MBR Marks Three Decades Of Achievements

PETALING JAYA, July 11 (Bernama) -- The Malaysia Book of Records (MBR) marked its 30th anniversary with a gala dinner tonight, bringing together the country’s most distinguished record holders, leaders and cultural icons to celebrate three decades of documenting Malaysian excellence.

MBR Chairman Datuk Seri Michael Tio said the organisation was established during the Malaysia Boleh era to officially record the nation's extraordinary accomplishments.

“To date, we have certified 8,800 records and published 17 English editions. We hope to inspire more Malaysians to break records by bringing back our TV series Malaysia Luar Biasa with Bernama TV,” he said in his speech at the event here tonight. 

He added that the 30th Record Breaking Night reaffirms MBR's commitment to celebrating excellence and inspiring future record breakers across Malaysia.

The event was also attended by Deputy Communication Minister Teo Nie Ching; former Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang Tun Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak; MBR Chief Excecutive Officer (CEO) Christopher Wong, Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) CEO Datin Paduka Nur-ul Afida Kamaludin and Bernama Head of TV, Nor Hamzeela Md Hambali.

More than 800 distinguished guests attended the event, including Olympians, world champions, media executives, corporate leaders, celebrities, and trailblazers from across the country, including tower-running champion Soh Wai Ching, Olympian Goh Liu Ying, young racing prodigy Sophia Zara Mustaffa Kamal and Malaysia's shortest man Mohd Sukur Ibrahim.

The evening included an inspirational session where record holders like Datuk M Magendran, the first Malaysian to summit Everest and business innovator Datuk Calvin Chan shared their extraordinary journeys.

In addition, a total of 91 National Record Holders were also officially recognised during the event, underscoring the remarkable breadth and strength of Malaysian talent.

Guest were also treated to an exclusive teaser screening of the upcoming MBR TV series, "Malaysia Book Record of Records 2025 - Malaysia Luar Biasa”, set to air in August, which promises to offer a inspiring, behind the scene look at the stories and journeys of some of the country’s most remarkable record holders. 

-- BERNAMA