Opposition MPs express shock over return of Chin Peng's ashes

PARLIAMENT | The proceeding in the Dewan Rakyat took an emotional turn today as several opposition members of parliament protested the return of former Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) secretary-general Chin Peng’s ashes to Malaysia.

Deeming the recent turn of events as an insult to the memory of fallen soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the battle against the communists, they called for action to be taken against those responsible for bringing the ashes into the country...