Checking the facts: (From left) Yong, Lee, and Chin poring over important finds at the UK’s National Archives. — Photos provided
MORE than 67 years on, the role of the different communities in achieving the country’s independence from Britain, while acknowledged, remains misunderstood.
It is with this in mind that the Institute of Strategic Analysis and Policy Research (Insap) sent four academicians and researchers to the National Archives in London in July. Over 10 days, they pored through hundreds of documents and brought back official copies.
