‘Biased’ emphasis on Malays, Islam in history syllabus, says historian
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April 09, 2011
Ranjit said 33 of the 232 names on the Tugu Negara are Sikhs.
Historian Dr Ranjit Malhi Singh also believed that “scant attention” has been given to the efforts of the Chinese and Indians in the development of the nation.
The author of history textbooks up until 1996 also charged that there were too many “half-truths and factual errors” in the current syllabus, and that it was laden with “value judgments.”
“There should be no value judgment in our textbooks. It is the greatest sin in any history book.
“There is a lopsided emphasis on Islamic civilisation... five out of 10 chapters of the current Form Four history textbook deal with Islamic history whereby earlier the Form 4 history textbook only had one chapter on Islamic history,” Ranjit said at a discussion organised by Catholic Teachers’ Association at the Assumption Catholic church here.
According to Ranjit, “half-truths” and inaccuracies were evident in the existing syllabus. As an example, he said the history books have omitted the fact that Parameswara (founder of Malacca) was a Hindu prince from Palembang who died a Hindu.
He also said the current syllabus gave the wrong impression that the other races did not fight courageously in defending Malaya during the Japanese Occupation, and that only the Malay Regiment did so.
“Thousands of Punjabi, Gurkha, British and Australian soldiers died defending Malaya during the Japanese onslaught.
“Thirty-three of the 232 names on the Tugu Negara are Sikhs,” said Ranjit.
The historian pointed out that the current Form Four history textbooks had reduced by more than 25 per cent of the text related to Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism compared to the previous syllabus (from 1,112 words to about 832 words.)
Ranjit lamented the fact that non-Malay leaders were not duly recognised in the history books.
“The current Form 2 history textbook has downplayed the role of Yap Ah Loy in developing Kuala Lumpur, it has just one sentence on him.
“Yap Ah Loy was why Kuala Lumpur became what it is today, he established the township... he initiated the KL-Damansara road, and was the first person to build brick shophouses in 1884,” said Ranjit.
The majority of the 100-odd people who turned up for the discussion today agreed with Ranjit’s findings.
Many of them, mostly non-Malays, expressed fears of an unbalanced teaching of history in the classroom, with specific emphasis only on Islam and Malays.
Some present today were heard whispering “pseudo-Islamisation” to each other during the discussion.
One parent, who did not want to be named, has begun a petition to demand a revamp of the syllabus.
“What kind of balanced proportion is this none? One civilisation that is glorified at the expense of others.
“History classes become more like ‘agama’ classes, children have no opportunity to learn about comparative religions,” she said.
Ranjit said he had already contacted the director-general of education and planned to notify him of the suggested revamps to the history module.
He said that the Form 1-5 history textbooks should be reviewed to ensure factual accuracy and consistency and a balanced account of the country’s history.
He also said the advisory panel and writers should be drawn from various ethnic groups, and that the textbooks should be devoid of value judgments.
“All history textbooks should be revised to ensure factual accuracy, consistency... right now they are not.
“What’s more, all 17 authors of the books belong to one ethnic group. How can this be? You must have a balanced ethnic composition,” said Ranjit.
He also called on the government to change the methods of teaching history to be geared towards active participation and live debates rather than memorising and regurgitating facts.
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AnembiakBGLupar 118p · 13 hours ago
A nation built on half-truths will be a nation of half-lies.
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citizen · 13 hours ago
this is clearly works of Bn government trying to erase the non-malay from Malaysia. This is the early steps. If we don't wake up, we'll soon be eradicate and chased away from our birth country. We need to stand up!!
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Non-Politician · 13 hours ago
The Sejarah ( History ) textbook in the schools are only the fiction written by the imaginative story book authors. Those so called Sejarah book authors are good in writing children story books only.
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Anak M'sia · 13 hours ago
Second that. After all this is a multi-racial country. Perhaps someone has forgotten his roots.
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Wack · 13 hours ago
And the edu minister wanted a pass in history to pass the SPM.
Hmm...the dead rats is very obvious and one don't need to smell to know it's there.
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ExiledSwkian · 13 hours ago
why isn't anyone complaining about the fact that our students no nothing about global history? we spend far too much time on our local history at the expense of key globally accepted historical milestones.
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AnembiakBGLupar 118p · 13 hours ago
It was the (Brunei) Malays that handed Sarawak (approximately Kuching Division then) to James Brooke and made him Rajah. That started the 100 year dynasty of the "White Rajah".
The Dayaks (and the Chinese - Chinese Rebellion) are the only BUMIPUTERAS that ever resisted the Brooks at the Battle of Beting Maru, 3 Sadok Expeditions, Saribas Expedition, etc.The Dayaks are the only "Malaysians" ever to have fought a sea battle against the Royal Navy (represented by HMS Dido) at the Battle of Beting Maru.
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Non historian · 13 hours ago
Yes, every non Malay students n parents knew about these. Don't you think you historians should have raised this issue long ago!
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azizah · 13 hours ago
Just tell your children to memorise whatever that will come out in the exams - just swallow - then at the end of the exam - just puke everything out. 'Study' for the sake of passing and purge everything. After all what they need is just the ticket to get to higher education. When they come out to work, such biased history will be only a figment of an imagination anyway. So advice your kids to just do a GIGO till they get out of school. For now, that's the only way to 'adapt' to the current Malaysia.
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Omegaman · 13 hours ago
So do you stil want to believe 1 MALAYSIA???
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Kebenaran · 13 hours ago
Malaysian history should not start at malacca Sultanate, but dated way back to Langkasuka, Ligor, Srivijaya and Gangganegara long before Islam come to this land. Enrich Nusantara and non-malays involvement in Malay Archipelago politics, economic and social history.
Nusantara=Nusa Antara=Antara Nusa=Antara Bangsa....
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Panglima Berkumis · 12 hours ago
Dr Ranjit's opinion should be respected but not necessarily right.
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Fredo · 12 hours ago
Hey, isnt there another old historian tucked away in an ivory tower somewhere? Wonder why he is so quiet on history. Syabas to this Dr Ranjit for speaking out the truth.
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World View · 12 hours ago
Dt Ranjit Malhi's books were well-thought out, well-structured, products of a writer who understands history. He knows what he is saying. Present-day history syllabus is stilted, myopic, and restricted to the little that these new-fanglef textbook writers know. This is to help them 'cari makan' because they can't write about anything else outside their coconut shell.
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kajol · 12 hours ago
I agree with DR.Ranjit... about the method of teaching in school now days.... and I experiance it myself when I'm in school,in my diploma .Now in my advanced diploma... I'm having tough time to understand the subject.... because I was trained in school about memorising and regurgitating facts with out understanding it! I wish i was thought to be as an active participant and live debates in my last studys.... I really want the government do something about this.... Do it for our generation!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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notoBN · 12 hours ago
And back when I was form 4 I thought that 1 chapter of Islamic history was already excruciating enough...
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yearofsnake · 12 hours ago
That is the whole idea behind BN government to make the young Malays especially those from the rural areas that only Malays fought for the Independence, fought the Japanese occupation and the communist while the non-Malays are sitting down doing nothing but making money only.
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STS · 12 hours ago
It is only Sejarah. If the authors want to syiok sendiri they have done a wonderful job. Anyway, I told my kids not to take it seriously, take it only to pass exam.
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David Tan · 12 hours ago
Finally!!! Someone with the guts to speak out against this systematic omission of facts over the years in our school books.
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Vigilance · 12 hours ago
History was supposed to teach the people about the facts and the flow of the development of a country, not trying to infuse them with religion teaching and influencing.. what's more, pin pointing their contribution whilst belittling the others are trades of cowards who are afraid to admit that what we have today is what EVERYONE fought so hard for in the beginning of Malaysia's time.
No offense, but glorying the name of 'Malay' in the context of islam teaching and bloodshed 50 years ago is not a something proud, but rather to be ashamed of as it shows how closed and irrelevant their mindset is in building up this country..
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Paul Warren · 12 hours ago
Obviously BTN has over done itself. Question is,, do kids in vernacular schools also study this same crap?
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Asha Iyengar · 12 hours ago
I believe it was Hitler's propaganda minister ( Goebbels ) who said, " If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. ". The UMNO government have been re-writing History to suit their pro-malay agenda. UMNO's blatant lies is used to promote Malay chauvinism. The reason for downplaying the other races contribution to nation building is because the it is apparent Indians and Chinese have contributed more to the modernization of Malaysia. How do you run a country if there are no taxes, labors and businesses!
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Rayfire · 12 hours ago
Thanks Dr.Ranjit, I still remember readinh history books written by you. Sad to see, the racial and religious supremacy has creeped deep into our education as well. You are a respected author , and your observations will carry weight in telling them to undo the damage! Please we need a balanced and accurate view of our significance here in this nation. Let us support him in bringing this case to the people in power!
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ashavin · 12 hours ago
first, skew historical facts. next, make history a compulsory subject. next, introduce a factually wrong, racially biased literature text as compulsory read. this is a surefire formula for social reengineering.
Dr. Ranjit, i salute you. a little late, in my humble opinion but it is a beginning. to other so called emminent datuk historians, what are you afraid of? call a spade a spade. this man cannot fight alone or soon he will feel dejected and give up. man needs fellow historians support. do give him your support.
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smokinlala 139p · 12 hours ago
What Khoo Kay Kim has to say about this?
Our politicians have learned and mastered the arts of twisting facts even to the school children’s.
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Peter 112p · 12 hours ago
One thing for sure, I will not be a hero . No point, wont be remembered.
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immigrantmyfoot · 12 hours ago
These chauvinists even tried to blame the Chinese and Indians for the fall of Malacca Sultanate to the Portuguese. They have now twisted the history text by saying the Chinese supplied tongkangs and Indians worked as spies for the Portuguese whereas the Javanese fought as mercenaries for Sultan Mahmud 500 years ago. This amounts inciting hatred and promoting bigotry in your schools.
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Laughing Kangaroo · 12 hours ago
Well outlined view Dr Ranjit. If a nation does not understand its real history, what will become of the future generations? I can't laugh this time. My tears are falling instead.
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mmc · 11 hours ago
thats why i am pulling my children out of the national schools. thank you UMNO for promoting Ketuanan Melayu.
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karajapung · 11 hours ago
Aiiya i'm a big fan of Parameswara. i didnt know he died a hindu ...and Mat Salleh is not a freedom fighter but a thug who oppressed the kampung people for tax money that is why the british go after him..then they call him Pahlawan Sabah!!
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Concerned · 11 hours ago
Hello adminstrator, why did you delete what I wrote on the History, there was nothing sensitive in that. Are you curtailing our freedom of speech. Might as well close down.
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rambutan · 11 hours ago
If BN continue to rule with the aid of the non malay parties like mca, mic and gerakan , in 5 yrs time , the histroy books will be rewritten to reflect 100% malay centric...not even a word about yap ah loy
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Concerned · 11 hours ago
I view Malaysia To-day's action of deleting comments at random very suspiciously. I wonder whether this Blog is being controlled by an unseen hand that is opposed to freedom of speech.
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Time will tell · 11 hours ago
And our DPM and Education Minister announced that all must pass this half truth History paper! He also chose to do the announcement in a UNMO convention. So much talk by the PM on 1Malaysia but so much actions by his DPM to be otherwise.
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jason · 11 hours ago
And the worst part is MCA, Gerakan, MIC .......all silence or approve such move by the Ministry ....
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melayu · 11 hours ago
Punjabi,gurka, chinese and indian during that time were british subject. They fought for the interest of the British governtment.They were not even the Malaya citizenship.So dont claim they fought for the Malaya.When independent only the Malays throught Tengku Abdul Rahman agreed to grant citizenships to these people.So dont claim they had fought bravely for Malaya.If I were ,present during that time I would fought to my life had never ever granted to give those imigrant had rights to have a , cititzenship status and stayed in Malaya.
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jingo · 11 hours ago
these are the results of BTN and Mahathirism by way of Ketuanan Melayu ... no check and balance from the leaders of the BN ethnic parties...
the Nation is going down the drain and gone are the glories of a Nation.
everyday is gutter and filthy poiltics that we read in the BN control news media.
BTN has done so much damaged since the days of mahathyears and these actions can never be easily erased.... SUCH PITY to such a wonderful nation...
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fax2news · 11 hours ago
The author of new history book is made up of a bunch of insecure human race.
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cermindiri · 11 hours ago
this is something to really think of.
but then again, all this comments n replies we made about political lies n bigotry in history books, are we all stating the facts (with proof), or are we just making accusations? if so, aren't we the same as or worse than those liars?
and also, why bring this up now, when the books have existed long ago? is there any hidden agenda, motives going on here?
i only this so that we can reflect on ourselves. remember, if u accuse someone, they can accuse u back.
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nationalist · 11 hours ago
well, diversity is unity is a mere slogan. perhaps assimilation is the best answer to maintain stability in this country. Look at malays in Southern Thailand and Southern Philiphines also Chinese in Indonesia.
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Ngu · 11 hours ago
In Malaysia, non - malays contribution always not record in history. That is ok, Malay is "pelupa".
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Muslim Tanjong · 11 hours ago
No wonder our school teacher of a particular race is so extreme to demand of the different race to go back to their ancestor country of origin. the rayat should put the blame on the one sided history book
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MadeADifference · 11 hours ago
When History becomes HisStory..............this is the end product and root of failures!
Looks like they do not understand "Kacang Lupakan Kulit"!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sim · 11 hours ago
I think BN is in power too long that they think they can change history as they like. If they are no chinese and indians in this country, how much taxes can they collect.
They never think of other races contributions. They are selfish and only think about themselves. This will only cause Malaysia to lose out to other countries.
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burn22 84p · 11 hours ago
i notice that when looking at my children school books!
can't do much! accept waiting for the next general election to come again!
thought it may be rig, but that is the only way to go!
telling them is like talking to a wall!
they have become too arrogant to listen to the rakyat voice!
they do as they please.
salam...
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Hardy · 11 hours ago
I would like my children to learn the truth about the history of our nation. No half-truths. What's the point of making a biased history textbook anyway? Syiok sendiri syndrome? No need to do that to schoolchildren. Tell the story like it is la!
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Black Sheep · 11 hours ago
Morons, that's the truth and the correct connotations about the other races in this country who cry foul that the Malays have played their back after all these years. What the hell were you all doing so long? Never once the non Malay citizens stood up to show discord on the atrocities that were silently going on. Don't blame the UMNO government after all these years. When, erosion of Non Malay intake in Public sectors, University placements, Business licenses, Business loans and Grants, and all other services like Police force and the Military were happening right in front of the eyes of the Non Malay citizens, no one ever stood up to correct the situation just because of self interest superseding the welfare of the alike. Thus, the end result of all these lopsided and heinous practices by the Mahathir regime were corruption, cronyism, nepotism, arrogance, master and slave attitude (Ketuanan Melayu), and racism to a major extend. These blind spots will take decades for rectification! So, hello don’t say only history is distorted but remember everything is distorted, to the extend that Malaysia is now ranked as failed state.
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Malaysian Observer · 11 hours ago
The BN govt has now succeeded in putting in place history which is clearly untrue and biased to the extent that the minds of young Malaysians have been brainwashed to believe that non-Malays are pendatang, not welcome and should be treated as second-class citizens. All this being the result of UMNO emulating Hitler's Nazi policy. We hope the next govt will reverse the slanted version of Malaysian history in school textbooks.
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jingo · 11 hours ago
these are the results of BTN and Mahathirism by way of Ketuanan Melayu ... no check and balance from the leaders of the BN ethnic parties...
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amyong · 10 hours ago
Well said Dr.Ranjit. These history writers just want to wipe out the non- malay contributions towards Malaya & slowly trying to brainwash us in time to come. Just compare the real history which I studied 40 years ago and now. Very clearly the BN wanted to convert all of us into Islam. Just watch out!
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Letchumi Muthu · 10 hours ago
Take a tour in any city/town in Malaysia and you will find that towns/cities are built by the Chinese/Indians/British. It remains until today. Look at Penang, it is very evident the Chinese/British/Indians developed it. Look at Kampung Baru in KL, its nowhere although it is smack in the city. Look at Malay Kampungs, such kampungs remain as kamoungs. Go to any Chinese New Villages where Chinese were resettled to protect the British from the onslaught of Malayan People Anti Japanese Army.......there are factories/thriving restaurants businesses, big houses and full of hustle bustle even late nights. Malay kampungs are dead after the 5th prayers. Look at the roads, the railways, the rubber trees etc.....who built them? Without the Indians and Chinese, the British cannot have done it by themselves. The towns/cities/structures are evidences of the false history taught today and compare it to Putrajaya/Cyberjaya, the townships built by the Malays........
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change28 · 10 hours ago
In the long run, there is an outside world where the truths and facts reside, the UMNO/BN govt can spin all the lies and distortions that they want now but it will not change history.
When Malaysians go out to the outside world, the real facts will stand.
It is the Malay people who is being deceived here. UMNO has now twisted history so much the Malays are thoroughly confused!
All because the UMNO leaders wish to continue their exploitation of the people by dividing the people!
A life based on lies leads only to disappointments!
My sympathies to the Malays for the deception these so-called "protectors of the Malays" have spun.
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straightvoice · 10 hours ago
say what you like, I got my kids to study world history and forget about this fictitious history book
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charsiewriceboy · 10 hours ago
i think it is high time dr ranjit informed the Sarawakians before they continue to vote the government and since the DPM who happens to be the education minister can clarify . He';s the one pushing for Interlok and now history books shows the consistency. it is up to his perogative to answer and not tai chi the responsibiility . im sure he approved the textbooks in the 1st place.
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Shamingtheshrew 86p · 10 hours ago
Sigh.... This is their typical pattern in order to outshine others you see.... Else they've nothing much to contribute in the history books. So they've to make up stories but in order for those fictitious stories to be belieable, they've to reduce the stories of the others in order to look & sound significant. Sigh..... This pattern of theirs (not ours), that is lying seemed to be only way for the Malays to gain superiority over others, and that is indeed sad.
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remoahman · 10 hours ago
well...how about Interlok and the 'P" word. is the "P" word a lie..??
is it not true??
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ANGRY · 10 hours ago
My heart bleed to hear from my 2 children in secondary schools that they hated they history lessons and books and prepared to fail in form 5 SPM. I supported them after browsing through their Sejarah Books.I am not sure how interesting it would be if the historical facts being twisted and how the teachers could teach half right history!
Whenever we came across interesting History events from AStro Discovery or National Geographic, i would explain to my children so that they would get the true historical facts that affecting our lifes today. I dont wish them to become the frogs in the well.
There is no moral values for the people who twisted or supported the twisted half truth of our historical facts.
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sad · 9 hours ago
they should renamed f5 sejarah as pendidikan sejarah islam serta lain-lain sejarah dunia dalam sekelip mata.
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Johan · 9 hours ago
The issue have to ask our Deputy Minister WKS. He should know better than anyone of us...but nothing come out from him...too bad!
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Joke · 9 hours ago
"One Malaysia" LOL
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Yungfu 35p · 9 hours ago
1 Malaysia - my foot!! Malaysian history must revolve around the Malaysian Master race. Just take a page out of the history book of Nazi Germany - and you will inevitably come to realize that the history of that particular era likewise glorified the achievements and deeds of the German "Master race". In world history we have only two claimants to a "Master Race" status - the Germans and the Malays. We know the Germans as a an industrious, creative and intelligent race. But the Malays?? Can we make some 'value judgement' here?
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voter · 9 hours ago
Vote BN out, thta's all we need to do.
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bluebeng 96p · 9 hours ago
history is history...there is nothing we can do to rewrite history. but we've to learn from history to correct our current mistakes to write new history. why the present administration can't understand what they're doing. amending the right one to present the wrong one. double wrong lah!
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onenight4 · 9 hours ago
The voters can make the stupid racial extremist Umno a past history in the next GE13
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Dr. No · 9 hours ago
I just returned from Turkey. Please look up or read Turkish history. They tell all the truth on events before the Ottoman Empire and still preserve the old churches and they are proud to tell us everything.
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Malay-sian · 8 hours ago
Very simple la...in the last Commonwealth and Asian games which race won more gold medals for Malaysia? In badminton and squash Malaysia has 2 world no.1 do they bring proud for Malaysia? Another simple answer, govt needs NEP to protect the poor and weak one so do u think the poor and weak one can contribute to the economy and development of Malaysia before independence?
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tongkatan · 8 hours ago
Load full of garbage for the next PR gomen to clear and burn.
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balls · 8 hours ago
33 of 232 names on the tugunegara are sikhs?
lunmo has taken note of that and will be removing them soon.
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type · 8 hours ago
This is a systematic plot to wipe out traces of other races from Malaysian history. First, they in crease the number of Indonesian to Malaysia and diluting the percentage of other races. With this, they have the reasons to discriminate other races in all fields. To make their discrimations legitimate, they start to deny the contributions from other races through brain washing programmes like BTN and lop sided education system. Parameswara, Hang Tuah, Yap Ah loy are the victims of those brain washing programmes.
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Skydiver · 8 hours ago
Let them have their version of story and let us tell our children who are the real warriors and who developed Malaysia. Everybody know which race is the most hardworking and which race is depending on Gov to feed them monthly....
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rammittru · 7 hours ago
bravo ranjit! you have guts and you are great for speaking out the truth. you tower way above professor dr. khoo.
malaysians want to study a more balanced and truthful history. you would do the nation and rakyat a great service if you could do more in such aspects, and perhaps recruit more truthful historians to set the perspective right.
keep the history and religious perverts and freaks out, preferably in the cesspool, so that they have no opportunity to skew up malaysian history.
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Chin Ai Kok · 7 hours ago
If Najib does not put a stop of all these bias, OneMalaysia is a bluff.
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kenu13 119p · 7 hours ago
aiya just a perpetuation of ketuanan melayu la...1Malaysia is dongeng
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Haniff · 7 hours ago
The same goes to history books in Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam, and not to forget our prosperous neighbour, Singapore. Their history never recognised the Malay Kingdoms. So all them are right only the Malays are wrong.
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WiseVoter 117p · 6 hours ago
What has BN historian Khoo KK got to say about this?
MCA, Gerakan and MIC, do you know that your ancestors' contributions have been ignored? Are you all so indulging in the wealth and power which Umno gave you that you have forgotten your roots?
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Michael · 6 hours ago
Dr Ranjit I loved your chart-books on history when I was doing SPM.
Seems like the History Book committee is an extension of BTN... all from one race. That's the dirty hand of UMNO in action.
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Penang · 5 hours ago
I agree with Ranjit's views. The textbook is too bias towards Islamic glory. There's not much coverage given for other empires. The students should know how corrupted these Islamic empires is that lead to their downfall. Look at how they oppress the womens in Saudi Arabia. If your husband dies, you're practically non-existent in that country because of the Islamic law. Islam is fair? I doubt it.
Taking food that the ants gather all year long to give to the grasshopper which shows no effort in gathering food isn't fair.
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see3 · 5 hours ago
Well it looks like the only way the real history of this country can only surface and be recognised, is when we get rid of these lying,thieving,corrupted lot that is in government today!That's UMNO and it's bridesmaids,MCA,MIC,Gerakan,dan lain-lain!
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royalty · 5 hours ago
Don't fret too much. When "islam" comes into the body politics of a nation, it self destructs. No need to give examples. its QED.
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Btg Rajang · 5 hours ago
To be honest, when I was in secondary school and studying all these 'sejarah', even the young me then find the 'facts' to be questionable. So easy to see the bias la, even for a kid.
And oh. Obviously they also try hard to waterdown the agreement during Malaysia formation back then. I've always wondered since young why Sarawak, the largest state which seems so different from the states in the Peninsular was given little acknowledgement in the textbook. I have always felt something was terribly wrong with the formation of Malaysia, just that I didn't know where to get explanations for my instinct.
My young instinct years ago has now proven right.
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Football Lim · 5 hours ago
What to do. They think they are the apex of creation when they are actually only the sap.
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Ketuanan Rakyat · 4 hours ago
I can see the invisible hand of BTN type of indoctrination working to change history.
The MCA appointed Deputy Education Minister as well as the non umno ministers in the cabinet are betraying the non bumi communities by allowing this to happen and allowing the UMNO Education Minister to ride rough shot over the non bumi.
We need to throw BN out of office.
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tu7uh · 4 hours ago
dr ranjit a historian? man, what school did he went to? We are living in a Malay archipelago. aiyo.. pity after so many years of indepence, still cant see the reality.
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Raykat Malaysia · 4 hours ago
i know alot of histories are twisted for the sake of creating a better future. bt in msia, it is twisted to make it worst
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B.S.Sidhu · 4 hours ago
I remember visiting the national monument as a schoolboy , and beaming with pride that about one third of the names on one of the cenotaphs were Sikhs. We have shed more blood for this country per head than any other community. Yet we do not want special privileges. Our religion teaches us the virtues of hard work, and to always fight for truth and justice.all we want are equal rights as equal citizens, despite our unequal contribution! What we will not tolerate is the re-writing of Malaysian history !
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MalaysianFirst 109p · 4 hours ago
Only the learned Malays can challenge the injustices of the Umno Malays . Learned Malays who did not help to fight the enemy of our nations will also find their children suffering under a dictatorial or oppressive regime.
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Confused · 4 hours ago
1 Malay.......................sia?
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anak malaysia · 4 hours ago
history is not an arts, it is a science that has to be based on concrete evidence. It has to reflect the facts as they are. It has to be honest and truthful. It is universal and history wouldnt change at ones whims and fancies. If we want to be a global player, if we want to groom a high achieving nation then we need to teach our students with the highest standards in all fields including history.If want a nation of jaguh kampungs then we can continue with manipulating with historical facts to suit our myopic malay agenda which will not bring this nation any where. We need not go far to prove this. Just look at singapore and see what is the status of their university and the status of our university in the world ranking. The choice is ours. If want to remain in Kampung then it is upto us, If we want developed status by 2020 then we got to discard these idiotic agendas which really ruins the efforts in nurturing the intelligentsia of our country
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Sodiac · 4 hours ago
Correct but then again what can one expect from a education ministry which is considering Interlok literature and use it as an education toll!!
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Anti Hypocrite · 4 hours ago
Dr Ranjit.... you're spot on. We knew this because our DPM cum Education Minister is Malay first. All non-malays will be able to tell you.... it has always been Malay first.
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sane_guy · 4 hours ago
If this is not Apartheid I dont what else is...
'Malaysians still say that it is an Umno plot because of the immunity you have given to the perpetrators who have admitted that they are the culprits.'
