MBRAS

CELEBRATING THE
HISTORY, CULTURE AND HERITAGE
OF MALAYSIA,
SINGAPORE AND BRUNEI

ESTEEMED PATRONS

Malaysia: Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhajj, Sultan Selangor

Brunei: Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Perdana Wazir Sahibul Himmah Wal-Waqar Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah

Singapore: Chan Sek Keong, Esq.

OFFICE MATTERS

Our office hours are 10 am – 4 pm, Monday – Friday except public holidays. Please contact our Office Manager to arrange an appointment if you wish to visit us.

Tel. / WhatsApp: +60-11-5410-2148
E-mail: info.mbras@gmail.com

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UPCOMING EVENT

We are pleased to announce a talk entitled “British Plans to Annex the Siamese-Malay Peninsula: A longue duree of competitive colonialisms between the nineteenth century and 1950s” by Dr Christopher M. Joll

This will be a hybrid event.  We invite those wishing to attend to reserve a place for the in-person event or for the related Zoom feed.

Date: Saturday, 2 March 2024
Time: 4:00 p.m. MTY (GMT + 8)

Our YouTube Channel

The videos of our last 2 talks are now available for viewing on YouTube.   TALK 1 Title: “Rereading the “Hikayat Melayu” (the Raffles Manuscript No. 18): Was the Sejarah Melayu written in Aceh?” Speaker: Professor Ahmat Adam. The link is https://youtu.be/-uLbnM2gbYE TALK 2 Title: “British Plans to Annex the Siamese-Malay Peninsula: A longue durée of competitive colonialisms between the nineteenth century and […]

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Latest Journal

The December 2023 issue of JMBRAS is the 325th issue of the Society’s flagship publication.

Latest Monograph

An account of information about Singapore in European publications between 1500 and 1819, based on travel accounts, compendia, encyclopaedias, and dictionaries written in Latin and various vernacular languages.
R35

Latest Reprint

A collection of articles on the storied Malay keris, an example of craftsmanship that shades into art. The authors discuss the place of the keris in Malay society, its origins and manufacture, and beliefs associated with it.
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