Retired military, police veterans share stories about communist insurgency


Lt Col Raymond Goh (centre) sharing his experiences with (from left) Adzhar Ali, Radzi Nazri, Michael Choo, and Mat Janggi Rosli (right) from the History Gallantry Enthusiast Club.

KUALA LUMPUR: Retired military and police veterans have gathered to recall their time sacrificing and fighting for the country to keep the peace and harmony during the communist insurgency back in 1968 to 1989.

Datuk Paul Kiong, a retired superintendent of police who had served 32 years in the Special Branch, shared his involvement in covert operations against the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) in the jungles of Perak during that period.

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Veterans , Communists , Insurgency , Emergency

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