRAS

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