Annual Report and Accounts: Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Persatuan Asia Diraja Bahagian Malaysia
- Annual Report and Accounts:Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Persatuan Asia Diraja Bahagian Malaysia
ANNUAL REPORT
For the Period 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010
Patrons
Duli Yang Maha Mulia 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 129th Annual General Meeting was held on 19 June 2010 at Badan Warisan Malaysia, 2 Jalan Stonor, Kuala Lumpur. Y.Bhg. Tun Mohammed Hanif bin Omar, the President of the Society, presided at the meeting and 19 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 Abd. Hamid | re-elected |
| Prof. Dr. Tan Tai Yong | re-elected |
| Dato' Dr. Mohd. Noordin Keling | elected |
| Miss Patricia Regis | elected |
| Councillors: | |
| Datin Dr Kobkua Suwannathat-Pian | re-elected |
| Dato' R. R. Sethu | re-elected |
| Dr. Badriyah bte Haji Salleh | re-elected |
| Dr. Paul H. Kratoska | re-elected |
| Dr. Loh Wei Leng | re-elected |
| Prof. Madya Datu Hj. Sanib Said | re-elected |
| Dr. Ahmat bin Adam | 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. Neil Khor Jin Keong | elected |
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Gomez & Co. were re-appointed Auditors for the year 2010. Messrs Moores Rowland were re-appointed the Society's Accountants.
Meetings of the Council
The Council met on four occasions during the year:
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a. On 27 March 2010 at Badan Warisan Malaysia, 2 Jalan Stonor, Kuala Lumpur
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b. On 19 June 2010 at Badan Warisan Malaysia, 2 Jalan Stonor, Kuala Lumpur
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c. On 25 September 2010 at the Asia Research Institute, Bukit Timah Campus, National University of Singapore
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d. On 18 December 2010 at KWSP Building, Khazanah Nasional Bhd., Penang.
Government Subventions to MBRAS for the Year 2010
| Malaysia (Kementerian Pelajaran) | - - |
| Sabah | - RM 2,500 |
| Sarawak | - RM 1,000 |
| Singapore (S$1,600) | - - |
| Negara Brunei Darussalam | - RM 3,000 |
Sales of Publications
The total sales of MBRAS publications during the period under review were as follows:
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a. Sales through the Society's office (1.1.2010 - 31.12.2010)
Monographs 238 copies Reprints 86 copies Journals (back issues) 242 copies Sejarah Melayu (box set) s/c 13 sets Other miscellaneous publications 34 copies -
b. Sales through the Society's Agent - IBS Buku, PJ (1.1.2010 - 31.12.2010)
Monographs 604 copies Reprints 463 copies Journals (back issues) 435 copies Sejarah Melayu (box set) s/c 96 sets Other miscellaneous publications 12 copies
Lectures
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a. Talk by Datin Patricia Lim entitled "From Johor Lama to Johor Bahru" at Badan Warisan Malaysia on 27 March 2010.
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b. Talk by Dr. Ahmat Adam entitled "The Raffles Malay Letters" at Badan Warisan Malaysia on 19 June 2010.
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c. ARI-MBRAS (jointly organized by Asia Research Institute, Singapore) lecture by Dr. Maznah Mohamad entitled "Like a Shady Tree Swept by the Windstorm: Reconstructing the Modern Malay Through Social Texts of Dissent" at Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Bukit Timah Campus on 25 September 2010.
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d. Talk by Associate Prof. Dr. Mokhtar Saidi entitled "Remnants of a Relationship: Significance of the Bujang Valley to Penang and Global Archaeology" at Wawasan Open University, Penang on 18 December 2010. [End Page 128]
Membership
The number of new applications received and approved by the Council during the period of this report was 51. The total number of members of the Society on 31.12.2010 was 733.
The total number under different categories on that date was:
| Honorary | Ordinary | Institutional | Life | |
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| Malaysia | 1 | 403 | 34 | 40 |
| Singapore | 1 | 40 | 7 | 14 |
| Negara Brunei Darussalam | – | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 27 | 4 | 8 |
| Australia | – | 38 | 3 | 9 |
| USA and Canada | – | 16 | 19 | 10 |
| Other Countries | 1 | 17 | 15 | 9 |
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| Grand total: 733 | 6 | 548 | 86 | 93... |
