Blood and tears were shed for independence


A LOCAL daily on Aug 31, carried an article suggesting that Merdeka was won by tact, not force and that Malaysia was the only nation to become independent without bloodshed.

This statement doesn’t quite portray the true picture and risks trivialising the contributions of others.

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