Remembering Samad Ismail, a thwarted intellectual and political prisoner

Today marks exactly 100 years since the birth of Abdul Samad Ismail, a beacon of Malaysian journalism who also spent five years in detention without trial under the draconian Internal Security Act.

This Sunday afternoon, the life of Samad will be commemorated by three men who knew him well in a tribute titled “The Man Behind The Enigma: Centenary Remembrance in Praise of A Samad Ismail”.

The speakers will be former PKR deputy president Syed Husin Ali, ex-Nibong Tebal MP Dominic Puthucheary...