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10.5.2026 – From Remembering to Understanding: A Cross-Generational Dialogue on the May 13 Incident Forum
The forum aims to move beyond remembrance toward a deeper and more critical understanding of the May 13 Incident by fostering dialogue across generations.
3.2.2026 – PESAWA 4th Committee Election & 2026 Chinese New Year Gathering
Those who have lent their hands to PESAWA in the past were invited to the 2026 Chinese New Year Gathering
2025
8.11.2025 – INITIATE.MY FORUM
Advocacy on religious freedom and tolerance
8.11.2025 – New Book Launch: The Historical Remains of WW II in Kuala Lumpur (by Loke Pooi-choon)
This book presents 17 World War II sites in Kuala Lumpur. Through an engaging combination of images and text, it offers an easy-to-understand introduction to the history of the Japanese occupation and the atrocities committed by the occupiers
2.11.2025 – Webinar: The Dynamics of Intercommunal Conflict in Malaysia
Fostering Unity and Reconciliation in Relation to the May 13 Incident
31.10.2025 – Interview by NHK
For the production of a documentary commemorating the 100th birthday of Tun Dr. Mahathir
14.5.2025 – New Book Launch:
Kehidupan Seterusnya: Sejarah Lisan 13 Mei
Kehidupan Seterusnya: Sejarah Lisan 13 Mei
(Life After: The Oral History of the May 13 Incident)
2024
23.11.2024
May 13 Memorial was gazetted as a non-Muslim cemetery, and PESAWA was appointed as the management body
3.10.2024 – INITIATE.MY
Expert consultation on countering online extremism in Malaysia
21.7.2025 – Declassifying May 13 Documents: The First Step Toward Transitional Justice Forum
Four speakers (Kua Kia Siong, Chong Keat Aun, Lee Chean Chung dan Ang Woei Shang) share their views on transitional justice.
19.7.2024 – Film screening
Snow in Midsummer
23.4.2024 – Interview by Sin Chew Daily
Preserving the May 13 Memorial Cemetery: When Will the Needed Push Come?
28.1.2024 – New Book Launch: Burma Road and Wartime Transportation 1937-1942 (by Lim Kwok Yong)
Jointly published by PESAWA and Tan Kah Kee Foundation (M)

