British massacre Chinese. Malaysian Minister seeks apology
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Wed, Aug 20, 2008
AFPKUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIAN activists are seeking an apology from Britain for the 1948 massacre of 24 unarmed villagers by British troops during the start of a crackdown against a rising communist insurgency.
The killings, known here as the 'Batang Kali massacre,' occurred in central Selangor state on Dec 12, 1948 when 14 members of the Scots Guards killed unarmed Chinese villagers and torched their village.
Cabinet minister Ong Tee Keat, who was present at the signing on Wednesday of a petition calling for an official apology and compensation, said the history of the guerrilla war between colonial British forces and the Communist-led Malayan National Liberation Army should be accurately portrayed.
'This event has been glossed over by the colonial government administration. This has been kept under the rug for so long,' Mr Ong told AFP.
'What these people are seeking really is historical redress as those that were killed have for long been described as bandits and Communist sympathisers,' he added.
Quek Ngee Meng, head of the Campaign Condemning the Batang Kali Massacre said the group wanted Britain to apologise and hold a public inquiry into the killings.
'Let us show our evidence and if we have proven our case then meet our demands. If the outcome favours the British government, then we will stop this protest,' he said.
In March, the group had demanded 80 million pounds (S$210 million) from London as compensation for the incident but has yet to receive a response.
Mr Quek said an earlier British inquiry in 1970 had been halted in order to protect the reputation of the military.
Mr Ong, who is vice president of the Malaysian Chinese Association, a key party in the ruling coalition, said the matter should be discussed by both countries.
'I have raised this with our foreign ministry and they will have to decide if it can be pursued further (on a government level with Britain).'
http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Malaysia/Story/A1Story20080820-83360.html
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The Scots Guards probable could not stand these chappies who were probably spitting and squatting everywhere........
Up till the 21st Century, they still squat and squat.....and spit
No wonder they are called "squatters"....
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lol its actually your govt need money thats why must dig up old shit...the title put until so nice but actually its just for the 80million pounds...
the squatters part ah...sg not like my hor, we dont tolerate racism...
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idwar why are you so racist ?
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if idwar comes over to Singapore, he will be a squatter.
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in fact, why u have a raffles badge as ur avatar?
u study in singapore ah?
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a wannabe
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Do you all know, one of the houses in Victoria Institution in KL, a top sch in Malaysia like our RI, is named after LKY??
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Originally posted by HyperionDCZ:
idwar why are you so racist ?
I think he was paraphrasing some Ahmad guy... Apparently he made some comments on Chinese and got stripped of all party posts in BN. I think he's under investigation and may be potentially charged under the Sedition Act.
It also shows that BN is now concerned about the Chinese being swayed to the coalition front. Harsh actions over this guy's words is perhaps to "show" the Chinese that BN does value them...
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ohh ok thanks for the clarification. my mistake
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exactly 50 years ago... shouldn't we just let it go?
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money......
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Actually I feel kinda sad for him... he thinks he's upholding the greatest traditions of his country with his nationalistic "actions" but actually it's exactly his kind of behaviour that is pulling his nation down...
But he's prehaps he's just too proud to dare to consider that possibility.
A true patroit is not a person who sings the loudest about his nation and dresses it up to make it look the best, it is a person who desires the best for his nation and is willing to improve it by looking at what is wrong with it and not pretend that everything is in the clouds or put down others to feel good about themselves.
I am not sure idwar (if he's even Malaysian) is really doing his country a favour...
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I just want everyone here to know how the British waged war in this part of the world-by killing innocent people at times, and then denying the facts.......just the the Japs in Nanking, now the Brits deny the Batang Kali killings......
Did anyone say to the Japs "it was 50 years ago" so forget the rape of Nanking?
the white are hypocrites, and yet people here still worship whites as gods.
The latest hypocrisy is how they invaded Iraq and then cursed the Russians for doing the same to Georgia.
Too many people like to smell the fart of the British and the Americans.....esp in Singapore.......
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I think with less Singaporeans going over to Malaysia, there are less chances for them to accept bribes, so now they resorting to government extortion.
Very soon the Vietnamese will be demanding compensation from US for their communist comrades killed during the war.
Only losers like idwar will stay in a country like Malaysia.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G09Y6ezsopg
Negaraku negara kuku..........
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You cannot recognise my avatar huh?
If you recognise it, you would have known where I come from or where I stay
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lol then why are you praising my to the skies
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lol then why are you praising my to the skies
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u ish a Rafflesian Boarder?