An annex of SK Tunku Putera, in Baling, Kedah, is on the brink of collapse. The block is inside the school complex, formerly known as Baling English School.
On the Malayan side were chief minister Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, Tun Tan Cheng Lock and Singapore chief minister David Marshall. The talks, held just 20 months before Malaya broke free from the shackles of colonialism, was the seminal chapter in the journey to nationhood that cemented Tunku’s case.Malaya’s ability to bring the MCP to heel became the overarching argument that formed the cornerstone of its case for independence. Tunku argued that if this fledgling nation could deal with the scourge of communism that had thwarted the British for 12 years, there was nothing it could not do.
Visitors from Thailand also flock to the school but they often leave disappointed when they find out that there is almost nothing to see.Jaafar Ismail, 93, had the distinction of witnessing history as it happened. The one thing that puzzles him to this day is the fact that the communists came only with the clothes on their backs and yet did not touch the canned food and drinks that he had been asked to prepare for them.
Kedah chapter of the National Historical Association deputy chairman Syamsul Anuar Ismail said the school must be gazetted.“At the moment, it is listed only as a heritage site. This is not enough as it must be made a national heritage so that it is preserved. The site’s significance to national history cannot be ignored.
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