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The migration of indentured labourers from India to Malaya – via the kangani or independent hiring systems – was to satisfy British need for cheap labour. These coolies were “milked” for labour and the derogatory term, kalutai or donkey, was used by the kangani to refer to them.
These coolie (...)
The indentured labour system, which replaced slavery in British colonies, kept millions of Indians in servitude, misery, poverty and disease. Today, its legacy is not just a global Indian diaspora but, for Indians in Malaysia, ongoing misfortunes. Mangai Balasegaram investigates.
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“A Paris cable dispatch mentioned Europe’s fear of Russia. Russia’s red army, her rapidly expanding fleet and her reborn navy are looked upon with growing concern in all the capitals of Europe. Europe is uneasy. The world is uneasy. But rather then these elements, civilization should fear Russia’s (...)
The upsurge of armed struggle in Malaysia represents one of the lesser noticed repercussions of the 1968 developments in Vietnam and China.
The impact of revolutionary developments in Vietnam and China on the May events of 1968 in France and other Western countries has long been acknowledged. (...)
This is a condensed version of Chapter Eight: “Siti Meriyam Binti Idris (Siti Meriyam daughter of Idris) alias ATOM (Born in 1927, Malaysia)”, of Agnes Khoo’s book “Life As the River Flows” – Women’s Oral History on the Malayan struggle for Independence (Published by Merlin Press, United Kingdom, (...)
Presentation of Agnes Khoo’s “Life As the River Flows" – Women’s Oral History on the Malayan struggle for Independence (Published by Merlin Press, United Kingdom, 2007).
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Part II: “Life As the River Flows – Women’s Oral History on the Malayan struggle for Independence” — II: An Introduction (...)
An Introduction to Agnes Khoo, “Life As the River Flows" – Women’s Oral History on the Malayan struggle for Independence (Published by Merlin Press, United Kingdom, 2007).
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Part I: “Life as the River Flows – Women in the Malayan anti-colonial struggle” — I: About the book
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This is a condensed version of Chapter 1: “Cui Hong (Born in 1949, Thailand)” of Agnes Khoo’s book “Life As the River Flows” – Women’s Oral History on the Malayan struggle for Independence (Published by Merlin Press, United Kingdom, 2007).
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Part I : “Life as the River Flows – Women in the (...)
This is a condensed version of Chapter 2: Chu Ling, of Agnes Khoo’s book “Life As the River Flows” – Women’s Oral History on the Malayan struggle for Independence (Published by Merlin Press, United Kingdom, 2007).
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Part I : “Life as the River Flows – Women in the Malayan anti-colonial (...)
This is a condensed version of Chapter 3: Lin Mei, of Agnes Khoo’s book “Life As the River Flows” – Women’s Oral History on the Malayan struggle for Independence (Published by Merlin Press, United Kingdom, 2007).
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Part I : “Life as the River Flows – Women in the Malayan anti-colonial (...)
This is a condensed version of Chapter Four: “LIN DONG (Born in 1944 in the tropical rainforest of the State of Selangor, Malaya)”, of Agnes Khoo’s book “Life As the River Flows” – Women’s Oral History on the Malayan struggle for Independence (Published by Merlin Press, United Kingdom, 2007).
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This is a condensed version of Chapter Five: “Suria (Born in 1951, Thailand)”, of Agnes Khoo’s book “Life As the River Flows” – Women’s Oral History on the Malayan struggle for Independence (Published by Merlin Press, United Kingdom, 2007).
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Part I : “Life as the River Flows – Women in the (...)
This is a condensed version of Chapter Six : « Guan Shui Lian (Born in 1946, Perak, Malaysia) », of Agnes Khoo’s book « Life As the River Flows » – Women’s Oral History on the Malayan struggle for Independence (Published by Merlin Press, United Kingdom, 2007).
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Part I : « Life as the River (...)
This is a condensed version of Chapter Seven: “Xiu Ning (Born in 1927, Malaysia)”, of Agnes Khoo’s book “Life As the River Flows” – Women’s Oral History on the Malayan struggle for Independence (Published by Merlin Press, United Kingdom, 2007).
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Part I : “Life as the River Flows – Women in (...)
This is a condensed version of Chapter Nine: “Huang Xue Ying (Born in 1934, Perlis, Malaysia)”, of Agnes Khoo’s book “Life As the River Flows” – Women’s Oral History on the Malayan struggle for Independence (Published by Merlin Press, United Kingdom, 2007).
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Part I : “Life as the River (...)
This is a condensed version of Chapter Ten: “Qiang Lin (Born in 1955, Ipoh, Malaysia)”, of Agnes Khoo’s book “Life As the River Flows” – Women’s Oral History on the Malayan struggle for Independence (Published by Merlin Press, United Kingdom, 2007).
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Part I : “Life as the River Flows – (...)
A chronology prepared for the book: Agnes Khoo, “Life As the River Flows – Women’s Oral History on the Malayan struggle for Independence” (Published by Merlin Press, United Kingdom, 2007).
[Ref: [CHEAH, Boon Kheng (2006), CHIN, Peng (2003), S. Rajaratnam (2005)]]
1786 — The British gradually (...)
Kuala Lumpur, 29 August 2007
A demand was made that the nation’s history be rewritten and the true story be told. This was welcomed by the audience, a crowd of around a hundred people from various background – student, activist, leftist and general public.
The forum organized by the Socialist (...)
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