Labuan’s Surrender Point history retold
Published on: Monday, March 04, 2024
By: Sohan Das
Text Size:
A ceremony was held to mark its “re-dedication” led by Col Convey J Shillabeer CSC, Australian Defence Advisor to Malaysian government, Australian High Commission Malaysia.
LABUAN: The historic Surrender Point at Layang-Layangan here – site of the Japanese surrender of Sarawak and British North Borneo in 1945 – has been upgraded to befit its stature as an important site in war history.
The refreshing new look includes a mural painting of a soldier blowing the Last Bugle and brief statements on war history
A ceremony was held to mark its “re-dedication” led by Col Convey J Shillabeer CSC, Australian Defence Advisor to Malaysian government, Australian High Commission Malaysia.
The Chief Executive Officer of Labuan Corporation Tuan Rithuzan Ismail was represented by LC senior officer Mahathir Abdul Hamid and the Australian Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs by two officers.
Dear Daily Express reader,
Ever since 1963, before the formation of Malaysia, The Daily Express has kept the public well-informed as well as helped shape Sabah & Labuan's development for 60 years.
By subscribing you are supporting many of our award winning journalists - the first newspaper to win the Prime Minister's award for excellence in Journalism - who work tirelessly to bring you the facts and news that matter.
We are also the only newspaper to achieve a world scoop in the Nick Leeson saga in 1995.
Your subscription helps to hold those in power accountable. Subscribe today to support exclusive, local and independent journalism.
Subscriber Log-in here Subscribe now To unlock this article sign in here
ADVERTISEMENT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Top Stories Today
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sabah Top Stories
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
