History must be told without any alteration


REFERRING to the letter, “Integration, not history, welds Malaysia” (The Star, Oct 17), I have to express my worries over the facts pointed out by the writer Arof Ishak.

The teaching of history is for one purpose – knowledge. And through knowledge of history, one can know about his/ her origins, his/ her place in the country and build patriotism (love for his/ her nation).

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