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'Fake news' - Teo denies wanting to change History school syllabus

'Fake news' - Teo denies wanting to change History school syllabus

The articles are attempts to stir up racial sentiments, says the deputy education minister. 

Aide: Maszlee did not say 1MDB will enter History syllabus

Aide: Maszlee did not say 1MDB will enter History syllabus

Minister only said the issue will enter the annals of M'sian history, clarifies Shahrul Aman Mohd Saari.

1MDB scandal will be written in M'sian history, says Maszlee

1MDB scandal will be written in M'sian history, says Maszlee

UPDATED 2.47PM | PARLIAMENT | The education minister said this is so that future generations will not repeat such mistakes.

Arkib Negara: A case for accessibility and inclusion in M'sian history

Arkib Negara: A case for accessibility and inclusion in M'sian history

COMMENT | How can we even begin to learn our history when a bulk of its sources are locked behind barriers?

Heritage activist who promotes classic facets of Penang

Heritage activist who promotes classic facets of Penang

MALAYSIANSKINI | Khoo Salma – the historian who reads George Town like a book.

Yap Ah Loy should always be remembered for developing KL, says family

Yap Ah Loy should always be remembered for developing KL, says family

Descendants of the KL historical icon recalls how he rebuilt the place from tatters.

Of pendatangs, playgrounds and swing sets

Of pendatangs, playgrounds and swing sets

LETTER | How much longer do we cherry-pick parts of history to fit our narrative of land ownership?

Is a History pass for UEC really a priority?

Is a History pass for UEC really a priority?

LETTER | History, in the end, will never be the sole factor to build national​​​​​​​ identity.

History forum sparks communism controversy, speaker vows to sue Utusan

History forum sparks communism controversy, speaker vows to sue Utusan

Activist-lawyer Fadiah Nadwa Fikri vows to sue paper for defamation over its coverage of forum on history textbooks.

Time to concede it was the West who stopped bumiputera slavery

Time to concede it was the West who stopped bumiputera slavery

LETTER | Like it or not, it was the British who freed Malays and Orang Asli from the age-old trade practised by locals.

How the British suppressed the Malayan labour movement

How the British suppressed the Malayan labour movement

FEATURE | Increasingly assertive Malayan workers trigger a crackdown by the colonial gov’t.

The origins of the labour movement in Malaysia

The origins of the labour movement in Malaysia

FEATURE | The advent of worker struggle in colonial Malaya can be traced back to the 1920s.

Whitewashing history won't change the truth

Whitewashing history won't change the truth

YOURSAY | 'In M’sia , when you are in the 'bad books', your name would be erased.'

Zahid: Write history based on facts, not point of view

Zahid: Write history based on facts, not point of view

DPM acknowledges writers had 'twisted' original facts in history books before.

Can the Malay young rediscover their history?

Can the Malay young rediscover their history?

COMMENT | It is indisputable that history rewriting has been ongoing for several decades now.

National Day, history and the role of micro-powers

National Day, history and the role of micro-powers

COMMENT | Rediscovering and rewriting forgotten events in the nation’s history.

Sower Syed Husin poised to reap harvest

Sower Syed Husin poised to reap harvest

NONE COMMENT Syed Husin relishes rare vindication at his book’s launch that had the feel of a memorial awaiting coronation.
First Indian woman rep bemoans racial politics

First Indian woman rep bemoans racial politics

Ganga Nayar, 84, a former Gerakan leader and the first Indian Malaysian woman to be elected, laments that her party’s multi-racialism has gone out of fashion.
Malaysia's longest political detainee, a fighter to the very end

Malaysia's longest political detainee, a fighter to the very end

Kamarulzaman Teh who has the distinction of enduring the longest political detention in the country 22 years in all died of old age on Tuesday. He fought the Japanese, British and then the Umno-ruled government in a bid for true freedom, until the very end.