Reign of terror — ‘Lucky Lim’ a two-time ambush survivor

Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Rahman Ya’kub managed to convince several of the North Kalimantan Communist Party (NKCP) insurgents to lay down their arms and in 1973–74, the government scored a key victory when Rahman Ya’kub successfully convinced one of the NKCP leaders Bong Kee Chok to surrender along with 481 of his supporters. – Wikipedia […]

Brayan – the unsung hero

BY NURULDAYANA RAFIEE KUCHING: Alfred Brayan Tangkong may be a stranger to most people especially the younger generation as his name is almost never mentioned as a national hero who defended Sarawak from the communist threat. This unsung hero, who was born on Dec 31, 1936, at Rumah Panjang Skra, Sri Aman, is the former […]

Lucky Lim — the forgotten hero

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. – Joseph Campbell, American professor Peter Lim Chian Seng can thank his lucky stars he is alive because the day he entered this world during WW2, he was almost strangled to death. “I was a born a premature child […]