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

ANNUAL REPORT

For the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018

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, Chan Sek Keong, Esq.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The 137th Annual General Meeting was held on 30 June 2018 at the Badan Warisan Malaysia, 2 Jalan Stonor, Kuala Lumpur. Tengku Mohd. Bin Tengku Abdul Hamid, President of the Society, presided at the meeting and 28 members of the Society were present and 1 proxy.

ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

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

President
     Tengku Mohd. Fauzi Bin Tengku Abdul Hamid elected
Vice-Presidents
     Prof Dr Tan Tai Yong re-elected
     Miss Patricia Regis re-elected
     Datin Dr Kobkua Suwannathat-Pian re-elected
     Dr Loh Wei Leng re-elected
     Dr Hjh Asiyah Az-Zahra Hj Ahmad re-elected
     Dato' H.S. Barlow elected
     Dr Paul Kratoska elected
Councillors
     Prof Emeritus Dr. Ahmat Adam re-elected
     Prof Dato' Abu Talib bin Ahmad re-elected
     Prof Dr Danny Wong Tze-ken re-elected
     Dr Joseph Fernando re-elected
     YAM Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz re-elected
     Ms Mary Elizabeth Cardosa elected
     Mr Chua Siow Leng elected
Hon. Secretary
     Dr. Neil Khor Jin Keong re-elected
Hon. Treasurer
     Dato' H.S. Barlow re-elected
Hon. Editor
     Dr. Paul H. Kratoska re-elected
Hon. Review Editor
     Dr. Kobkua Suwannathat-Pian re-elected

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Gomez & Co were re-appointed Auditors for the year 2019. Mazars Risk Management Sdn. Bhd. were re-appointed the Society's Accountants.

MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL

The Council met on four occasions during the year.

  1. a). 31 March 2018 at Badan Warisan Malaysia, 2 Jalan Stonor, Kuala Lumpur.

  2. b). 30 June 2018 at Badan Warisan Malaysia, 2 Jalan Stonor, Kuala Lumpur.

  3. c). 29 September 2018 at the Function of Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore.

  4. d). 15 December 2018 at Badan Warisan Malaysia, 2 Jalan Stonor, Kuala Lumpur.

LECTURES

  1. a). Talk by Dr Paul H. Kratoska entitled "The Japanese Occupation: Piecing Together What Happened", at the Badan Warisan Malaysia on 30 June 2018.

  2. b). MBRAS-Jalan Merdeka Talk by Dato' H.S. Barlow entitled "Frank Swettenham and his influence on the Development of Early Kuala Lumpur and the Building of Carcosa" on 2 September 2018 at Carcosa Seri Negara, Kuala Lumpur.

  3. c). Talk by Prof Dr Lai Chee-Kien entitled "From Stuffed Tigers to Weather Capsule: Displaying Malaya and Malaysia to the World, 1851-1972" at Function Room, Singapore Botanic Garden on 29 September 2018. [End Page 180]

SALES OF PUBLICATIONS

The total sales of MBRAS publications for the year 2018 were as follows:

Sold by MBRAS IBS
Year 2017 2018 2017 2018
Monographs 272 275 23 25
Reprints 183 92 10 9
Journals 945 911 6 8
Sejarah Melayu (box set) 7 5 2 1
Other publications 4 1 2 0

MEMBERSHIP

The number of new applications received and approved by the Council during the period of this report was 20. The total number of members of the Society on 31.12.2018 was 357.

The total number under different categories/areas on that date was:

Honorary Ordinary Institutional Life TOTAL
Malaysia 4 213 14 11 242
Singapore 3 16 6 4 29
Brunei 1 4 1 0 6
U.K. 3 15 2 1 21
Australia & NZ 0 15 1 3 19
USA & Canada 1 5 2 5 13
Other Countries 5 5 17 0 27
TOTAL 17 273 43 24 357

PAYMENT OF SUBSCRIPTIONS IN LOCAL CURRENCY

The Society's Representatives in the United Kingdom, the 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:

Dr A.J. Stockwell

Guildford GU1 3LL, United Kingdom.

Email: tony@ajstockwell.co.uk

North America & Canada:

Dr Patricia Sloane-White

Department of Anthropology

University of Delaware

110 John Munroe Hall, Newark

DE 19716...

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