One man’s history is another man’s propaganda


The declaration on the formation of Malaysia being read by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at the time, in September 1963. Photo: Information Department Malaysia

AS I was doing research for this article, I discovered something surprising. I think students in Malaysia have been learning something incorrect in history.

The following is a multiple-choice question in the Pahang SPM trial paper for history in 2014 (translated from Bahasa Malaysia):

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