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A film depicting a legendary 19th-century Malay warrior is poised to become Malaysia's highest-grossing film, with observers suggesting the tale of betrayal and factionalism is resonating with citizens weary of the country's unending political turmoil. As of Monday, Mat Kilau: Kebangkitkan Pahlawan has earned a total of 47 million ringgit (S$14.8 million) in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. That amount -...

‘For Lim, his good name well-earned is rather to be chosen than great riches.’

COMMENT | May 13, 1969 - arrest and detention under ISA Modified1:51 am - COMMENT | Violence broke out in Kuala Lumpur in the early evening of May 13, 1969. Emergency rule was declared the following day and the National Operations Council (NOC) led by deputy prime minister Abdul Razak Hussein became the de facto government although Tunku Abdul Rahman was still nominally the prime minister. Parliament only resumed sitting in February 1971. After the fateful May 13 incident, the whole state apparatus came down on Lim Kit Siang but he was fearless. His extraordinary courage and indomitable spir...