I posted the following as a comment on 'Jebat Must Die' Blog. It was written off the cuff. The Communist Party of Malaya is a subject in which I have special interest, especially in the character called Loi Tek. Over the years I have done constant reading on Chin Peng, the CPM etc. I hope to write again on this subject.
Salam JMD,
We should get Prof Shamsul Amri of ATMA, UKM to speak up on this issue more. He is also very well informed.
NONE, I repeat NONE of the CPM members were freedom fighters. Please read Chin Peng’s biography. First of all the setting up of the Communist Party of Malaya was planned by the British (or they already had full cognisance of the CPM).
The CPM’s inaugural meeting was held in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan in 1930 (thanks JMD) where Ho Chi Minh was present. Ho Chi Minh’s real name was Nguyen Ai Quoc.
At this time Chin Peng was a about 7 years old in Sitiawan and did not know anything about the CPM.
The first Secretary General of the Communist Party of Malaya was one Loi Tek (an ethnic Vietnamese - so how was he a freedom fighter in Malaya) who was a British Agent. Lai Tek @ Loi Tek @ Lai Te @ Wright @ Nguyen Van Long @ Chan Hong aged about 38, had been a French agent in Vietnam but was arrested by the French. Then he was “sent” by the French to the British in Hong Kong where Loi Tek became a British agent, helping the British smoke out Communist labour unions in the Hong Kong docks. Until his disappearance in 1947 Loi Tek could not speak a word of Malay.
In the late 1930s, the Brits “sent” Loi Tek to Singapore and handled him when he organised the port workers' unions in Singapore. Since Loi Tek had frends in the COMINTERN, the Brits were fully informed of the COMINTERN’s decision about that time to set up Communist insurrections around South East Asia.
Loi Tek was then co-opted by the British when he organised the Communist Party of Malaya on Comintern instructions. From day one, the British knew the inside out of the CPM.
During the Japanese occupation of Malaya, Loi Tek remained behind in Malaya and became an agent of the Kempeitai. Loi Tek had free access to travel during the Japanese occupation.
When the Japs invaded Malaya in 1941, Chin Peng was 17 years old. (Chin Peng was born on October 21, 1924). Before the Japanese invasion, he wanted to go to China and join Mao Tse Tung to fight the Japanese there. But since the Japs came here to Malaya, the fight came to Chin Peng. So he did not have to go to China.
When the Japs invaded Malaya, Chin Peng started going underground. Even at this time Chin Peng was NOT a member of the Communist Party of Malaya. He was a member of Mao Tse Tung’s Anti Enemy Backing Up Society, HQ in China - whose No 1 enemy was Japan - not the Brits.
At this time Chin Peng had no idea that someday in the future, anyone would be saying that he was a freedom fighter for Malaya! Chin Peng had no idea about the CPM. He did not know what it was.
Chin Peng had joined Mao Tse Tung’s Anti-Enemy Backing Up Society (AEBUS) and NOT the Communist Party of Malaya. The AEBUS later evolved into the Min Yuen.
In 1943 the British sent in Spencer Chapman and a few other agents to organise resistance AMONGST THE MALAYAN CHINESE against the Japanese. Two vehicles were chosen FOR THE MALAYAN CHINESE ie the Communist Party of Malaya for the Communists and the Kuomintang for the Chiang Kai Shek supporters. By this time Chin Peng was a member of the anti Japanese Forces, later to be known as the Malayan People's Anti Japanese Army or MPAJA.
The Malayan chapter of the Kuomintang later became the Malaysian Chinese Association or MCA.
Two Brits, Davis and Broome were landed by submarine at Segari, Perak along with Lim Bo Seng (representing Chiang Kai Shek’s Kuomintang) to meet Loi Tek (representing the Mao Tse Tung Communists). Spencer Chapman was in the Pahang jungles and walked from there to meet up with Broome and Davis on Christmas day (December 25th) 1943 near Bidor.
Chin Peng was present as Broome's guide. The meeting took place at a place called Blantan near Bidor in Perak.
Loi Tek drove up from Singapore in a car, during Japanese occupation. He was NOT molested by the Japanese.
When these folks all met at the Blantan camp on December 30-31, 1943, Spencer Chapman knew Loi Tek (the Sec Gen of the CPM and Chin Peng’s Boss) was a British spy because Chapman had met Loi Tek before on December 19, 1941 in Geylang in Singapore when Loi Tek was handled by the British Special Branch in Singapore.
Then Loi Tek (for the Communists), Lim Bo Seng (for the Kuomintang) and the other British agents present at Blantan (Broome, Davis etc) signed a piece of scrap paper about some agreement. The so called agreement was written by hand and was written on school notebook paper.
Chin Peng did not sign because at this time he was only 19 years old and did not know anything. At this meeting he used the fake name Chen Chin Sheng. Since Loi Tek was already Chapman’s ‘agent’, Chapman did not sign the agreement (maybe Chapman could not take the hypocrisy).
It is interesting to note that both Loi Tek and Lim Bo Seng signed using fake names. Loi Tek used the name Chang Hong. Lim Bo Seng used the name Tan choon Lim. Fake names do not a treaty make.
During the Japanese occupation, Loi Tek kept betraying CPM leaders to the Japanese. In one famous incident the so called ‘top leadership’ of the CPM (actually squatter farmers, rubber tappers, carpenters etc) was wiped out by the Japanese during a ’secret’ meeting in Batu Caves. Loi Tek had informed the Japs of the secret meeting.
Then in 1945 after the Japs surrendered, Loi Tek became a British agent again. He fully briefed the Brits about who was who in the CPM. (Still no freedom fighters there). Curiously despite many 'leaders' of the fledgling CPM having suffered death, Chin Peng not only survived but was handpicked by Loi Teck (the British spy) to lead the Communists in Perak. This was in 1943.
Finally by 1947 the CPM started becoming suspicious that their Sec Gen Loi Tek was an enemy agent. The Brits told Loi Tek about this. Loi Tek escaped along with a million Dollars of CPM party funds. They say that Loi Tek ran away to Thailand where he was killed by the Thai Communists. Others have said the Brits spirited Loi Tek to London. Till today Loi Tek remains a mystery.
Chin Peng and the CPM leadership were incensed and suffered great loss of face. To save face, Chin Peng and the CPM decided to take revenge on the Brits. They killed some British planters. Hence I think it was a retaliation against the Brits for making such fools of the CPM. There was no freedom fighting involved. It was a simple case of ’Bloody shit, the Brits have made such idiots of us’.
Spencer Chapman returned to England where he suffered depression and later committed suicide. He knew what he did in Malaya ie help nurture the CPM, which caused so much death and desruction.
The whole CPM thing was a game played by the British.
As a final point, please note the two flags below. The first one immediately below here is the flag of Chiang Kai Shek's Kuomintang party. The second flag below that is the flag of the Malaysian Chinese Association. They are actually almost identical. These were no freedom fighters fighting for Malayas independence. It was a catfight between the Mao Tse Tung Communists and the Chiang Kai Shek Kuomintang in the Nanyang. Please note the Kuomintang flag has a star with 12 points, whereas the MCA flag has a star with 14 points, representing the 13 States of Malaysia and Singapore.
27 comments:
Yes, the British used the communists, then betrayed them, and broke their promise in not granting independence right away after the war in August 1945. Independence was part of the deal demanded by the communists for their cooperation.
Before 1930 the communists were aligned with the PKI in Indonesia and operated as one. After the failed rebellion in 1926, they went underground and resurfaced in 1930.
The British victory Awards to MCP, Chin Peng and 15 and the official march past by the communists before Lord Mountbatten and his salute is confirmation of acceptance as freedom fighters during WW2. The MCP was part of the Allies!
It is time that we live as malaysians. I propose that we change to a Presidental system like America. We have 222 parlimentary seats. Have a presendential election. The guy who wins at least 112 parlimentary areas become president. this is a presendtial not parlimentary election. We vote for the man not the party. That would bring CHANGE. Change can only come from ONE good man not from a party.
Temenggong,
The British gave awards to those people who fought to save British colonial assets, profits and booty.
The Brits never gave any awards to the Indian National Army or Subhas Chandra Bhose. But some people may say Subhas and the INA were freedom fighters too. Rgrds. SAA.
Tuan Syed,
I enjoyed reading your writing on your favourite subject.
1. But please permit me to comment on the flags of Kuo Min Tang (KMT) and MCA.
The flag of the Kuomintang consists of a twelve-ray sun (originating from the twelve traditional Chinese hours of the day) to symbolise the spirit of progress.
(Traditional Chinese hours consist of only 12 hours - Zhen - compared with the modern 24 hours. One "zhen" has 2 hours.)
It is natural that the flag of MCA is similar to the flag of KMT as MCA was formed by KMT members:
"Formation:
The Malaysian Chinese Association was formed on February, 27 1949 as the Malayan Chinese Association by the Kuomintang (KMT) members as an alternative and also in opposition to the Malayan Communist Party.
This formation was with the implicit support by post-World War II British Reoccupation Authority.
The first leaders of the MCA were Kuomintang army leaders. Mr Leong Yew Koh, was a KMT major general who became a cabinet minister and later became governor of Malacca;
Malaysia's first minister of finance, Tun Henry H.S. Lee, was a colonel; and Dr Lim Chong Eu, the leader of the Radical Party, and joined the MCA in 1952, was a colonel (medical) doctor in the Kuomintang.
Tun Tan Cheng Lock, who was a member of the Malayan Anti-Japanese League, was its inaugural president...."
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_Chinese_Association
Salam hormat.
Many of my mates fought against the communist party of Malaya and many of them died or badly wounded.
I flew many sorties in the jungle operations while serving in the RMAF after the RAF left the country for beeter or for worst. Am no hero, just doing what was right for King & Country. But for anyone to now claim Chin Peng as a freedom fighter, he/she must be crazy.
I wished not to call anyone names but the truth is that we all went to hell and back while fighting against the communist party of Malaya. It wasn't as bad in Sarawak but still it caused many lives plus hardship to the rakyat and duty bound soldiers.
I salute to all my mates that served in the Armed Forces and Police.
Capt.
Syed
can we just sued the British Government (since there are points and facts) of the atrocities they have done to malaysia and malays?
Tuan Syed,
I must compliment you on your interesting comment in "Jebat Must Die " blog.However, I believe your conlusion is too simplistic.You should not only read up more on this
controversial subject, but should do some systematic research before you proceed to write a book about it. As you are a good writer, I am sure, you can come up with a good book that is based on research.
dude,
u talk about him dude and he is a 'wasted'guy? what then are you?
The Chinese, if they ever fight, are always be for their own, personal interest. Nothing more.
During the Japanese Occupation all those Chinese were fighting for their lives, not for the Country.
Its the basic fact that the Japanese were hunting for their hides.
Dont twist and turn the facts.
Now its getting clear.
No wonder the British was so hard pressed to get Tunku Abdul Rahman to take the Chinese and Indian then as Malaysian citizens.
The British owed them to fight for their interests. But the Malays had to pay for the Brits debts, eh?
Darn Brits!
Lets sue the Brits.
After all these years, people have been cursing and swearing at the poor Chin Peng, supposedly the 'tai koh' of the Communists in Malaya of those days and now you are saying he was no communist at all? But a hatched up, well-cooked casserole of the British?
And Mr Temenggong says because Lord Mountbatten saluted Chin Peng in a march past, it is confirmed Chin Peng was a freedom fighter? That the Malayan Communist Party was part of the Allies? Aiyuh. I the very the confused one. The little I know about Malayan history has gone kaput with all this new information.
Wow. I am indeed the very the confused one. So if Chin Peng is a Wira of Malaya, we should name a Jalan after Chin Peng. Yes or not? Jalan 222 has been re-named Jalan PP Narayanan. He was the Malaysian John Walsh. But Chin Peng fought for the freedom of Malaya. He should be honoured ma.Right or not?
I am amazed to read about the clandestine connections among Vietnam, Thailand, China, Indonesia those days. Sekarang pun hutan, those days for sure like thick forest but can cross over seas one and keep in touch. Terror huh those days? Or maybe that material also cooked up by the cunning conniving British, Americans or the Gurkhas???
Malaysia nowadays, the very the confused one. Malaya those days also very the confused one ah?
By the way, Syed. You should thank that Captain mate who flew sorties over Malayan jungles those days. Nice of him to give feedback. You know why he said to hell and back? Because the Aedes mosquito and the anopheles mosquitoes were working with Chin Peng. Malaria, cholera and maybe dengue too but not identified and had no name then. Not gun-fire awaited them I think. It was more like fatal diseases. Thats why he said to hell and back. Right or not?? Those guys had 'hands-on' feel of the situation. Nice RAF guys. Big strong and friendly. Just like the Punjabies sans turban, beard and bangle and bau minyak sapi. Right mate? From Butterworth? Right? Butterworth those days means RAF. Right or not? I think so.
Anyone from the Communist Party to give a thought on whether Chin Peng was fighting for Malaya, China, Britain, Vietnam or India???? Anyone?? I the very the confused one.Syed, now the history books must change their text with all this new information. Do they teach history in school nowadays? Got or not? Aiyah. Very the susah one.
Thanks for all your comments. I have updated some of the facts. Spencer Chapman did not come by submarine to the Blantan camp. Chapman was in the Pahang jungles because he got left behind when the British withdrew from Malaya.
Chin Peng was born on October 21, 1924. He was 17 when the Japs invaded Malaya on Dec 7 1941. In 1943, Chin Peng was made Perak Secretary of the "CPM". He was 19 years old.
When he met Davis, Broome and Chapman and Lim Bo Seng at Blantan in 1943, he could neither speak English or Malay. He spoke some Mandarin. His mother tongue was the Amoy dialect and he also spoke Eng Hua.
In 1947, when Chin Peng was made party Boss (Secretary General) he was 23 years old.
SAA
Tuan Syed,
Your statement regarding Chin Peng's
linguistic and intellectual ability
is too sweeping."When he met Davis, Broome and Chapman and Lim Bo Seng at Blantan in 1943, he could neither speak English or Malay.He spoke some Mandarin.."Chin Peng finished Senior Middle 1 before his school closed the Senior Middle section due to financial reasons.He then enrolled himself at the Anglo-Chinese Continuation School which provided English Language education.He was there for six months.His English, then, might be mediocre, especially compared to university-eduacated "Lim Bo Seng"He probably understood more English than you think!
Chin Peng was a voracious reader, having "devoured" many chinese classic books when he was still in the primary school.Davis thought that he was a quiet character with incisive brain and unusual ability.Perhaps,the unrelenting concocted propaganda materials provided by the British
did give a distorted image of Chin Peng, subsequently.We should also read what has been written by respected historians like Dr. Cheah Boon Kheng,Anthony Short,Wang Gungwu,etc besides Chin Peng's"Alias Chin Peng: My side of History"
Captain Spencer Chapman was a member of the British "left behind party" a small number of regular and irregular British Army officers who volunteered to stay behind in Malaya when the British withdrew to Singapore. These people are supposed to act as fifth columnist that would work behind the lines sabotaging the Japanese supply lines.
However this plan when awry mainly because they did not expect Singapore to fall. After the fall of Singapore this group lost focus and wandered around in the jungle suffering from hunger and diseases while trying to hide from the Japanese. At one instance Chapman lost contact with his comrades and wandered alone in the jungle for months. He suffered from "black water fever" (maybe dengue in today's term) and at one instance even believed that he would die from it.
With the help of the aborigines, they reestablished contact with each other and only regain their original intent when they managed to reestablish contact with the British SEA Command in Ceylon.
Chapman in his book "The Jungle is Neutral" relate his experience in the Malayan jungle including the fact that he met Chin Peng in the Perak jungle. I believe he referred to him in that book as Chen Ping. The British supplied the Communist with weapons, equipment and food and with these weapons they begin attacking the Japanese. Ironically some of these weapons were hidden by the CPM and later were used against the British during the Malayan Emergency.
I read this book during my university days some 28 years ago. Recently I came across the book again at Konikuniya. You may want to look for it. By the way Chapman accepted the local Japanese surrender in Kuantan. The fact that he committed suicide is news to me. I doubt that he did it out of remorse of what he had done during the war.
The CPM fought the Japanese out of hatred pure and simple. They heard about what the Japanese had done to China especially in Nanking (Nanjing) and saw it with their own eyes waht the Japanese did to the Chinese in Malaya and was bent on revenge. If there is any sense of patriotism in them it is because of their love of China not Malaya.
They fought the British because the British had double crossed them. The British had promised Malaya to them if they help them defeat the Japanese but they (thank god for that) went back on it.
The CPM and Chin Peng in particular were no freedom fighters. Freedom fighters don't go around killing innocent people. During the 14 days interim between the Japanese surrender and the return of British forces to Malaya thousands of civilians especially Malays were massacred by them. This fact of history must be remembered and never be forgotten especially by the Malays. The British referred to them as bandits which was and apt reference to them. Two of these bandits went around looking for my maternal grandfather after the war with a gunny sack but returned empty handed muttering "itu olang tua atak antu o..".
My grandfather was a Pawang. He was also a member (not an active one) of the KMM and was imprisoned by the British at Tanjung Bidara Melaka for some time. Now, that's a freedom fighter.
I have some other relatives who were harmed or killed by the CPM. In one cowardly ambush one relative of mine lost an eye to a communist bullet fragment which killed her mother. Her father was shot in one leg and was left with a bad limp for the rest of his life. An Indian roti seller traveling with them lost his testicles (they say he was too busy bending down to pick up his rotis spilt on the road). Two Malay policemen sitting in the front seats of the Land Rover were also killed in the ambush. My relatives and the roti seller was hitching a ride in the Police Land Rover because there were no bus that day.
Please read another book called "The War of the Running Dogs" by Noel Barber. It will give you some insight to the condition of the CPM. How their leaders live like war lords, eat the best food and have concubines picked among the members while the ordinary members were severely punished if they had relationship with each other. Read also how their top leaders betrayed each other or betrayed by their own comrades to the British. Read about the deadly rivalry between patriot Yeop Mahidin and his cousin Abdullah CD the CPM chieftain. Read how one CPM leader of them turned coat and become instrumental in the British Psy-war machinary along with C.C. Too who mixed with but refused to join the Min Yuen. C.C. Too used his knowledge on the inner workings of the Min Yuen to psychologically defeat the communists. Now that's a patriot.
Thank you for your comments again. I have in my collection :
1.The Jungle Is Neutral by Chapman
2.War of the Running Dogs by Noel Barber
3. Mountain Rats(?) by Anthony Short
4. Red Star Over Malaya by Cheah Boon Kheng
5. alias Chin Peng by Chin Peng
6. Dialogues With Chin Peng by CC Chin and Karl Hack
7. Operation Ginger and
8. Nation Before Self by Tan Sri Yuen Yuet Leng
9. The Spear & The Kerambit by Navaratnam
10. The Malayan Emergency by Lt Col Mohd Azam Hanif
11. The CPM by Aloysius Chin
There are a few more books on the Emergency and the CPM in my collection which I cannot recall their titles right now.
Soon I will be acquiring 'The History of the Malayan Special Branch' by Leon Comber.
What I am really looking for is Professor Akashi's paper/monograph on Loi Tek. If anyone knows where I can get one, please let me know.
SAA
Tuan Syed,
Other books that may be worth reading includes:
"Life as the river flow" Women in the Malayan Anti-Colonial Struggle
(An oral history of women from Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore) as told to Agnes Khoo.Translated by Agnes Khoo.Edited by Richard Crisp.
"The Finest Hour" The Malaysian-MCP Peace Accord in perpective by Collin Abraham, respected Malaysian social scientist
"Faces of Courage" A revealing historical appreciation of colonial Malaya's legendary Kathigasu family.This book incorporates:"No Dram of Mercy" by Sybil Kathigasu,GM; "The Papan Guerillas and Mrs.K"by Chin Peng;
"Exploring the Legend"by Norma Miraflor &Ian Ward
"From Pacific War to Merdeka" Reminiscenes of Abdullah CD, Rashid Maidin, Suraiani Abdullah & Abu Samah by James Wong Wing On
Tuan Syed,
For your information "New Perspectives on the Japanese Occupation of Malaya & Singapore 1941-1945" (Paperback) edited by Yogi Akashi can now be ordered from Amazon.com.What you are looking for may be inside the volume!By the way, "Malay Nationalism before UMNO:Memoirs of Mustapha Hussain" by Mustapha Hussain is also worth reading.
Don't forget the book by General Yamashita. That gives some account of how the japanese saw malayans and communists.
Umnomalays rememberance of history starts from 1946. That is when they woke up. They have little memory of any history and heroes before 1946 because its full of non malays and a general absence of malays. They have a blank spot, a blind spot. They had a number of social activists and NGOs though like GMI now.
In the period during the war malays were generally japanese sympathisers and informers. The rulers too warmed up to the japanese. The malays were afraid and put up no resistance to the japanese, unlike the non malays who saw themselves as fighting for THEIR country and at the same time helping to free the motherlands too.
When the British returned the malays quickly warmed up to them and started making demands. It is for this reason the non-malays see the malays as cowards and lallang. The MCP, AMCJA and Putera fell out with the British leading to an insurgency in 1948. The falling out was because the British distrusted the communists as the cold war had already begun. That's when the malays woke up, and recent malay history starts from here, in 1946. Before that they have a blank spot.
During the insurgency the malays aligned themselves to the British! The British did the fighting during the period of 1948-60. As far as the MCP was concerned they were still fighting to free Malaya from the colonisers.
Two events led to independence not only for Malaysia but all colonies worldwide.
1. In 1942 there was a mutiny by the Indian soldiers in India in the run up to their fight for independence. As you know the British ruled their empire with the use of Indian soldiers. Without Indian soldiers there could have been no empire. At the start of the war the British had 70,000 Indian soldiers in Malaya and Singapore. As the Indians were beginning to revolt, the British new the days of the empire were over. It was at this point that Britain begun accepting the idea of liberating the colonies and quietly dismantled their empire. Malay's independence begun at this point in 1942, soon to be an eventuality.
2. As a condition for America's entry into the war in europe, Roosevelt demanded that all the european powers dismantle their colonies after the war. There was no way that America would save europe and still see it retaining its colonies. Why free europe from Germany when european nations themselves were colonising others? Besides, America too wanted to see Britain cut down to size.
These two factors gave rise to the independence of Malaya. Plus, the MCP and the INA, both of whom were ignored after the war, which led to tragic results later. There rest were mere formalities and protocol to be worked out. That's where Umno and the Alliance comes in. During the paperwork. Not the fighting. Let us not be hoodwinked that umno or anybody else fought and obtained independence. It was given on a platter!
Soon after the war not only Britain but all european powers dismantled their colonies quickly as pledged. Most obtained independence by 1949.
Inorder to provide a framework for all these ex-colonies, the Human Rights Charter was adopted. The Malaysian constitution is based on the HRC.
The Labour Party came into power and pushed for independence. Malaya's independence was ready by 1946 but delayed due to noises by umno. It was further delayed till 1957 due to the insurgency, the question of Singapore and wrangling by the local parties.
Lee: Thanks for the suggestion. I have read the book about Sybil. I have also been to Papan. Even today Papan is an intriguing place. My unanswered question there was : Why of all places did Sybil and husband choose Papan?
Obviously she was ordered to go to Papan. By whom?
Also after the war Sybil (a civilian) was accorded military treatment by the British. She was transported to UK for medical treatment. The UK Government also watched over her. Again : Why?
I hope to talk to Olga her daughter someday soon.
Temenggong: General Tomoyuki Yamashita was hanged on February 23rd 1946 at Changi Prison. I didnt know he had time to write a book. Do you have the title to his book?
SAA
Tuan Syed,
Did you read "Exploring the Legend" by Norma Miraflor and Ian Ward?They located Olga, interviewed her and took her back to Papan for a visit back in 2005.She was 85 then, but her memory was still good...managing to correct some mistakes in her mother's book "No Dram of Mercy"Some of your questions may be answered if you read "Exploring the Legend"
Ho Thean Fook's book "Tainted Glory" is also interesting as it documented his story (Ho, refered to as Moru in Sybil's book was an english-educated lad, who landed himself in the jungle with the "hill peoples" after The Kathigasus's arrests}
Sorry Syed,
Its been 35 years and my memory fails me.- It was an army manual that Yamashita issued to his soldiers in Malaya. It tells of the provisions to carry when in the jungles, jungle warfare, booby traps, how to deal with the natives, etc.
Please visit Betong on the Thai border, where in the caves the Malayan communists had their largest camp that could hold 800 men.
After the peace treaty many Malaysians including army men, Gov of Penang, and Perak royalty visited this site and met with ex-communists in peace. Although they were communists they were not athiests as there were a number of chinese temples and shrines in their camp.
I just visited Betong two weeks ago with my daughters during the school holidays and from our impression I can say the communists were dedicated freedom fighters who have been maligned in Malaysian history. Malaysian history is there in Betong for all to see! It does not lie.
It is we who made a mistake. We should have accepted and rehabilitated the MCP in 1955 when we had the chance. The Tunku blew it! He was afraid of the MCP, the chinese and their formidable contribution to Malayan history. It must be remembered that by 1965 there were 2.5 million communists in Indonesia, mostly Javanese who were brothers in arms with the MCP.
The insurgency came to an end not because we succeeded in defeating them but because since 1978 China stopped supporting overseas communists and brought all communist campaigns to an end. As you can see, Malaysian history is full of lies to make it politically correct.
We signed a peace treaty with them. It was not a surrender document. We should honor the agreement and not hold anything against the ex-communists, including Chin Peng.mucko
according to the book 'our man in malaya' by margaret shennan, a memoir of john davies, the super agent lai tek was finally killed by a communist killer squad in bangkok so after his exit in 1947. as usual no interrogation was done, otherwise davies cover might be blown then.
After much muddling, obfuscating and wallowing in denial at Rocky's and JebatMustDie, they have finally arrived at a conclusion that Chin Peng was indeed a freedom fighter but not a fighter for merdeka!
This is hair splitting, yet the little emergence from denial at a snail's pace must be appreciated. Denial Syndrome is a result of being unable to come to terms with honesty, mostly driven by fear.
Hopefully they will proceed to consider why there was a whole malay regiment consisting of 700-800 malays in the MCP, and who exactly did the MCP malay regiment fight? And who betrayed who in 1955 Baling Talks?
Slowly the light emerges.
I don't know as to how relevant it is to this discussion but I presume that the book Pawns In the Game by William Guy Carr would somehow relate to the Brit's act on playing up MCP and all the tricks done with Loi Tek. I reckon it does.
chin peng is a fighter .... but not a freedom fighter ... a freedom from what????
freindly observation,....temenggong must have a problem....misguided, misplaced logic and bias....please be focus and impartial with your arguements and facts , we want to straighten history let people learn the truth not twisted facts .....we want a peaceful malaysia
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