One would have thought that the return of Chin Peng’s ashes to his homeland would have led to a sigh of relief that there is finally closure to our turbulent anti-colonial history and perhaps some reflection leading to reconciliation for all who have suffered tragically during the “troubles”.
So, it looks as though Chin Peng’s ashes are being treated like contraband drugs, the possession of which could make the possessors liable to terrifying penalties! Meanwhile, Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said the government had not allowed the ashes of the former CPM leader to be brought home to Malaysia.
While this recent “storm in an urn” has been going on in West Malaysia, we read of a graduating student giving a “Heil Hitler” salute during the convocation ceremony of Universiti Malaysia Sabah . Despite such a blatant salute to fascism it appears that this student received none of the reprimands accorded the University of Malaya graduate who had carried a placard calling for the vice-chancellor to resign for racism.
Today, we have forgiven the Japanese and our prime minister is the main proponent of the “Look East Policy”. The leaders of post-colonial Malaysia never had any problems with the British anyway – Independence was handed to the Alliance on a plate even though the British colonial power had sapped our workers and resources dry by then.
The atrocities committed in the name of Japanese fascism during the Occupation left an indelible mark on those Malayans who suffered the terror of those dark years. And yet we are, quite rightly, prepared to forgive and reconcile with the Japanese even though their authorities have not formally recanted for their fascist and imperialist actions as the Germans have.
My research at the British archives shows that the Malayan Emergency was essential for securing western economic, political and military-strategic interests. With this aim in mind, it was the British High Commissioner who had initiated an “Alliance” formula between the Malay aristocracy and Non-Malay capitalist interests which led to the post-colonial status quo.
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