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freemalaysiatoday. com > category > world > 04/21/2026 > japan-pm-takaichi-sends-offering-to-yasukuni-war-shrine

Japan's PM Takaichi sends offering to Yasukuni war shrine

11+ hour, 1+ min ago  (154+ words) The Yasukuni Shrine in central Tokyo is dedicated to 2. 5 million war dead, mostly Japanese, who have perished in conflicts since the late 19th century. This includes senior military and political figures convicted by an international tribunal of war crimes prior to…...

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freemalaysiatoday. com > category > opinion > 01/29/2026 > tantrums-and-sideshows-the-uec-task-force-farce-rolls-on

Tantrums and sideshows: the UEC task force farce rolls on

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (486+ words) From Kua Kia Soong The spectacle of the former Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) task force chairman throwing a public tantrum over remarks by the deputy education minister would be comical if it were not part of a tragic and cynical…...

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freemalaysiatoday. com > category > leisure > 01/14/2026 > jan-11-1942-remembering-one-of-kls-darkest-days

Jan 11, 1942: remembering one of KL's darkest days

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (457+ words) Every January, the Malaysian World War II History Society, together with the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, holds a ceremony to mark "1. 11 Kuala Lumpur Remembrance Sunday. FMT Lifestyle attended the event last weekend and spoke with Lee Ying…...

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freemalaysiatoday. com > category > leisure > 08/06/2025 > thats-why-he-lived-a-malaysian-survivors-memories-of-hiroshima

That's why he lived': a Malaysian survivor's memories of Hiroshima

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (578+ words) While world leaders struggled to process the shockwaves from Hiroshima and Nagasaki " before these events were etched into the annals of civilisation " countless victims on the ground experienced an immeasurably intense tragedy. "I believe he was given a responsibility by…...

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freemalaysiatoday. com > category > world > 05/22/2025 > merz-to-visit-lithuania-as-germany-helps-bolster-natos-eastern-flank

Merz to visit Lithuania as Germany helps bolster Nato's eastern flank

10+ mon, 4+ week ago  (600+ words) The decision to build up a 5, 000-strong armoured brigade in Lithuania over the coming years came in response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The deployment is aimed at deterring potential Russian aggression towards Lithuania and fellow Baltic countries…...