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Commander Chris Prentis, who has died aged 91, fought a short, bloody action during Konfrontasi and served 10 years in the Sultan of Oman’s navy, largely under sail.
China’s recent overflight has raised dormant Malaysian fears about the nation’s sovereignty over its Bornean territories.
How ‘Konfrontasi’ Reshaped Southeast Asian Regional Politics The tensions of the 1960s served as the catalyst for the creation of today’s peaceful, prosperous, and cohesive Southeast Asia.
The sight of angry Indonesians burning the Malaysian flag and chanting the slogan 'ganyang Malaysia' ('Crush Malaysia') brings back painful memories of the Konfrontasi (Confrontation) between ...
The Konfrontasi memorial ceremony served to remember those who lost their lives and suffered, and honour the volunteers and soldiers who had fought and fallen during Konfrontasi.
SINGAPORE — A new memorial marking the nation’s turbulent times during the Konfrontasi campaign in the 1960s was inaugurated today (March 10), on the 50th anniversary of the MacDonald House ...
3. Was 'Konfrontasi' an effective way for Sukarno to consolidate his leadership? Why/why not? Why might Sukarno have preferred that the war with Malaysia remained 'undeclared'?
Scintillating Vixen was supposed to reunite with longtime opponent, Astonishing Nemesis. Mercurial Bigwig thought of pitting SV against AN in a scorching screen konfrontasi.
SINGAPORE - A memorial to the victims of Konfrontasi was unveiled on Tuesday evening, on the 50th anniversary of the worst bomb attack post-war Singapore experienced. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A service was held in Sydney today to commemorate 50 years since Australian troops departed for the Indonesia Confrontation in Malaya. Between 1962 and 1966, Indonesia fought a small, undeclared ...
Singaporeans can learn lessons from Konfrontasi to face extremist threat: Maliki More than 150 people attended the ceremony at the Konfrontasi memorial site opposite the Cathay building.
Chris Prentis, minesweeper commander during Konfrontasi who gave the Navy’s last ‘ram’ order – obituary From his wooden-walled Ton-class minesweeper, he spotted a suspicious sampan in the ...