Author: J J RAJ (JR)
Publisher: Biblio Press, 2022
ISBN: 9833698115
Call Number: 959.5 RAJ
The author, a retired senior policeman, who had seen service both before and after independence traces the country’s history, mainly from a police perspective, from World War II until 2005. A major part of the book concentrates on ‘The Emergency’ period and other events leading up to independence. 425 pages including an index. The contents include 1 – The Struggle for Malaysian Independence, 2 – War Clouds Over Malaya: Japanese Occupation, 3 – Reign of Terror by the MPAJA After the Japanese Surrender, 4 – MCP Prepares for Rebellion, 5 – The Gallant Rubber Planters of Malaya, 6 – General Sir Gerald Templer Takes Command, 7 – OCPD Pagoh – A Communist Stronghold, 8- The Malay Warriors of Bukit Kepong Police, 9 – CPO Perak Outwits CT Ambush, 10 – A Close-Up of the Baling Talks, 1955, 11 – The Rise and Fall of the Malayan Communist Party, 12 – Malaysian Police Over the Years, 1786-2005, 13 – A Close-Up View of a New Village in the Early 1950s, 14 – Town and State Elections Leading to Federal Independence, 15 – The Racial Riots of May 13, 1969, 16 – Undercover Work in Sarawak – Breakthrough New Political Work, 1966-1972, 17 – Serious Racial Riots Averted by IGP, 18 – Teaching of Malaysian History and Racial Harmony in Schools, 19 – Malaysia’s War Against Corruption, 20 – Retrospection – What of the Future of Malaysians?
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