James Wong Wing On

As the Cold War began, Lin Qi Hui's relatively peaceful life was again disrupted. He was wanted by his British ex-allies and in 1948, he was arrested in his hometown Muar for being a communist.

Grandfather Lin Qi Hui says he wants Malaysians to know that Umno founder Onn Jaafar was a good man, a man of integrity who loved all races.

Masyarakat Cina di Malaya dan Singapura diarah membayar wang yang banyak kepada pihak pentadbir tentera Jepun sebagai 'tanda penghargaan kerana mereka dibiarkan hidup'.

During the Occupation, the Chinese community in Malaya and Singapore were ordered to pay large sums of money to the Japanese as a token of appreciation for being left alive.

It is now out in the open - the leadership transition within Gerakan is now quite clear with the open clash between Dr Lim Keng Yaik and his deputy Kerk Choo Ting seemingly on the term limit of the party president.

MCA ex-president Dr Ling Liong Sik could still exert influence on delegates during the forthcoming party elections, while one of his sons may stand as Youth chief, says a writer who has closely followed developments.

Although the coverage of MCA's party elections in the mainstream media seems to suggest that it is an important party, a close observer of Chinese Malaysian politics Phoon Weng Keong begs to differ.

The epicentre of MCA's political leadership has shifted from the technocratic elite to grassroots operatives who know how to manage their public image.

The ultra-modern state gives the world a rosy impression of itself. But opposition leader Dr Chee Soon Juan points out the thorns in this conclusion of a two-part interview.

Opposition leader Dr Chee Soon Juan talks to malaysiakini about how Singapore has turned into a 'soft dictatorship' through repressive laws, 'racist' policies and the making of external bogeys in this first of a two-part series.

Is the US-Japan alliance attempting to encircle and contain China in Asia? How should the US balance its strategic relations between China and Japan in an increasingly multi-polar international order? UKM's Prof Lee Poh Ping shares his views.

The jockeying has started for permanent posts in the council, but the aspirants may have a wait of several years.

Eminent Singaporean scholar Professor Wang Gungwu shares his views on recent political developments in China, Japan and Taiwan, where history has often intervened in decision-making.

Both nations pledge to provide military logistical support, supplies, and services to each other on a voluntary basis.

Buku tulisan dua ahli sejarah dari Universiti Cambridge memaparkan foto sepuluh wanita muda dari Malaya yang menjadi 'hamba seks" tentera Jepun yang diselamatkan di Pulau Andaman pada tahun 1945.

Dewan Perhimpunan Cina Selangor (SCAH) berikrar untuk meneruskan tekanan dan bantahannya terhadap usaha Jepun untuk menjadi anggota tetap Majlis Keselamatan Bangsa-bangsa Bersatu.

The book by two Cambridge historians has a photograph of 10 young Malayan women rescued from the Andaman Islands in 1945.

A disappointed SCAH vows to keep up the pressure against Japan's bid for a permanent membership in the UN Security Council.

Pemohonan maaf oleh Perdana Menteri Junichiro Koizumi terhadap kekejaman tentera Jepun sewaktu Perang Dunia Kedua, didakwa 'tidak ikhlas' dan hanya di bibir sahaja.

Malaysian protestors dismiss Japanese premier Junichiro Koizumi's apology for his nation's past aggression as nothing more than 'lip service'.

The rally is to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of the Pacific War and the liberation of the city as well as to protest Japan's distortion of historical facts and its attempt to become a permanent UN Security Council member.