Date |
Venue |
Activity |
Speaker/Organizer |
10th January |
Coutts & Co |
Current events in Malaysia post UMNO General Assembly |
Datuk Paddie Bowie |
15th February |
Satay House |
Networking lunch |
BMS |
15th March |
Malaysian Students Dept |
Talk on Nottingham University’s Malaysian campus |
Professor Douglas Tallack |
21st May |
Salisbury House |
Annual General Meeting |
KPMG / BMS |
31st May |
Asia House |
Malaysia My Second Home – MM2H Scheme |
Andrew Davison |
5th – 8th June |
Malaysian Festival – London |
5th June |
Renaissance – Chancery Court Hotel |
Gala Dinner to open Malaysian Festival |
Tourism Malaysia |
7th June |
Asia House |
Chef Wan/ Malaysian Food (as part of “Connecting Cultures” Festival) |
Asia House / BMS |
8th June |
Odeon Cinema, Shaftesbury Avenue |
British Premiere of “The Red Kebaya” (as part of Malaysian Film Week) |
Asia House / BMS
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12th June |
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Reading |
“Business Opportunities in Malaysia” |
MIDA (i) / MATRADE (ii) Thames Valley C of C (iii) |
30th August – 1st September |
50th Anniversary Merdeka – in Malaysia |
30th August |
Royal Selangor Club, KL |
Anniversary Dinner |
BMS KL Panel, its new Chairman, Tunku Aziz, and BMS Chairman |
31st August – 1st September |
Merdeka Square/ Padang |
Midnight Fireworks Display |
Malaysian Government |
1st September |
Merdeka Square/ Padang |
Merdeka Parade |
Malaysian Government |
1st September |
British High Commission |
Reception for visiting BMS members & services veterans to meet HRH Prince Andrew, Duke of York |
British High Commission |
1st September |
KL Tower |
Dinner for BMS members |
Tourism Malaysia |
24th September |
National Liberal Club |
Reception for Council Members |
BMS |
11th October |
Asia House |
Lecture “The Anatomy of Networking” – Carolina Arriagada |
BMS |
22nd October |
London Hilton, Park Lane |
Dialogue session with Hon. Rafidah Aziz, Minister of International Trade and Industry |
MIDA (i) / BMS |
24th October |
National Liberal Club |
Annual Dinner |
BMS |
25th October |
Mansion House |
50th Merdeka Commemorative Conference |
ASLI (iv) / BMS / Asia House |
25th October |
Locarno Suite
F&CO (v) |
Reception |
FCO (v) |
26th October |
St Catherine’s College, Cambridge |
50th Merdeka Commemorative Conference |
ASLI (iv) / BMS |
1st November |
Shell Centre |
Energy Challenge / Jon Chadwick |
Shell / BMS |
14th November |
Cadogan Hall |
Merdeka Concert |
BMS / Malaysian Ministry of Culture |
14th November |
Awana Restaurant |
Post-Concert Supper |
BMS |
11th December |
Satay House |
Christmas lunch |
BMS |
Key to names |
(i) Malaysian Industrial Development Authority |
(ii) Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation |
(iii) Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce |
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(iv) Asia Strategy and Leadership Institute |
(v) Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
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