Massacre of the innocents
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle. – Sun Tze, ancient military […]
Our forsaken sacrificial lambs!
A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom. — Bob Dylan, American singer-songwriter “Hancur badan ditelan tanah, budi baik di kenang juga!” is the most appropriate Malay proverb for our Sarawak heroes. It means that a man’s noble sacrifice must never be forgotten, even after he is buried. As we […]
THE BROKEN PROMISE …
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. — Winston Churchill, former prime minister of UK It was the eve of Confrontation and the British Army was preparing for a massive incursion by enemy forces from across the border. President Sukarno was determined to prevent the formation […]
Confrontation fighters’ visit
No military contractors should have a ‘shoot first’ culture that puts civilians or our brave military service members in danger. — Jan Schakowsky, US politician Back in 1963-65, during the Malaysia-Indonesia Confrontation, the sounds of Gloster Javelin and Hawker Hunter fighter jets underlined the hectic and anxious moments in Saratok and other areas in then […]
