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COMMENT | Life after May 13 - lest we forget

COMMENT | Life after May 13 - lest we forget

Some quarters have been threatening a repeat, post-GE15.

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HISTORY | Forgotten past of Malaysian Sinhalese

HISTORY | Forgotten past of Malaysian Sinhalese

Most Sinhalese immigrants in British Malaya were from Ceylon’s southern coast.

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HISTORY | The dynamic community of Malaysia’s Telugus

HISTORY | The dynamic community of Malaysia’s Telugus

The Telugus have transformed from largely estate workers to professionals.

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HISTORY | The Malayalee connection in Malaysia

HISTORY | The Malayalee connection in Malaysia

The earliest records of Malayalees in Malaya can be traced back to 1511.

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YOURSAY | Culture war – it’s open season on historical facts

YOURSAY | Culture war – it’s open season on historical facts

‘Historical negationism is falsification or distortion of historical records.’

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COMMENT | Distorting our history is an intellectual crime

COMMENT | Distorting our history is an intellectual crime

We need a truthful and inclusive accounting of our nation’s history.

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HISTORY | Malaya was never a British colony?

HISTORY | Malaya was never a British colony?

Who really ruled Malaya – the Malay rulers or the British?

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HISTORY | Our past that British colonial officers did not record

HISTORY | Our past that British colonial officers did not record

Merchants, travellers and missionaries helped tell part of our history.

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HISTORY | Christian missionaries in 19th-century Malaya

HISTORY | Christian missionaries in 19th-century Malaya

Interestingly, the Malay teacher for the missionaries was Munsyi Abdullah.

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A sharp satire on old Malacca and present-day Malaysia

A sharp satire on old Malacca and present-day Malaysia

BOOK REVIEW | It’s a brilliant novel about Malacca at its zenith and its nadir.

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HISTORY | Re-examining the 1915 Singapore mutiny

HISTORY | Re-examining the 1915 Singapore mutiny

Mutiny resulted in the death of 44 people.

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PM: Instill love for the nation, defend peace and Independence

PM: Instill love for the nation, defend peace and Independence

He urges the people not to take Independence for granted.

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London's Horniman Museum to return looted African artifacts

London's Horniman Museum to return looted African artifacts

Study finds artifacts were forcibly removed from Nigeria.

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Be open to maintaining Bukit St Paul's original name, govt told

Be open to maintaining Bukit St Paul's original name, govt told

The hill is set to be renamed Bukit Melaka.

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Timeline of major power outages in Malaysia

Timeline of major power outages in Malaysia

Malaysiakini recounts previous massive blackouts and their impact.

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COMMENT | Mat Kilau and demystifying the 1891-95 Pahang uprising

COMMENT | Mat Kilau and demystifying the 1891-95 Pahang uprising

Recognise that films often intend to appeal to audience imagination.

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MOE respects exam board's revocation of 15 students' SPM History results

MOE respects exam board's revocation of 15 students' SPM History results

Minister says will not intervene in independent body's decision.

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Grandson of disgraced ex-S'gor MB Harun wants to clear his name

Grandson of disgraced ex-S'gor MB Harun wants to clear his name

He is on a quest to establish a re-evaluation of Harun’s reputation.

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Memoirs of a Malaysian diplomat

Memoirs of a Malaysian diplomat

Former ambassador R Vengadesan served Foreign Ministry for 35 years, under 5 PMs.

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Radzi: No plans to review History as SPM must-pass subject

Radzi: No plans to review History as SPM must-pass subject

MOE will instead review factors that led to students failing the subject.

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Filmmakers attempt to piece together fragments of Hang Tuah

Filmmakers attempt to piece together fragments of Hang Tuah

Four theatre practitioners explore 7 sets of ideas on the legendary warrior.

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COMMENT | Muda, younger generation should start with our real history

COMMENT | Muda, younger generation should start with our real history

Nation's founding has been rewritten, reinvented to suit political purposes.

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BOOK REVIEW | A tale of past, present and their interlinkages

BOOK REVIEW | A tale of past, present and their interlinkages

Viji Krishnamoorthy’s debut novel examines the contemporary issue of inter-racial marriage.

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HISTORY | Ahmad Boestamam – nationalist and ‘people’s tiger’

HISTORY | Ahmad Boestamam – nationalist and ‘people’s tiger’

A radical, he has not been given due recognition in our textbooks.

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