4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (659+ words) From the Tengku Ampuan of Pahang, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Much of our national narrative still assumes that constitutional governance arrived with colonial rule, and that structured administration began only under European influence. Yet this assumption overlooks a deeper…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (651+ words) The Museo del Galeon, which focuses on the hulking Espiritu Santo, aims to tell the story of Spain's 250-year-long Pacific galleon trade from the perspective of the Filipinos who built and crewed the towering vessels. "This is a land with…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago  (834+ words) From the Tengku Ampuan of Pahang, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Most Malaysians believe that constitutional governance arrived with colonial rule, and that our modern constitutional monarchy began in the mid-20th century. Yet buried in our own history is a truth…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago  (619+ words) The event marked the first time a helicopter had been brought down by insurgents, making it one of the deadliest single incidents for the air force during the Second Malayan Emergency (1968-1989). Fifty years later, Major (Rtd) Peter Yeow still recalls…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (702+ words) But it's not just the space that tells a story. The daring 25-year-old even dresses in vintage clothes, a striking reflection of history, catching many by surprise. Going by the social media username "oldtimeinterpreter, one of his main hobbies is…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (435+ words) Keningau district officer Peter Jonu Moinjil said the Oath Stone should be upheld as proof that the people of Sabah accepted the formation of Malaysia under specific conditions, including the protection of customary rights, religious freedom, and land ownership. He…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (601+ words) Yet, the man at the centre of St Patrick's Day is often more legend than fact. So, who exactly was he? Surprisingly, St Patrick wasn't even Irish. Patrick was born in Roman Britain in the late 4th century, most likely in…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago  (692+ words) Ranjit Singh Malhi said the government's move to make history a compulsory subject for Malaysian students in all education streams " including international, religious and UEC-linked schools " is "crucial" for the country. He said the subject, as taught in schools, must…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (457+ words) Every January, the Malaysian World War II History Society, together with the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, holds a ceremony to mark "1. 11 Kuala Lumpur Remembrance Sunday. FMT Lifestyle attended the event last weekend and spoke with Lee Ying…...

9+ mon, 4+ day ago  (578+ words) While world leaders struggled to process the shockwaves from Hiroshima and Nagasaki " before these events were etched into the annals of civilisation " countless victims on the ground experienced an immeasurably intense tragedy. "I believe he was given a responsibility by…...