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The 13 May incident was an episode of Sino - Malay sectarian violence that took place in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, on 13 May 1969.
May 8, 2021 · According to official reports, 196 people had been killed in the riots: 143 Chinese, 25 Malays, 13 Indians and 15 others. However, foreign correspondents suggested that the real number was actually much higher considering how many people were classed as “missing” rather than dead.
Aug 22, 2021 · Malay mobs, wearing white headbands signifying an alliance with death, and brandishing swords and daggers, surged into Chinese areas in the capital, burning, looting and killing. In retaliation, Chinese, sometimes aided by Indians, armed themselves with pistols and shotguns and struck at Malay kampongs.
Aug 5, 2023 · What then was the May 13 incident? At best, it was concocted by a group of politicians to de-stabilise the then prime minister a.k.a. Bapa Malaysia Tunku Abdul Rahmah.
May 13, 2019 · The May 13 incident has long been viewed as an unhealed wound on the nation’s psyche, and is commonly used by Malaysian politicos to caution against upsetting the nation’s delicate political...
May 23, 2019 · FIFTY years ago, on May 13, 1969, we witnessed one of the blackest days in the history of our nation. Race riots erupted in Kuala Lumpur, tearing Malaysia apart. Many lives were lost.
May 13, 2019 · This is the story of an eyewitness to the riots of May 13, 1969. A first-year student at Universiti Malaya at the time, he was caught in Kampung Baru, one of the hotspots of the riot.
