MACVA Press Conference On Speech By Ismail Mina Ahmad
15 Jan 18
Malaysian Armed Forces Chinese Veterans Association (MACVA) has today call a Press Conference in reponse to the speech made by Ismail Mina Ahmad, the chairman of Ummah on 13 January 2018 as reported by Malay Mail Online. The event took place at MACVA office at the Boulevard,
Mid Valley City.
The full text of the press statement released during the event are as below:
PRESS STATEMENT
15 January 2018
Malaysian Armed Forces Chinese Veterans Association (MACVA) salutes our veterans who were
awarded the Panglima Gagah Berani (PGB) medal for acts of extreme bravery and valor!
1. Colonel Maurice Lam Shye Choon PGB (deceased)
2. Major Lee Ah Pow (Rtd) PGB
3. Second Lieutenant David Fu Chee Ming (Rtd) PGB
4. Sargeant Choo Woh Soon (Rtd) PGB
5. Sargeant Cheng Eng Chin PGB (deceased)
6. Ranger Mat Isa Bin Hassan PGB (A Chinese from East Malaysia)
MACVA views with grave concern and disappointment the speech made by Ismail Mina Ahmad, the
chairman of the Ummah umbrella group for Muslim organisations during the "Konvensyen
Kebangkitan Ummah 2018" held at the Malaysia Islamic Centre in Kuala Lumpur on January 13, 2018.
In his speech, as reported by Malay Mail Online, he asserted that ONLY the Malays had resisted
the British colonists, Japanese occupiers and battled against Communist insurgents. His
reference of the "3 stars" Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) failed to mention that the 10th
Regiment Malayan Communist Party (MCP) was predominantly a Malay regiment unit operating in
the jungles of Northern Malaysia and Southern Thailand, whose leader was Abdullah CD with
followers - his wife Suriani Abdullah, Shamsiah Fakeh, Abu Samah Mohamad Kassim, Rashid Maidin.
Ismail's assertions were factually and historically inaccurate and had belittled the
contributions of the Non Malay veterans, specifically the Chinese, Ibans, Indians, Sikhs
and many others.
MACVA, with a membership close to a 1000 veterans since its inception on 31 August 2016,
and the thousands before us who have passed on, is a true testimony of a large group of
Chinese veterans who had serve loyally in military campaigns in the defence of our beloved
Malaysia. Needless to say, there were also Chinese veterans who sadly lost their lives and
limbs in the defence of the nation; and with pride a number of them had been bestowed bravery
awards by the nation.
MACVA calls upon all Malaysians to rebutt these inaccurate and irresponsible assertions made
by Ismail Mina Ahmad.
Major Tan Pau Son (Retired)
President
MACVA
"休想抹煞华裔军兵抗战血史” 华裔退伍军人协会出示表扬名单
梁丹袖 最后更新6个月前 · 刊登于15 Jan 2018 3:00PM
马来西亚华裔退伍军人协会今天呼吁全民唾弃发生“日侵时代唯有巫裔保家卫国”的不实言论的穆斯林群体组织（Ummah），强烈谴责这个组织歪曲事实。
马来西亚华裔退伍军人协会（Malaysia Armed Forces Chinese, MACVA ）主席兼退役少校陈保山今日在谷中城召开的新闻发布会上，一一读出早年荣获最高元首册封为“勇将”的华裔军人。
“我们想要告诉你，我们不乏华裔老兵因为英勇特殊和的表现而获封最高元首颁发“勇将”勋章（Panglimah Gagah Berani, PGB）。”
“这个新闻发布会与政治无关，我们只是特别关注穆斯林群体Ummah主席伊斯迈米纳对外宣布，只有马来人抗拒英殖民者、日本侵略着和共产恐怖分子。
陈保山非议伊斯迈米纳断章取义，只提带三星标志的马来亚共产党（Communist Party of Malaya, CDM）, 却只字不提马共一个以巫裔成员为主、活跃于马届边界深山的第十军团（10th Regiment）。
“他们的领袖是阿都拉西迪（Abduallah CD）、他的妻子Suriani Abdullah、Shamsiah Fakeh、Abu Samah Mohamad Kassim、Rasid Maidin。”
“我们所谓的“Templer 12”， 是首12个被国家送往英国桑德赫斯特皇家军事学院（Sanhurts）接受训练的部队人员， 当中有7名是非巫裔，7人当中有5、6人是华裔。”
“如果对方说非巫裔没有加入部队，这又怎么说？我们有照片、我们有名字。”
“伊斯迈米纳发表与历史不符的声明，等同轻视非马来人老兵尤其是华裔、伊班人、印裔、锡克人等对国家的贡献。”
这名退役少校指出，马来西亚华裔退伍军人协会旗下会员逾千，而已经作古的华裔战士都是最真实的证明，说明曾有大批华裔老兵为了捍卫国土而加入抗战行动。
“我们想要告诉马来西亚人，我们曾经参与保卫国家，指我们没有为国服务是大错特错。”
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| 退役上校黎亚保痛斥伊斯万米纳抹煞当年非巫裔军兵英勇保国的贡献。（图：透视大马） |
退役上校黎亚保（74岁）受访时表示，他感到既难过又生气，因为没有国阵、巫统、马华、国大党的领袖挺身出来终结（伊斯迈米纳）的言论。
“我们现在还活着，但以后我们不在了，谁会记得这段历史？我的儿子和孙子没机会加入抗战，他们听了这样的话，在太阳底下，这说得过去吗？”
“我知道谷比莪（Gubir，马泰边境）的森林、沙巴的森林、砂拉越的森林，那是很多人父辈祖辈的坟墓。”
“不要忘记，非巫裔还包括卡达山人、姆律人、伊班人，他们也有参与抗战。”
黎亚保忆述，当年19岁就加入部队，如今转眼30年，头发都灰白却突然听闻有人发表如此不负责任的言论，企图抹去当年军兵奋勇舍命保卫国家的事实。
“这不是自夸，也不是到处炫耀我当处加入部队，但在事隔多年后，有人只凭着一句话就抹去我在军队中30年的贡献，我能不生气吗？”
“我很开心我还活着，我的战友好多都作古了，我还记得1975年，我的伙伴Captain Harjeet Singh在谷比莪被射杀，还有那些在空军部伍驾驶直升机的战友，一个炸弹就没了性命。当时我们正处在第二紧急状态（Second Malayan Emergency，又称马来亚共产党叛乱）的高峰期。”
“请问伊斯迈米纳尝过困在深山的日子吗？见识过深山的蚊子和水蛭吗？头发灰白的人不会忘记当时的马来亚是什么样子。”
马来西亚华裔退伍军人协会成立于2016年国庆日，隶属国防部退伍事务局（Jabatan Hal Ehwal Veteran ATM, JHEV）。
荣获勇士勋章华裔军人名单：
已故林锡春 上校
李亚保 退役少校
大卫符志明 退役少尉
朱和顺 退役曹长
已故曾英尽 曹长
莫益沙（东马华裔）退役士兵
荣获飞行勋章华裔军人名单：
张琼礼 退役中校
梁福昌 退役中校
田承安 退役上尉
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‘We have our scars’: Chinese army vets slam Ummah for denying minorities’ part
By Anith Adilah 15 January 2018
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| Macva president Major Tan Pau Son during Malaysian Armed Forces Chinese Veterans Association press conference at The Boulevard Mid Valley City January 15, 2018. — Picture by Firdaus Latif |
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 — Ethnic Chinese army veterans have railed against Malay-Muslim coalition Ummah today over the latter’s erroneous claim that only Malays had resisted British colonists, Japanese occupiers and Communist insurgents.
At a press conference today, Malaysian Armed Forces Chinese Veterans Association (Macva) president Major (Rtd) Tan Pau Son said cleric Ismail Mina Ahmad’s remarks were not only historically and factually wrong, but had belittled the contributions of the non-Malay veterans including the Ibans, Indians, Sikhs.
“We participated in defending our country and some of us still have scars to show that we were there — risking our lives,” Tan told a press conference at Mavca headquarters at Midvalley Boulevard here.
“Needless to say there were also Chinese veterans who sadly lost their lives and limbs in the defence of the nation.
“All Malaysians should rebutt all these inaccurate and irresponsible assertions made by Ismail,” he said.
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| Malaysian Armed Forces Chinese Veterans Association pose for group photo after press conference at The Boulevard Mid Valley City January 15, 2018. — Picture by Firdaus Latif |
an also pointed out that there were six Chinese members of the armed forces who were bestowed with the Panglima Gagah Berani medals for their extreme bravery: Colonel Maurice Lam Shye Choon, Major (Rtd) Lee Ah Pow, Second Lieutenant (Rtd) David Fu Chee Ming, Sergeant (Rtd) Choo Woh Soon, Sergeant Cheng Eng Chin, and Ranger Mat Isa Hassan.
Meanwhile, three others, Lieutenant Colonel Chong Kheng Ley, Lieutenant Colonel Leong Fook Cheong, and Captain Tien Sen An, were awarded Pingat Tentera Udara for their valour.
“We have Chinese veterans who receive gallantry awards and this alone is a testament that the Malays were not the only ones who protected the nation,” he said.
On Saturday, Ismail who is the chairman of the Ummah umbrella group for Muslim organisations, also asserted that only the Malays had battled the Communists, which he claimed made the community a target of the predominantly-Chinese Insurgency that lasted for forty years.
One particular war veteran who narrowly escaped death while fighting a battle in Southern Thailand in 1978, said he was hurt and angered by Ismail’s remarks in the convention outlining the demands of the Muslim lobby.
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| WO Patrick Lee Kai Tong, 71 shows scar from a bullet during Malaysian Armed Forces Chinese Veterans Association press conference at The Boulevard Mid Valley City January 15, 2018. — Picture by Firdaus Latif |
Warrant Officer Patrick Lee Kai Tong said Ismail’s statement was not only ignorant but hurtful to armed forces who had witnessed countless deaths and suffered various injuries in the name of the country.
Lee, now 71, walks around with a hole in his left arm after being shot by the communists who had zeroed in on the Nuri helicopter he was in while landing to provide ammunition supply to his own troop.
“Does he even know what it is like to be in a warzone? He can say what he want but do not hurt people’s feelings,” Lee said.
“Maybe this scar from an M-16 is not enough for me to prove that I was there fighting for the country but know that every memory, every death — even the smell of it stays with me.”
Tan also chided Ismail for conveniently forgetting that there were many Malay members among the Communist insurgents.
“In Ismail’s speech, he failed to mention that the 10th Regiment Malayan Communist Party was predominantly a Malay regiment unit operating in the jungles of Northern Malaysia and Southern Thailand.
“The leader was Abdullah CD and his followers Suriani Abdullah, Shamsiah Fakeh, Abu Samah Mohamad Kassim and Rashid Maidin,” Tan said.
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