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This blog contains my ideas from all facets of my life: my very contrarian ideas on management and business transformation developed under Jimeu Consultants; very fascinating facts from Malaysian socio-political history; my insights into the geopolitics and everyday living of the world around us as well as exploring the traditions of the Church.

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16 The Englishmen who founded the MCA

Mar 1822 min read

16 The Englishmen who founded the MCA

Chinese people have been in south-east Asia for two thousand years since the Han Dynasty and some settled largely as traders, fisherman...

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15 - Races working together

Feb 2915 min read

15 - Races working together

The first five months of 1948 was a rather good period for Umno. The Federation of Malaya was set up on February 1 with a constitution...

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14 - Education system in Malaya

Jan 1219 min read

14 - Education system in Malaya

The position of the education minister has historically been especially important in Malaysian politics. Each and every successor to the...

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013 - Opposition to the Anglo-Umno front and the Hartal

Dec 12, 202313 min read

013 - Opposition to the Anglo-Umno front and the Hartal

Non-Malay response to Malayan Union In contrast to the widespread, spontaneous and highly impassioned Malay opposition to the Malayan...

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012 Onn Jaafar - a visionary but a deeply flawed man

Nov 3, 202312 min read

012 Onn Jaafar - a visionary but a deeply flawed man

Much has been made in history about being the right person at the right place at the right time. However, most of us are pretty much...

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011 Malayan Union - the Malay response

Sep 22, 20229 min read

011 Malayan Union - the Malay response

One of the British Military Administration's first instructions from London was to announce the Malayan Union proposals. The response...

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010 A very ordinary Malayan woman, but brave

Aug 7, 20224 min read

010 A very ordinary Malayan woman, but brave

It was during a holiday visit to Penang that we chanced across the story of Sybil Kathigsu displayed at old Assumption Catholic Cathedral....

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009 War and the bloody interregnum

Jul 20, 202211 min read

009 War and the bloody interregnum

It was a divided nation that the Japanese invaded in December 1941. The Japanese occupation divided the country even further, preparing...

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008 Flags of the independence movement

May 24, 20224 min read

008 Flags of the independence movement

Malaysians may remember an incident about a decade ago, where some young men were arrested for flying a flag said to be a...

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007 The first attempt at Merdeka

May 11, 20226 min read

007 The first attempt at Merdeka

Early Malay nationalist movements in Malaya were rather moderate and limited their objectives. For instance, they pool funds to buy land...

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006 A most colourful Malayan

Apr 24, 20225 min read

006 A most colourful Malayan

Of all the photos I came across in my research, the one above intrigued me most. It is the office of the Communist Party of Malaya in...

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005 Malays becoming a minority

Apr 6, 202212 min read

005 Malays becoming a minority

The decennial census A rapid economic expansion, especially during the Great European War of 1914-18, was brought about by the heavy...

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004 Malaysia's first Nobel Prize nominee

Mar 4, 20224 min read

004 Malaysia's first Nobel Prize nominee

In 2013, Mohd Nasarudin Mohd Yusof created quite a stir in a nation hungry for international recognition by being on the stage when...

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003 Migration into Malaya

Feb 8, 20228 min read

003 Migration into Malaya

It should be remembered that the British did not enter Asia to colonise - not initially at least. The vehicle for the British entry into...

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002 Malaysian Number Plates

Jan 26, 20224 min read

002 Malaysian Number Plates

Many of us are not aware of how much of our history from the British colonial days is alive with us today beyond the legacy of colonial...

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001 How Malay became a nationality rather than just a race

Jan 15, 20225 min read

001 How Malay became a nationality rather than just a race

Why our constitution defines a Malay the way it does The law One interesting feature of our constitution is the definition of a Malay,...

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Currents of history

Jan 14, 20225 min read

History and Current Affairs

Currents of history

People often ask me how I maintain my optimism in face of setbacks and a despairing world. Call me over-analytical but here is what I...

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