Malaysia Forever: an alternate history
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A Malaysian alternate history what-if project, with live posts from 60 years ago.
[25/12/65] Tunku Abdul Rahman has told a delegation from the International Tin Council that he will ask the Cabinet, “in the spirit of international cooperation and goodwill,” to reconsider its decision not to participate in the third International Tin Agreement.
December 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
[25/12/65] Tunku Abdul Rahman has told a delegation from the International Tin Council that he will ask the Cabinet, “in the spirit of international cooperation and goodwill,” to reconsider its decision not to participate in the third International Tin Agreement.
[25/12/65] Tun Abdul Razak today praised Burma’s model workers following a visit to the recreation camp at Inle Lake.
December 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
[25/12/65] Tun Abdul Razak today praised Burma’s model workers following a visit to the recreation camp at Inle Lake.
[25/12/65] Chief Education Advisor Aminuddin Baki died suddenly in his home on Jalan Guillemard in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. He was 39. He is to be buried at the Muslim cemetery on Ampang Road today.
December 25, 2025 at 5:01 AM
[25/12/65] Chief Education Advisor Aminuddin Baki died suddenly in his home on Jalan Guillemard in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. He was 39. He is to be buried at the Muslim cemetery on Ampang Road today.
[25/12/65] The Housing and Development Board is to spend nearly $2m on an estate with 832 housing units at the Upper Changi Road Estate.
December 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
[25/12/65] The Housing and Development Board is to spend nearly $2m on an estate with 832 housing units at the Upper Changi Road Estate.
[25/12/65] Here’s wishing our Christian readers a Merry Christmas!
December 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
[25/12/65] Here’s wishing our Christian readers a Merry Christmas!
[24/12/65] The Jesselton Chinese Chamber of Commerce is to investigate allegations of profiteering by its members on the pretext of the new tax proposals for next year.
December 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
[24/12/65] The Jesselton Chinese Chamber of Commerce is to investigate allegations of profiteering by its members on the pretext of the new tax proposals for next year.
[24/12/65] An explosion at a quarry along Jurong Road in Singapore left one worker dead and another seriously wounded this afternoon.
December 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
[24/12/65] An explosion at a quarry along Jurong Road in Singapore left one worker dead and another seriously wounded this afternoon.
[24/12/65] Security forces near Tawau have been told to stay on “full alert” over the Christmas period to prevent Indonesian infiltrators from taking the chance to strike.
December 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
[24/12/65] Security forces near Tawau have been told to stay on “full alert” over the Christmas period to prevent Indonesian infiltrators from taking the chance to strike.
[24/12/65] Malaysian Cabinet Ministers have told delegates from the International Tin Council that they cannot change the Cabinet’s decision to stay out of the Third International Tin Agreement without further consultation.
December 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
[24/12/65] Malaysian Cabinet Ministers have told delegates from the International Tin Council that they cannot change the Cabinet’s decision to stay out of the Third International Tin Agreement without further consultation.
[24/12/65] Three men have been jailed for between one to three years in connection with a series of TV aerial thefts in Queenstown.
December 24, 2025 at 9:46 AM
[24/12/65] Three men have been jailed for between one to three years in connection with a series of TV aerial thefts in Queenstown.
[24/12/65] Rice farmers in Kedah are eagerly awaiting a period of sunshine to allow them to harvest their padi crops and save them from flooding.
December 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM
[24/12/65] Rice farmers in Kedah are eagerly awaiting a period of sunshine to allow them to harvest their padi crops and save them from flooding.
[24/12/65] The Customs Department in Penang will be intensifying anti-smuggling efforts through Christmas, the New Year, Hari Raya Puasa, and the Chinese New Year.
December 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
[24/12/65] The Customs Department in Penang will be intensifying anti-smuggling efforts through Christmas, the New Year, Hari Raya Puasa, and the Chinese New Year.
[24/12/65] A bus carrying more than 30 passengers from Kuala Lumpur to Tanjong Karang caught fire near the Kanching Pass this afternoon. Firefighters from Rawang are working to reach the site, but have been held up by a four-mile traffic jam. No casualties have been reported.
December 24, 2025 at 7:01 AM
[24/12/65] A bus carrying more than 30 passengers from Kuala Lumpur to Tanjong Karang caught fire near the Kanching Pass this afternoon. Firefighters from Rawang are working to reach the site, but have been held up by a four-mile traffic jam. No casualties have been reported.
[24/12/65] Deputy Agriculture Perm-Sec Lew Sip Hon is to be made Deputy Controller of Rubber Research from 1 January.
December 24, 2025 at 3:01 AM
[24/12/65] Deputy Agriculture Perm-Sec Lew Sip Hon is to be made Deputy Controller of Rubber Research from 1 January.
[23/12/65] Tunku Abdul Rahman, speaking in a message for Christmas, urges Malaysians to remember the less fortunate even as they celebrate the festive season.
December 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
[23/12/65] Tunku Abdul Rahman, speaking in a message for Christmas, urges Malaysians to remember the less fortunate even as they celebrate the festive season.
[23/12/65] Tun Abdul Razak has arrived in Rangoon to begin a week-long visit to Burma. He will meet General Ne Win tomorrow.
December 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
[23/12/65] Tun Abdul Razak has arrived in Rangoon to begin a week-long visit to Burma. He will meet General Ne Win tomorrow.
[23/12/65] Laotian SEAP Games team leaders say they are “completely satisfied” with the contingent, which won three bronze medals in all, because they had overcome a lack of training facilities, domestic political trouble, and a lack of funding to achieve this result.
December 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
[23/12/65] Laotian SEAP Games team leaders say they are “completely satisfied” with the contingent, which won three bronze medals in all, because they had overcome a lack of training facilities, domestic political trouble, and a lack of funding to achieve this result.
[23/12/65] The introduction of night shopping at Raffles Place has brought an unprecedented boom to the area ahead of Christmas.
December 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
[23/12/65] The introduction of night shopping at Raffles Place has brought an unprecedented boom to the area ahead of Christmas.
[23/12/65] Michael Buma, chairman of the Machinda Party, has resigned from the party he founded.
December 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
[23/12/65] Michael Buma, chairman of the Machinda Party, has resigned from the party he founded.
[23/12/65] Singapore Labour Minister Jek Yeun Thong today accused prominent left-wing lawyer T. T. Rajah of being involved in the misuse of the funds of three major unions. Irregularities are said to amount to $350,000.
December 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
[23/12/65] Singapore Labour Minister Jek Yeun Thong today accused prominent left-wing lawyer T. T. Rajah of being involved in the misuse of the funds of three major unions. Irregularities are said to amount to $350,000.
[23/12/65] The medical officer in Kampar today told an inquest that a 25-year-old Socialist Front member taken into custody at Malim Nawar last month had died of a haemorrhage around the heart, possibly caused by an impact to the chest.
December 23, 2025 at 9:31 AM
[23/12/65] The medical officer in Kampar today told an inquest that a 25-year-old Socialist Front member taken into custody at Malim Nawar last month had died of a haemorrhage around the heart, possibly caused by an impact to the chest.
[23/12/65] Pengiran Mohamed Yusof, councillor for Seria, is to ask Shell to re-employ workers implicated in the Brunei Revolt three years ago.
December 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
[23/12/65] Pengiran Mohamed Yusof, councillor for Seria, is to ask Shell to re-employ workers implicated in the Brunei Revolt three years ago.
[23/12/65]* Singapore Finance Minister Dr Goh Keng Swee has declared that discipline will be vital to ensuring the State's economic success in the coming years.
December 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
[23/12/65]* Singapore Finance Minister Dr Goh Keng Swee has declared that discipline will be vital to ensuring the State's economic success in the coming years.
[23/12/65] Malayan Flour Mills is now in operation near Lumut. The facility will consume 200,000 tons of wheat a year, producing enough flour to fully supply domestic demand.
December 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
[23/12/65] Malayan Flour Mills is now in operation near Lumut. The facility will consume 200,000 tons of wheat a year, producing enough flour to fully supply domestic demand.
[23/12/65] Caltex has introduced its new Boron Mk 2 fuel to Malaysia.
December 23, 2025 at 6:31 AM
[23/12/65] Caltex has introduced its new Boron Mk 2 fuel to Malaysia.