All posts tagged "communist"
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1.8KCultureMalaysia Day was supposed to be the same day as Merdeka. But the UN delayed it. Why?
Originally published on September 18th, 2019. In 2019, at a Malaysia Day event in Bintulu, PAS President Hadi Awang made some...
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934HistoryWhy does Malaysia’s Nuri helicopter crash so often?
While flying may be the safest method of transport, it seems that this mainly applies to planes more so than helicopters. And as...
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1.5KCultureFrom WWII shipwrecks to anti-communist ops, these Msian filmmakers unearth lost stories
For most history buffs, it’s really difficult to go on-site and examine facts for themselves, especially given the lack of reliable sources...
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1.5KLawMalaysia’s new Law Minister used to fight communists in Sarawak (+ 3 other facts)
We’re gonna start off with this quick poll: If you haven’t really been following the Malaysian political scene closely (or if you’re...
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3.7KCultureThe history of the Senoi Praaq, the PDRM unit made up of Orang Asli fighters
When the Malayan Communist Party began waging war from the jungles of Malaya during the insurgency, it was all hand on deck...
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759CultureThe 1989 deal that ended communist conflict in M’sia… actually allows Chin Peng’s return
Even from beyond the grave, the late Malayan Communist Party (MCP) leader Chin Peng still managed to cause a stir among Malaysians...
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4.0KCrime4 things you didn’t know about Special Branch, Malaysia’s Most Mysterious Police Unit
PS: If you’d like more stories like this, please subscribe to our HARI INI DALAM SEJARAH Facebook group ? “Eh, see that uncle over there....
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1.1KCultureThe Malayan triple agent spy who worked for the British, Japanese, French and Communists
This article uses the research paper ‘Traitor of all Traitors—Secret Agent Extraordinaire‘ by Leon Comber as a main source. And if you’d...
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663CultureMalaysia chose to become besties with a country in war… and here’s what we got from it
Mention the name Cuba (pronounced as ‘COO-ba’, as in the country and not the Malay word for try) and you may think...
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1.0KCultureThis Muslim NGO leader said non-Malays didn’t fight for Malaysia’s freedom. But is it true?
On 13 Jan, Ismail Mina Ahmad, leader of Gerakan Pembela Ummah, or Ummah for short (an umbrella group of Muslim organisations) gave a...