The 71st Malaysian Bar Annual Dinner & Dance 2018 was held at the Grand Ballroom of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, on 17 Mar 2018 (Saturday).
A time of mingling and socialising before the start of the dinner.
President of the Malaysian Bar, George Varughese, delivers his speech. (Please click here to view the speech.)
Cyrus Das, 21st President of the Malaysian Bar (1997–1999), delivers the citation for Param Cumaraswamy, recipient of the Malaysian Bar Lifetime Achievement Award 2018. (Please click here to view the citation.)
George Varughese presents the Malaysian Bar Lifetime Achievement Award 2018 to Param Cumaraswamy.
A moving video presentation of Param Cumaraswamy’s career highlights was screened, to hearty applause. (Please click
here to view the video.) Param Cumaraswamy delivers his acceptance speech. (Please click
here
to read the acceptance speech.) Members and guests fête Param Cumaraswamy with a standing ovation.
A group photo of Cyrus Das, George Varughese, Param Cumaraswamy and Ramachelvam Manimuthu, Chairperson of the Malaysian Bar Lifetime Achievement Award Selection Committee.
Ever the consummate performer, Vijay David wows the crowd with his powerful vocals.
George Varughese with the four recipients of the Sports Personality of the Year Award 2018. From left: Jaspal Singh Gill (Chairperson, Bar Council Sports Committee), George Varughese, Yap Yeow Han, Francis Ng, Khairil Aznan b Azizi, and Syarihah Razman. (Please click
here
to read about the recipients of the award.)Emcee Jonathan Case reveals the winners of the Best–Dressed Segment, definitely a crowd favourite.
The Funniest Person in the World 2016, Harith Iskander, tickles the funny bone of the audience.
The Grand Prize winner (right) flaunts his bounty!