Monday, January 15, 2018

Operation RASCOM.

does any one remember in either 1972 or 1973 when many rich men in Sarawak were arrested?



T.c. Ting Yes.
Yap Yen
Yap Yen Why ya?
Sarawak First
Sarawak First Is there such an incident?
Gee Jakee
Gee Jakee Operation RASCOM... communist terrorist and sympathiser were all roped in. The late TS Dr. Wong Soon Kai was among them. A difficult time in Sibu if you're somebody rich, the Communist will approach you secretly for fund and food logistics and in the case of the late doctor it's medical supply. The late Datuk Ling Beng Siew was arrested in Johor after he was lured from Singapore. Sibu Prison was full of them. !?!
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Gee Jakee
Gee Jakee You refuse to contribute, you're in deep shit with them Communist or PARAKU and you're in deep shit with the Government when you do. It's like a case of a hard place or.....?
Thomas Iboh
Bob Amin
Bob Amin Was the mass arrests the reason why SUPP was forced to join BN?
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Ann Chin
Ann Chin Thanks esp Gee Jakee, I was in form 6, and it was a hush hush. business. Were there more to this?
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Anne Samuel
Anne Samuel The Rascom years..

Thanks esp Gee Jakee, I was in form 6, and it was a hush hush. business. Were there more to this?
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Gee Jakee
Gee Jakee There's certainly more to it and yes it was a hush hush and I had brother and sister working with the Prison Department. These events were not even mention or whisper in our house. Even our house were search by the Police and Army guys but was normally pass over when they found that we are a family of mostly civil servants, thus unlikely to be PARAKU sympathiser.... 😊😊😊
Ann Chin
Ann Chin PARAKU what is this?
Ann Chin
Ann Chin were the rich men given better treatment?
Anne Samuel
Anne Samuel The Rascom years..
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Wong Leh Seng
Wong Leh Seng Yes, I remember too.
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Gee Jakee
Gee Jakee The detainees were very well behaved and they were treated with respect. Only the late Lim Ung Chiew was giving some trouble and had to be restrained !!!
Ann Chin
Ann Chin the late Lim Ung Chiew, my dad's student and friend. we were neighbours, living off Queensway

Ivy Haw Ping Ngui
Ivy Haw Ping Ngui My 2nd aunty was arrested during the 1st operation as she was teaching in a rural Chinese school and the 'Mountain rats' came in asking for food and $.
My 3rd was arrested in the 2nd operation.
Both were graduated from Nang Yang University, then the government always considered NY graduates as conmunists supporters.
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Gee Jakee
Gee Jakee It's being a long time this term Mountain Rats or San Lo Chi/Sua Ngiau Chu ... is heard again.. Tks, Ivy Haw...!!!
Desmond Leong
Desmond Leong They were accused of supporting the Communists! White Terror briefly reigned.
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Ivy Haw Ping Ngui
Ivy Haw Ping Ngui My 3rd uncle
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John Subem
John Subem In 1972 & 1973 curfew was a normal thing, while in the bus on the way to school the police manning roadblocks would get into the bus and look for anyone suspicious. Even the Chinese students were not spared, their school bags were checked/searched. During one weekend there were gunfire not far from my farm-house, the next thing I heard was 2 communist terrorists were shot dead at the junction to my farm-house.
I remember quite well that these so-called "communist group" even offered and helped some kampong folks to plant padi, provided free medical assistance trying to win sympathy.
As for the curfew imposed, at night only, we were not allowed to be outside of our house. The police came to tell us not to open our doors n windows at night and if we hear people knocking on our door the police told us not to bother. Even my dad's shotgun and cartridges had to be kept near where we slept.
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John Subem
John Subem Two of my cousins, Bidayuh-Chinese were arrested and spent two years at the 6th mile detention centre for being "San lu choo".
In 1972 & 1973 curfew was a normal thing, while in the bus on the way to school the police manning roadblocks would get into the bus and look for anyone suspicious. Even the Chinese students were not spared, their school bags were checked/searched. Dur...See More
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John Subem
John Subem Two of my cousins, Bidayuh-Chinese were arrested and spent two years at the 6th mile detention centre for being "San lu choo".
Ann Chin
Ann Chin Thank you all, I still would like to know if you knew why the rich men at one swoop! Unofficial sources said that it was 10th anniversary of when Sarawak joined Malaysia. There was a certain clause that Sarawak could withdraw from Malaysia. That is why Ling Beng Siew the only Chinese signatory was arrested . By the time, they were released, that dateline had past. Any of you heard this?

Ann Chin
Ann Chin Thank you all, I still would like to know if you knew why the rich men at one swoop! Unofficial sources said that it was 10th anniversary of when Sarawak joined Malaysia. There was a certain clause that Sarawak could withdraw from Malaysia. That is why Ling Beng Siew the only Chinese signatory was arrested . By the time, they were released, that dateline had past. Any of you heard this?
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Gee Jakee
Gee Jakee I guess there was a political motive behind that and The late Abdul Rahman Yakub was behind all that. Some people believe he was a UMNO plant in Sarawak to control the situation...
I guess there was a political motive behind that and The late Abdul Rahman Yakub was behind all that. Some people believe he was a UMNO plant in Sarawak to control the situation...
Ann Chin
Ann Chin Ivy Haw Ping Ngui, thanks. There was another massive swoop on all the teen ages of Rejang river, My 7th uncle was taken with all his friends. They were kept at that Native resthouse. My grandfather came home to pack toothbrush, tooth paste, extra sets of clothes. I told my grandfather to pack a set of socks. My Ah Kung didn't know why, and I said for mosquitoes. My uncle was very pleased. They were interrogated, mainly to assess if they were jungle rats.My uncle was released but warned not to join the CCO. I think some of them who had a record were jailed.

Gee Jakee It's being a long time this term Mountain Rats or San Lo Chi/Sua Ngiau Chu ... is heard again.. Tks, Ivy Haw...!!!
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Desmond Leong
Desmond Leong They were accused of supporting the Communists! White Terror briefly reigned.
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Ivy Haw Ping Ngui
Ivy Haw Ping Ngui My 3rd uncle
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Ann Chin
Ann Chin Thank you all, I still would like to know if you knew why the rich men at one swoop! Unofficial sources said that it was 10th anniversary of when Sarawak joined Malaysia. There was a certain clause that Sarawak could withdraw from Malaysia. That is why Ling Beng Siew the only Chinese signatory was arrested . By the time, they were released, that dateline had past. Any of you heard this?
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Ann Chin
Ann Chin Ivy Haw Ping Ngui, thanks. There was another massive swoop on all the teen ages of Rejang river, My 7th uncle was taken with all his friends. They were kept at that Native resthouse. My grandfather came home to pack toothbrush, tooth paste, extra sets ...See More
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Paul Chiam
Paul Chiam This is part of Sarawak's forgotten history...local historians out there...here's something to look into.
Ann Chin
Ann Chin any idea how long were they arrested? Gee Jakee?
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Gee Jakee
Gee Jakee I had forgotten and not too sure about the duration of the arrest..
Ann Chin
Ann Chin That was a time when senior Govt servants including my dad were volunteers in the vigilante. Very scary for my Dad. Luckily, he was transfered to Sarikei. Even then, Sarikei was the jungle rats nest. Senior govt servants had to meet with Rascom.
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Gee Jakee
Gee Jakee Forced to volunteer or else...
Ann Chin
Ann Chin My dad had big black bruise to his shoulder chest area. My mum used sloan liniment to rub. We teased that he was shot by the communist. He didn't know to scold us or not. In actual fact, he did not listen to the soldier teaching him to shoot. He didn't know to turn his shoulder, so the rifle would not recoil and hit him.
Ann Chin unknown sources, all the vip and rich men were arrested. EXCEPT Datuk Wong Tun Kwang. They said his Datuk came from the Sultan of Tregganu, and it would be an insult to the Sultan if he was arrested.
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Sarawak First
Sarawak First Interesting, why the other Datuk titles are not as good?
Ann Chin
Ann Chin I presume other datuks were confered in Sarawak.
Ann Chin
Ann Chin Paul Chiam, thanks. Most of those men would have died. I wonder if any of their children would be willing to talk.
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Gary Tay
Gary Tay Operatoion Judas
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Ann Chin
Ann Chin real or u made it up?
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Ann Chin
Ann Chin I googled, thanks. On 22 September 1973, Abdul Rahman started "Operation Judas". A total of 29 people from the town of Sibu were captured. Among those captured were doctors, lawyers, businessmen, teachers, and one former member of parliament.
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Encik Milotaku Sama
Encik Milotaku Sama Afaik same stuff did happen in SG.. During LKY time..
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Sewkion Kong
Sewkion Kong should read the book by the late datuk j.w.k.m.
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Ann Chin
Ann Chin j.w.k.m., what is the full name?
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Tzin Kit Jee
Tzin Kit Jee James Wong Kim Min
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Ann Chin
Ann Chin Thanks Tzin Kit Jee, my big BIL was his secretary. Hopefully he has a copy. If not, is it available in the library?
Tzin Kit Jee James Wong Kim Min
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Ann Chin
Ann Chin Thanks Tzin Kit Jee, my big BIL was his secretary. Hopefully he has a copy. If not, is it available in the library?
Ann Chin
Ann Chin But Mr Wong KM was not part of this Sibu group.
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Gee Jakee
Gee Jakee Datuk James Wong was an Northern Man, Limbang and Lawas area
 



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