LAST week, newspaper headlines — Utusan Malaysia, in particular — were ablaze with red terror. The spectre of communism seemed poised to return to our lands, especially against a backdrop of calls to allow former Public Enemy No 1, Chin Peng, to return. These calls, most notably from Penang Gerakan chairperson Datuk Dr Teng Hock […]
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Home Ministry denies govt reneged on CPM peace pact
PUTRAJAYA, 2 June 2009: The Home Ministry today refuted claims by some quarters that the government had reneged on its peace agreement with the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) signed on 2 Dec 1989. Its deputy minister, Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop, said 442 ex-CPM members applied to return to Malaysia, but only 406 attended […]
Communist sympathisers, beware!
By Zedeck Siew(TV image by Konrado Fedorczyko / sxc.hu; communist star image public domain, source: Wiki commons)WHILE there has been a lot of press coverage regarding the establishment of the Special Parliamentary Committee on Unpatriotic Activities (SPCUA), I’m baffled as to why more hasn’t been written on the SPCUA’s televised hearings. As we know, the SPCUA was […]
“Use ISA against Chin Peng’s supporters”
KUALA LUMPUR, 1 June 2009: The Ex-Servicemen’s Association has called on the government to use the Internal Security Act (ISA) against anyone, including politicians, who proposed or supported a move to allow former communist leader Chin Peng to return to Malaysia. Chin Peng (Pic extracted from the cover of My Side of History, published by […]
Info ministry wary of blogs highlighting communism
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 May 2009: The Ministry of Information, Communications and Culture will always be wary of blogs or groups trying to highlight issues on communism without taking into account the present background of the country. Its minister, Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said the ministry could take action according to the communications and multimedia […]
