MP slams historian for saying Singapore is part of 'Malaya'


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 02 Sep 2018

Dr Thum Ping Tjin met Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in Putrajaya on Aug 30, 2018.PHOTO: FACEBOOK/PINGTJIN THUM.

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): MP Seah Kian Peng criticised historian Thum Ping Tjin on Saturday (Sept 1), writing in a Facebook post that he is "amazed that Dr Thum and his supporters should proclaim that Singapore is part of Malaysia (or Malaya)".

Seah's post came after Dr Thum, freelance journalist Kirsten Han, comic artist Sonny Liew and activist Jolovan Wham, met Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday (Aug 30).

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