While he wrote a lucid and wellreceived autobiography, alias chin peng. The newspaper was established on 15 july 1845 as the straits times and singapore journal of commerce. Population policies and programmes in singapore santo koesoebjono domenyk eades. For a more critical view and a reliable, short biographical chapter, see also dialogues with chin peng, ed. Chin and karl hack, was published by the singapore university press in 2004. Chin peng ong boon hua, as told to ian ward and norma miraflor. Request pdf malaysian communist party mcp explaining its early. During world war ii he fought as an antifascist guerrilla fighter in the malayan peoples antijapanese army against the japanese occupation of malaya. Chin peng wikipedias chin peng as translated by gramtrans. The malayan national liberation army mnla, often mistranslated as the malayan races liberation army, was a communist guerrilla army that fought for malayan independence from the british empire during the malayan emergency 19481960 and later fought against the malaysian government in the communist insurgency in malaysia 19681989.
As leader of the malayan communists he was alternately a hero of world war ii decorated by lord mountbatten for bravery and a terrorist with a price on his head. As chief of the imperial general staff, the professional head of the british army, from 195558, he was prime minister anthony edens chief military. There have been many british analyses of the socalled emergency but chin pengs my side of history provides an interesting and much needed balance. Ia pada awalnya berperang dengan jepun semasa perang dunia kedua sebagai tentera antijepun rakyat malaya mpaja, sejak 19481960 ia berperang dengan pasukan british dan komanwel untuk malaya. Ideas on national history and other histories by ahmad. In his film amir juxtaposes chin pengs life past and present against scenes of modern day malaysia, simultaneously exploring issues of social development and progress, and notions of loyalty to the state and to a cause. Gauge the consciousness on history by the nations population gauge the consciousness on the nations history. Chin peng menempuh pendidikan di sebuah sekolah berbahasa tionghoa di sitiawan. Chua lee hoong was with the civil service for 10 years before joining singapore press holdings as a journalist in 1995. My side of history with ian ward and norma miraflor, media masters, 2003, chin peng now has no recollection of many events, including the important baling talks in kedah, when he emerged from the jungle to negotiate with tunku abdul rahman and david marshall, then the. New light on the malayan communist party singapore, 2004. He is best known for his defeat of the guerrilla rebels in malaya between 1952 and 1954. Chin peng former obe, 21 october 1924 16 september 20 born ong boon hua was a. Course requirements a class attendance and participation 15% of the final grade.
New light on the malayan emergency russell jones saw sweehock. Puak kiri dan puak kanan wujud di masyarakat semua kaum. My side of history 9789810486938 alias chin peng media master books languageandreference. The pdf of this letter is available here introduction. Dr poh soo kais commentary singapores battle for merger revisited in new mandala on 3 dec 2014 is a misleading account of operation coldstore, singapores merger with malaya, the barisan sosialis singapura barisan and his own role in that period. Media masters, 2003 7 wo 2035642, inward telegram no 434, from m. Chin peng wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. These works are subsequently referred to as my side of history and dialogues. My side of history paperback paperback by chin peng 0 close. Hence katagiri, winning hearts and minds to lose control accepts the orthodox version, but to do so ignores the october 1951 directives, british intelligence assessments of their impact and chin pengs claims to the contrary in chin and hack, dialogues, 14563, and. However, the minister suggested that the film is weak precisely because it offers no new facts tidak ada fakta baru, an assessment he artfully framed. D and rashid maidin were all born in various places in perak. A determined anticolonialist, he led the partys guerrilla insurgency in the malayan emergency, fighting against british and commonwealth forces in an at. For a more critical view and a reliable, short biographical chapter, see also c.
Chin peng chin peng in his later years personal details born ong boon hua. The film was inspired by chin pengs autobiography, alias chin peng. My side of history recollections of the guerrilla leader who waged a 12year anticolonial war against british and commonwealth forces in the jungles of malaya. Menurut chin dan hack, dia belum menjadi seorang komunis saat itu. It pitted britishled forces against the malayan communist party mcp, its malayan national liberation army mnla, and the mnlas civilian supporters in the min yuen or masses organisation chin and hack 2004. The autobiography of the legendary chin peng, the malayan communist guerilla leader in the 12year jungle war against british and commonwealth forces from 1948 to 1960. Tentera pembebasan rakyat malaya wikipedia bahasa melayu. My side of historyrecollections of the guerrilla leader who waged a 12year anticolonial war against british. Field marshal sir gerald walter robert templer, 11 september 1898 25 october 1979 was a senior british army officer who fought in both the world wars. However, what chin peng didnt admit in his book, was that in 59 one starving ct staggered out of the jungle with a rusty. Bacalah chin pengs my side of history untuk memahami cara berfikir puak kanan masyarakat. These four villages were set up with official thai assistance after 1989. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Alias chin peng my side of history 9789810486938 by chin peng and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.
Chin peng, former obe, born ong boon hua was a malayan communist politician, antifascist activist and longtime leader of the malayan communist party and the malayan national liberation army. Thailand played an important role in the negotiation between malaysia and the mcp. This was subsequently confirmed in chin pengs autobiography that was published a few years after the authors conversation with him in canberra. I have attached a photo of the 1962 victorian interservice. Interestingly, in alias chin peng, my side of history isbn. It is a cliche that history is written by the winners. Young chinese like chin peng were drawn to mao who they regarded as the epitome of a blossoming chinese nationalism while the older overseas chinese stayed faithful to the kmt. This allows the reader to see how chin peng blended his own ideas with responses to historians, to produce his own quasibiography, chin peng and ian ward, alias chin peng. Invaluable book for anyone interested in the history of malaysia. My side of history, was and remains legally in circulation in malaysia.
My side of history as told to ian ward and norma miraflor, singapore. Malaysian communist party mcp itself was both a political and militant movement, inspired by the indonesian communist party and chinese communist. Malaysian communist party mcp explaining its early political. Pada tahun 1937, dia bergabung dengan masyarakat pendukung anti musuh tiongkok aebus, yang dibentuk tahun itu untuk mengirim bantuan ke tiongkok sebagai tanggapan terhadap agresi jepang.
In 2003, the same year mahathir ended a 22year tenure as prime minister, perhaps sensing a new period of change, chin peng published his memoir, my side of history, as a direct challenge to the malaysian states portrayal of the mcp as national. Women in the malayan communist party, 194289 journal of. See alias chin peng my side of history 2003, isbn 981 04 8693 6. Chin peng ong boon hua had been born in malaya in 1924 of nanyang chinese parents. New light on the malayan communist party by editors c. Tentera pembebasan rakyat malaya mnla, sering disebut sebagai tentera pembebasan kaum malaya atau mrla, adalah tentera gerila yang berpangkalan di semenanjung tanah melayu dan singapura. The history of the struggles of the communist party of malaya in postwwii malaysia as told by cpms leader, chin peng. The malayan emergency officially lasted from june 1948 until 31 july 1960 chin and hack 2004. As told to ian ward and norma miraflor russell jones c. Sopiah suid, nor zahidi alias elections in malaysia facts and figures. The malayan special branch on the malayanthai frontier. For further details, see, ratanachaya, kitti, the communist party of malaya, malaysia and thailand. My side of history, as told to ian ward and norma miraflor singapore, 2003.
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