Malaysia Forever: an alternate history
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A Malaysian alternate history what-if project, with live posts from 60 years ago.
[12/2/66] Announcers working at Subang Airport have expressed reluctance to work late at night following a series of incidents in which unknown persons have attempted to force the door to their room open. The girls often work alone until as late as 2 am.
February 12, 2026 at 2:01 PM
[12/2/66] Announcers working at Subang Airport have expressed reluctance to work late at night following a series of incidents in which unknown persons have attempted to force the door to their room open. The girls often work alone until as late as 2 am.
[12/2/66] Minister of Local Government and Housing Khaw Kai Boh says the system of Chinese education in Malaysia has stagnated for the past 30 or 40 years, resulting in its failure to contribute to national life.
February 12, 2026 at 12:31 PM
[12/2/66] Minister of Local Government and Housing Khaw Kai Boh says the system of Chinese education in Malaysia has stagnated for the past 30 or 40 years, resulting in its failure to contribute to national life.
[12/2/66] Penang UDP secretary Teh Ewe Lim has described the Labour Party’s attitude towards a united Opposition as “most peculiar and contradictory.”
February 12, 2026 at 12:01 PM
[12/2/66] Penang UDP secretary Teh Ewe Lim has described the Labour Party’s attitude towards a united Opposition as “most peculiar and contradictory.”
[12/2/66] Dato (Dr) Ismail on Philippine delays in recognising Malaysia: “Time is not important. There is nothing to be lost in patient waiting.”
February 12, 2026 at 11:31 AM
[12/2/66] Dato (Dr) Ismail on Philippine delays in recognising Malaysia: “Time is not important. There is nothing to be lost in patient waiting.”
[12/2/66] Brunei police have urged residents to stop spreading rumours about “headhunters” and armed men clothed in black roaming the State’s capital.
February 12, 2026 at 11:06 AM
[12/2/66] Brunei police have urged residents to stop spreading rumours about “headhunters” and armed men clothed in black roaming the State’s capital.
[12/2/66] The MIDFL has underwritten a $24m offer to the public by the Chemical Co. of Malaysia, a member of the ICI Group.
February 12, 2026 at 10:01 AM
[12/2/66] The MIDFL has underwritten a $24m offer to the public by the Chemical Co. of Malaysia, a member of the ICI Group.
[12/2/66] Singapore’s Economic Development Board has invited manufacturers to copy the designs of several prototypes for souvenirs to be sold to foreign tourists.
February 12, 2026 at 9:31 AM
[12/2/66] Singapore’s Economic Development Board has invited manufacturers to copy the designs of several prototypes for souvenirs to be sold to foreign tourists.
[12/2/66] Detained Barisan Sosialis leader Lim Chin Siong has been returned to Changi Prison. Police have denied that he ever went on a hunger strike, as reported by his party.
February 12, 2026 at 9:01 AM
[12/2/66] Detained Barisan Sosialis leader Lim Chin Siong has been returned to Changi Prison. Police have denied that he ever went on a hunger strike, as reported by his party.
[12/2/66] A cooperative formed by 50 ice-cream vendors in Singapore has become a trendsetter, allowing hawkers to free themselves from exploitation by middlemen. Hawkers in other industries are now seeking to learn from their experience.
February 12, 2026 at 7:31 AM
[12/2/66] A cooperative formed by 50 ice-cream vendors in Singapore has become a trendsetter, allowing hawkers to free themselves from exploitation by middlemen. Hawkers in other industries are now seeking to learn from their experience.
[12/2/66] Education Minister Mohamed Khir Johari has categorically denied the existence of a rivalry between him and Tun Abdul Razak to succeed the Tunku as Prime Minister.
February 12, 2026 at 7:01 AM
[12/2/66] Education Minister Mohamed Khir Johari has categorically denied the existence of a rivalry between him and Tun Abdul Razak to succeed the Tunku as Prime Minister.
[12/2/66] The Philippine Foreign Office has decided that all visitors of Chinese descent, including Malaysian Chinese, will have to submit their thumbprints for verification prior to their visit. This replaces the old procedure of fingerprinting on arrival.
February 12, 2026 at 6:31 AM
[12/2/66] The Philippine Foreign Office has decided that all visitors of Chinese descent, including Malaysian Chinese, will have to submit their thumbprints for verification prior to their visit. This replaces the old procedure of fingerprinting on arrival.
[12/2/66] The police anti-vice squad today raided the Ban Kok lodging house, nicknamed the Black Cat, on Ampang Road in Kuala Lumpur. Ten women have been detained for questioning.
February 12, 2026 at 6:01 AM
[12/2/66] The police anti-vice squad today raided the Ban Kok lodging house, nicknamed the Black Cat, on Ampang Road in Kuala Lumpur. Ten women have been detained for questioning.
[12/2/66] The Central Government has allocated $16.6m to aid the country’s cooperative societies with loans.
February 12, 2026 at 5:31 AM
[12/2/66] The Central Government has allocated $16.6m to aid the country’s cooperative societies with loans.
[12/2/66] The Sarawak Alliance is now embroiled in its most intense internal crisis yet. Dissatisfaction with the multiracial slant of Dato Stephen Ningkan’s politics is said to be growing among the State’s Dayaks.
February 12, 2026 at 5:01 AM
[12/2/66] The Sarawak Alliance is now embroiled in its most intense internal crisis yet. Dissatisfaction with the multiracial slant of Dato Stephen Ningkan’s politics is said to be growing among the State’s Dayaks.
[12/2/66] Thirty water meters were stolen from houses in the Setapak area yesterday.
February 12, 2026 at 3:01 AM
[12/2/66] Thirty water meters were stolen from houses in the Setapak area yesterday.
[12/2/66] Maj-Gen G. Mc. I. S. Bruce, founder of the Royal Malay Regiment, is dead. The Royal Malay Regiment has been directed to fly all flags at half-mast.
February 12, 2026 at 2:01 AM
[12/2/66] Maj-Gen G. Mc. I. S. Bruce, founder of the Royal Malay Regiment, is dead. The Royal Malay Regiment has been directed to fly all flags at half-mast.
[11/2/66] Goalkeeper Ungku Ismail has told reporters he has yet to make up his mind on whether he will play for Singapore or Johore when the two teams meet at the Sri Gelam field for the first match of the FAM Cup tomorrow.
February 11, 2026 at 12:31 PM
[11/2/66] Goalkeeper Ungku Ismail has told reporters he has yet to make up his mind on whether he will play for Singapore or Johore when the two teams meet at the Sri Gelam field for the first match of the FAM Cup tomorrow.
[11/2/66] Tunku Mohamed Sahree, grandnephew to Tunku Abdul Rahman, drowned off Tanjong Rhu on Langkawi today. His body has been brought to Alor Star, and he will be buried tomorrow. He was 20.
February 11, 2026 at 12:01 PM
[11/2/66] Tunku Mohamed Sahree, grandnephew to Tunku Abdul Rahman, drowned off Tanjong Rhu on Langkawi today. His body has been brought to Alor Star, and he will be buried tomorrow. He was 20.
[11/2/66] A hunter was killed near Kuala Kinabatangan recently when he left his gun leaning against a tree and it went off, resulting in a bullet striking him through the heart.
February 11, 2026 at 11:31 AM
[11/2/66] A hunter was killed near Kuala Kinabatangan recently when he left his gun leaning against a tree and it went off, resulting in a bullet striking him through the heart.
[11/2/66] The United Democratic Party has criticised the Labour Party for “shirking the duty of presenting positive opposition to the Alliance” by boycotting the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the workings of local authorities.
February 11, 2026 at 11:01 AM
[11/2/66] The United Democratic Party has criticised the Labour Party for “shirking the duty of presenting positive opposition to the Alliance” by boycotting the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the workings of local authorities.
[11/2/66] Tun Abdul Razak has opened the $2½m Pacific Milk factory at Petaling Jaya.
February 11, 2026 at 9:31 AM
[11/2/66] Tun Abdul Razak has opened the $2½m Pacific Milk factory at Petaling Jaya.
[11/2/66] Straits tin today fell below the $700 mark for the first time in a month.
February 11, 2026 at 9:16 AM
[11/2/66] Straits tin today fell below the $700 mark for the first time in a month.
[11/2/66] A Special Branch sergeant and a driver have been hospitalised after crashing into a rubber tree due to a tyre puncture while escorting Malacca Governor Tun Haji Abdul Malek Yusof. The Governor immediately went to their assistance upon seeing the crash.
February 11, 2026 at 9:01 AM
[11/2/66] A Special Branch sergeant and a driver have been hospitalised after crashing into a rubber tree due to a tyre puncture while escorting Malacca Governor Tun Haji Abdul Malek Yusof. The Governor immediately went to their assistance upon seeing the crash.
[11/2/66] The Health Ministry is looking into designating hospital assistants “medical assistants” to man sub-clinics in rural areas. A previous proposal to call these employees “assistant medical officers” faced strong opposition from the Malayan Medical Association.
February 11, 2026 at 8:01 AM
[11/2/66] The Health Ministry is looking into designating hospital assistants “medical assistants” to man sub-clinics in rural areas. A previous proposal to call these employees “assistant medical officers” faced strong opposition from the Malayan Medical Association.
[11/2/66] World Bank experts are now helping the Malaysian Government prepare the country’s case for presentation at the Bank’s consultative group meeting.
February 11, 2026 at 7:31 AM
[11/2/66] World Bank experts are now helping the Malaysian Government prepare the country’s case for presentation at the Bank’s consultative group meeting.