webfact Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Former Malaysia communist fighter dies in exileBANGKOK, September 16, 2013 (AFP) - Malaysia's renowned former communist fighter Chin Peng, who led a guerrilla campaign against British colonial rule, died in exile in Thailand Monday, according to his military liaison. The 89-year-old, who left Malaysia around five decades ago, had been hospitalised in Bangkok for several years."He died this morning of cancer," said General Pisarn Wattanawongkiri, a former Thai military commander and point of contact between Chin Peng and the authorities.Born Ong Boon Hua in Malaysia's north, Chin Peng was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and won two medals for helping the British fight the Japanese in Malaya during World War II.He later led the communist party, backed by China, in a guerrilla campaign against the British colonial and Malaysian governments before and after independence in 1957.In 2009, Malaysia's highest court rejected a bid for him to return. -- ©Copyright AFP 2013-09-16 | AFP News SponsorPublished with written approval from AFP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canopus1969 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Hope the Brits stripped him of his OBE and medals 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tomross46 Posted September 16, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2013 One mans terrorist ia another mans freedom fighter. He earned his OBE and medal fight for the freedom of Malaysia from the Japanese, than after Briton gave Malaysia their freedom, the Malay Communist an all Chinese were persecuted. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zappalot Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 If he loved communism so much then why didnt he go to North Korea? Or at least Laos or Vietnam? Why do all these communist fighters - if possible - prefer to settle down in non-communist countries? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine51 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 @zappalot... The CPM had their HQ in Southern Thailand along with the CPT. They didn't have passports either. When hostilities ceased LOS gave Chin Peng abode. FFI... Google the man in question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon01 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Why would Thailand give this commie bastard sanctuary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zappalot Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Why would Thailand give this commie bastard sanctuary? Thailand not only gave sanctuary to this quite unknown bastard but also to Pol Pot. Therefore Thailand not even grant UN-refugee status to these poor north koreans who make it through China and Laos to Thailand. What a shame... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Why would Thailand give this commie bastard sanctuary? Thailand not only gave sanctuary to this quite unknown bastard but also to Pol Pot. Therefore Thailand not even grant UN-refugee status to these poor north koreans who make it through China and Laos to Thailand. What a shame... He is not so unknown now, since the History Channel has been running endless repeats of their documentaries on the Malayan Emergency. Must be an anniversary... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellodolly Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Why would Thailand give this commie bastard sanctuary? Thailand not only gave sanctuary to this quite unknown bastard but also to Pol Pot. Therefore Thailand not even grant UN-refugee status to these poor north koreans who make it through China and Laos to Thailand. What a shame... An out and out disgrace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canopus1969 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 One mans terrorist ia another mans freedom fighter. He earned his OBE and medal fight for the freedom of Malaysia from the Japanese, than after Briton gave Malaysia their freedom, the Malay Communist an all Chinese were persecuted. He may have earned his OBE but after what he did to the Brits he should have had it taken away - shame he took so long to die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zappalot Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 so, tomross, you wanna say he fought for freedom first just only to try to install another system of oppression later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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