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Commando’s wives: We were afraid of approaching police trucks
IPOH: For wives of police force’s commandos, the sound of an approaching police truck or a whirring helicopter, would always send a shiver down their spine, especially during the pre-Independence and Malayan emergency era. While some will still be able
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‘I won’t forgive the communists for killing my family’
MELAKA: I will never forgive the sins of the Three Stars communist insurgents who killed five members of my family in Parit Sulong, Batu Pahat, Johor, said senior citizen, Tik Sulong, 86, while holding the picture of her family on
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Sarawak’s first Indian woman Kapitan shares her Merdeka feelings
KUCHING: “When the Malaysian flag was hoisted, I was in tears…tears of joy, ” said Sarawak’s first Indian woman who served as Kapitan for almost 11 years. Paliani Samba Bilaidom, alias Lucy Lingam, 66, was appointed to the role of
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‘Appreciate our peaceful journey to Independence’
GEORGE TOWN: The younger generation should appreciate the fact that Malaysia’s independence was secured on the strength of racial harmony, said Penang Malay Association (Pemenang) president Tan Sri Mohd Yussof Latiff. He said that through the wisdom and ingenuity of
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Siamese community in Kelantan also fete National Day
TUMPAT: From the lilt in his speech in the dialect of the Kelantan Malay community, no one would have thought that this 23-year-old man from Rantau Panjang, 35.6 km from here, is not a Malay. Nang Ruen Tin is actually
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