Suriani Abdullah

Suriani Abdullah (born Eng Ming Ching; 23 January 1924 – 20 March 2013) was a former central committee member of the Communist Party of Malaya.^[1][2]

Background

Suriani was born on 23 January 1924 in Sitiawan, Perak. She attended Nan Hwa High School, where she met other communists such as Tu Lung Shan and Chin Peng, and was politically radicalised.^[3] In 1940, Suriani joined the underground Communist Party of Malaya and was actively involved in mobilising and organising women workers in the Kinta Valley.^[4] She was elected a member of the Central Committee Member in 1975.^[4]

She is the author of Rejimen Ke-10 dan Kemerdekaan (The 10th Regiment and Independence),^[5] the official historical account of the 10th Regiment of the Malayan People's National Liberation Army,^[4] and Memoir Suriani Abdullah: Setengah Abad Perjuangan (The Memoirs of Suriani Abdullah: A Half-Century Struggle).^[6]

Later life and death

She resided in Chulaporn Village No. 12 in Sukhirin, Thailand with her husband, Abdullah CD, with their daughter and her family until her death on 20 March 2013.^[7]

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Communism in Malaysia and Singapore

Wars and incidents

Wars	Malayan campaign Vietnam War Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Communist insurgency Sarawak Malaysia (1968-1989) Thailand Malayan Emergency Background & causes Briggs Plan New village Special Operations Volunteer Force Commonwealth Military Involvement Southern Rhodesia Australia New Zealand
Incidents	Sungai Siput Incident Death of Lau Yew Labis Incident Penang Ambush Assassination of Sir Henry Gurney Bukit Kepong Incident Battle of Semur River Batang Kali massacre Operation Termite Pipeline Ambush The Templer Plan Operation Coldstore Assassination of Abdul Rahman Hashim Assassination of Khoo Chong Kong Bombing of National Monument Operation Spectrum

Organisations

• South Seas Communist Party
• Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army
• Malayan National Liberation Army
  • 10th Malay Regiment
• Malayan Communist Party
• Min Yuen
• Revolutionary Faction
  • MPLF
• CPM/ML
• Malaysian Communist Party
• Singapore Federation of Trade Unions
• North Kalimantan Communist Party

Key people

Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore	Chin Peng Abdullah CD Lai Teck Shamsiah Fakeh Ahmad Boestamam Rashid Maidin Mokhtaruddin Lasso Kamarulzaman Teh Abu Samah Mohd Kassim Musa Ahmad Ibrahim Chik S. A. Ganapathy Suriani Abdullah Lau Yew Lee Meng Chen Tien Yeung Kwo Fong Chong Pik Eu Chooi Yip Lim Chin Siong Wahi Annuar Mat Indera R. G. Balan P. Veerasenan Devan Nair
Malaysian Borneo	Bong Kee Chok Yang Chu Chung Wen Ming Chyuan Yap Choon Hau Lam Wah Kwai Ang Chu Ting Wong Lieng Kui Cheung Ah Wah

Related topics

• Calcutta Southeast Asian Youth Conference
• University Socialist Club
• Domino theory
• Agent Orange
• Subramaniam v Public Prosecutor
• Malaysia–Soviet Union relations
• China–Malaysia relations
• China–Singapore relations
• Barisan Sosialis
• Brunei Revolt
• Chia Thye Poh
• Siddiq Ghouse
• Sarawak United Peoples' Party
• Bidong Island
• Japanese Red Army
  • 1975 AIA building hostage crisis
  • MH653
  • Laju incident
• Lambeth slavery case

Peace agreements

• Baling Talks
• Peace Declaration of Sri Aman 1973
• Peace Agreement of Hat Yai 1989

In popular culture

• Operation Malaya (1953 documentary)
• A Piece of Ribbon (1963 play)
• The 7th Dawn (1964 drama)
• The Last Communist (2006 film)
• Apa Khabar Orang Kampung (2007 film)
• 29 Februari (2012 film)
• Tanda Putera (2013 film)
• The Garden of Evening Mists (2011 novel)
• The New Village (2015 film)
• The Garden of Evening Mists (2019 film)

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