Malaysia banned 'communist film'

[The Living Red]

IPS News (http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=33202)

Were any comrades here aware of this decision by the Malaysian government or of Chen Ping himself? If so, do you know anything about him?

[leftist resistance]

I watched the documentary a few days ago.it received an overwhelming response in singapore.it's semi-musical and traces the places where important events of Chin Peng's life happened.
more info on http://lastcommunist.blogspot.com

i don't understand why it is banned in malaysia.the show was just about travelling and interviewing with people on the streets going about their daily life.there was no political bias whatsoever

[bayano]

malaysia has a long history of anticom. they were nearly liberated by communist revolutionaries in the 1950s if not for successful british counter-insurgency. and even through the 1980s (perhaps still) they had birth certificates that were colored for racial category (indian, chinese, malay, etc) but if you had any direct relatives who were communists you automatically got a pink one

[leftist resistance]

I know of 1 guy whose grandfather was deported to china on suspicion of being a commie.it's a fact that many were deported or exiled for the same reason.


they were nearly liberated by communist revolutionaries in the 1950s if not for successful british counter-insurgency.

They were not defeated but tricked into signing a peace treaty with the local govmnt.During the talk,Chin Peng said "if you're demanding our surrender,you will not have it.we would rather fight until the last man".Somehow somewhat,the bastards had their way and the commies were living in exile.The party was disbanded and many were hunted down


malaysia has a long history of anticom

i realise that too.maybe they saw the word "communist" and decided NO!it must be banned straight away.amazingly,it was screened in singapore (was a part of malaysia,and same fucking anticom)
why do i say amazing?because singapore has inhumanely tortured many leftists in the past through the isd,their secret police(think ss). like the one stated here : http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/artic...&articleId=3429 (http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?id=6&debateId=28&articleId=3429)