Monument and gallery in Sungai Siput opened to create awareness on historical period

1 A visitor reading the information board on the Malayan Emergency.2 A picture in the gallery depicting a soldier (right) teaching new recruits how to hold a gun.3 Harchand (right) explaining some of the details on the Malayan Emergency to Nazri (centre) while Sivalingam looks on.4 Nazri (left) receiving a souvenir from Sivalingam during the launching ceremony.5 Nazri (right) with Sivalingam at the monument. Photos: RONNIE CHIN

THE blood spilled by those who rallied to defend the country (then called Malaya) against communist terrorists during the Malayan Emergency will never be forgotten.

With the completion and opening of the Malayan Emergency Monument and Gallery at Sungai Siput Estate, it is the hope of the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) Perak to not only commemorate, but to preserve this place of historical interest.