Photos by James Lew
The 72nd Malaysian Bar Annual Dinner & Dance 2019 was held at the Majestic Ballroom of the Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur, on 16 Mar 2019.
George Varughese, the outgoing President of the Malaysian Bar, delivers his speech.
Mureli Navaratnam delivers the citation for Cecil Rajendra, recipient of the Malaysian Bar Lifetime Achievement Award 2019 and a self–professed “lawyer by profession and poet by compulsion”. (Please click here for the full citation.)
A video presentation highlighting the timeline of Cecil Rajendra’s colourful life was screened. (Please click here to view the video.)
Cecil Rajendra delivers his acceptance speech. (Please click here to read the acceptance speech.)
George Varughese stands with the four recipients of the Sports Personality of the Year Award 2019: Tony Woon Yeow Thong, Simon Tan Hong Jin, Law How Chong and Jeyakumar Palakrishnar. (Please click here to read about the recipients of the Sports Personality of the Year Award 2019.)
More photos follow below, to provide an additional glimpse at the highlights of the evening.