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Issue no. 3 | 2022

Book Launching Ceremony
‘They Came from Jaffna’

In attendance were the parents of Raja Permaisuri of
Perak, Tuanku Zara Salim, Pro-Chancellors, Toh Puan
Dato' Seri Hajjah Dr. Aishah Ong and Tan Sri Dato' Seri
Diraja Ramli Ngah Talib, Chairman of the Board of
Directors, Tan Sri Zarina Anwar, Vice-Chancellor, Professor
Dato' Ir. Dr. Mohd Hamdi Abd Shukor, representative of the
Sri Lanka Endowment Fund, and the Dean. The launch
was attended by more than 400 guests including
members of the diplomatic corps, deans and
distinguished members of the public, especially members
of the Jaffna community.

The book is a record of recipes and history of the Jaffna
Sitting on the stage from left: Dr Viswanathan Selvaratnam, Professor community in Malaysia. Mrs Iswaran recorded the recipes
Dato' Rajah Rasiah, Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar, Toh Puan Dato' Seri of her grandmother Meenachi and Sivagami Thayar who
Hajjah Dr. Aishah Ong, HRH Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin ShahTan Sri
Dato' Seri Diraja Ramli Ngah Talib, Professor Dato' Ir. Dr. Mohd have brought and assimilated the Malaysian spices into
Hamdi Abd Shukor, Mrs Indra Iswaran and Datuk Professor Dr. their own unique recipes. It won the Gourmand World Best
Danny Wong Tze Ken
Books Award in Paris in 2020.
On 25August 2022, a book launching ceremony was held
at the Dewan Tunku Canselor, to launch the book, entitled, The book was sold at RM300 and all proceeds from the
They Came from Jaffna. The book, written by Mrs Indra sales are donated to the Sri Lankan Endowment Fund. The
Iswaran, was launched by His Royal Highness Sultan fund is dedicated to research and study of Indian
Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Azlan influence in Southeast Asia and the Indian community in
Muhibbuddin Shah Al-Maghfur-Lah, Sultan of the State of Malaysia. It also supports student activities. The ceremony
Perak Darul Ridzwan, and Chancellor of Universiti Malaya. ended with lunch featuring Jaffna culinary foods and a
book signing session by the author.
The event was organized by the Faculty of Arts and Social
Sciences in conjunction with the Universiti Malaya Sri To buy the book, please contact Miss Hanani Abu Bakar at
Lanka Endowment Fund. the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, UM.

Leadership and SAPT Workshop

On 19-21 August 2022, the Faculty held a Leadership and
SAPT workshop at the Pulse Grande Hotel in Putrajaya.
The workshop was organised to strengthen leadership
quality of the faculty. Conscious of the increasing
occasions of leadership change, especially Head of
Departments, the workshop was held to ensure smooth
succession and operation even with leadership change.
The academics playing and competing during teambuilding games
The workshop was also meant to keep the faculty’s leaders
to be aligned to the goals and strategies of the University
and Faculty. In addition to serving Heads and Director of
Institute, the workshop also involved Deputy Heads and
future leaders. The Dean and his deputies and the
Administrative Manager were facilitators at the workshop.
The three days programme also involve team building
activities and fellowship. The workshop also spent some
time discussing the proposed new SAPT and came up with
suggestions representing interests of the Faculty. The programme ended in a happy note

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