"I notice that there are lots of people who do not accept this story. I guess its because Tun Haniff said the truth about their community? 1969 event is another event that was that was not accepted as well. The Japanese apologise for their actions, I can't see any chinese leader including the Gerakan leader or the late chin peng apologising to the malay community for their actions? I guess maybe this is what they should do in order to move on? That way maybe then we would see UMNO apologising to Chinese about the killings of chinese in 1969?"
Maza Iraza
Interesting article from RPK's MT, I am posting the comments section as well:
EX-IGP: MALAY-CHINESE FRICTION SPARKED DURING ANTI-JAPANESE ARMY’S RULE
Ida Lim, Malay Mail Online
The country’s interracial tension especially between the Malays and the Chinese traces back to the latter group’s “cruel rule” during the pre-independence period, former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tun Mohammed Haniff Omar claimed today.
Haniff explained that this purported hostility between the communities did not exist before then, saying it was only sparked during a brief spell in 1945 when the Malayan People’s Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA) declared itself to be in control.
“Pertempuran (clashes) between races never happened from zaman ke zaman (era to era) until the Chinese ruled cruelly part of the Malaya peninsular through the Malayan Communist Party (CPM) and Kuomintang in August, September 1945.
“Since then, Peninsular (Malaysia) has racial problems,” the retired policeman said during a luncheon talk titled “Cabaran Keselamatan Awam Masa Kini” (Today’s Public Security Challenges).
Pointing to the Chinese community’s presence here that traced back to the Malacca Sultanate without issue, the former police chief said race had never been a problem until that point in 1945.
Before independence, Peninsular Malaysia was carved up into the Federated Malay states, Unfederated Malay states and Straits Settlement — all under British rule.
Japan invaded then-Malaya in 1941, with its occupation ending in 1945 when it surrendered.
In a brief period spanning two to three weeks before the British returned and established the British Military Administration of Malaya on September 12, 1945, the only “organised force” then was the MPAJA commanded by the CPM and the Kuomintang, Haniff said.
During the brief MPAJA rule, Haniff said this “force” imposed a curfew on Malay males and killed those who breached the curfew.
This was despite the Chinese then having only British subjects status in the Straits Settlements rather than citizens in the Malay states, he said.
The MPAJA also hunted down collaborators of the Japanese and civil servants such as the police and village heads before torturing and killing them, he said.
The Malays then became “really aroused” and attacked the Chinese, with the Chinese then being in “great fear” of attacks from the Malays, he said.
“There was complete pandemonium. Until the British had to arrange for Malay and Chinese leaders to get together and promise to keep the peace.
“So we never had this until the Japanese surrendered and the MPAJA took over. That was the start,” the Institute of Public Securityof Malaysia (Ipsom) fellow said.
- Lim Sim Khean · Top Commenter · PuchongThis ex-IGP is talking nonsense.
There was absolutely no enemity between the Malays and the Chinese during the Japanese occupation in Malaya. In fact, there was unity in fighting against the invading forces. The two races even went into the jungles, facing hardships to fight the Japanese armies, guerrilla style. - Mohamad Abdul Malik · Top Commenter · Malaysian Institute in ManagementI do not always agree with what Tun Hanif has to say but I am afraid he was right on this one although his views may be opposed by a lot of people. The root cause of this suspicion and friction was because of the MPAJA attitude and actions during the 14 days they were 'in power' in the then Malaya. And the Malay perception was that the MPAJA was a Chinese movement so to speak. Hence the lingering distrust and suspicion of the Chinese to this day.
- Vincent Tong · Top Commenter · Kuantan2 or 3 weeks can create such great animosity that can prevail for over more than half a century? In my humble opinion, the May 13 incident had a more profound impact on the Malay - Chinese dichotomy. Anyway MPAJA or CPM for that matter does not represent the Chinese. Just like Perkasa does not represent all Malays. This another desperate attempt to demonise the Chinese.
- Raja Petra Kamarudin · Top Commenter · Chief Editor at Malaysia TodayAs soon as the Japanese surrendered the MPAJA entered the towns and started killing those viewed as British and/or Japanese lackeys. Their objective was to take over the country by force.
This frightened the Malays who saw this an an example of what will happen if the Chinese ever came to power. That was why when the CPM started an armed insurrection in 1960 they could not get Malay support. Only the Chinese supported them. The Malays were scared that what they saw in 1945 would again happen in 1960 if the CPM takes over. And in 1969 when it appeared like the Chinese were going to take over the Malays resisted.
We may say why should what happened in 1945 still frighten the Malays 15 years later in 1960 and again nine years after that in 1969? Well, see what happened in Bosnia and Serbia. Old wounds and distrust take a long time to heal. I feel that was Chin Peng's biggest blunder in 1945. If not the Malays would have been with the CPM and the CPM would not have been a Chinese movement save for a small handful of Malays. - Mohamad Abdul Malik · Top Commenter · Malaysian Institute in ManagementYes, I agree with that. But that was the perception then and now. During the emergency many of the Chinese were born and came from China. Thus the close affinity with their 'motherland' who at that point in time were communists. LKY too have problems with the communists. Why do you think the British created new villages for the Chinese then? They did so because they wanted to isolate the Chinese rural population from the communists who they suspected was helping them. Why were there no Indian new villages? I think we should come to terms with that and move on. No I do not believe this is a desperate attempt by Hanif to demonise the Chinese. He was just calling a spade a spade. You can only solve a problem by correctly identifying the actual causes of the problems. The problems won't go away by being in a state of denial.
- Vincent Tong · Top Commenter · KuantanRaja Petra Kamarudin, I respect your opinion but I beg to differ on the aspect of Chinese taking over the nation. The Chinese were never a majority race and will never be. For the sake of argument, the majority of the Chinese never really supported the CPM, otherwise it would never have been that easy to overcome the CPM. CPM were only be able to garner power by force and not by own volition. Btw, I am sorry for your lose (uncle).
- Nick Lmk · Top Commenter · King George V School (Hong Kong)Why dwell on the past? Its history! We should be talking about what needs to be done today to put the country back on the right track. again.Talking about the past is stupid, non-productive and a waste of saliva and will not take this nation and it's citizens anywhere.
- Wong FeiHong · Top Commenter · Works at PanasonicSo now how? Should we continue to call all Malaysian Chinese communist and discriminate against them. Is that the way to solve Malaysian's problem. Especially the brain drain issues.
- Jason Zhou King · Publishing Contractor at Self-EmployedRpk u r right those people choosen to b killed were working for jep .among them not only malay but chinese were killed too in great numbers
- Michael Wong · Follow · Works at FreelancerI hope you guys to have a look on this as well http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=QLx0V0GK4-A Japanese trying to controlling Malaya at the time to create suspicious between the Chinese and Malay. - Low Kee · Top CommenterIs Tun Haniff trying to blame our racial divide/tension today on the actions of those MPAJA and CPM in 1945?
There are no more communist lovers in Malaysia today why are PERKASA and ISMA creating such a ruckus? - Maza Iraza
I notice that there are lots of people who do not accept this story. I guess its because Tun Haniff said the truth about their community? 1969 event is another event that was that was not accepted as well. The Japanese apologise for their actions, I can't see any chinese leader including the Gerakan leader or the late chin peng apologising to the malay community for their actions? I guess maybe this is what they should do in order to move on? That way maybe then we would see UMNO apologising to Chinese about the killings of chinese in 1969?
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If the Chinese take power they will rewrite history to their liking.
People like Chin Peng will be heroes.
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