THE ILLUSTRIOUS MALAY WORLD SEAFARING HISTORY

The Malays, particularly the maritime Malay communities of the Peninsula’s eastern coasts and the islands of the Malay Archipelago already possess a distinguished and illustrious history of seafaring and shipbuilding.

There is no need to embellish this legacy with pseudo-history or unproven claims.

Doing so diminishes, rather than enhances, its true greatness.

When we assert what cannot be substantiated, we invite ridicule instead of respect and in the process, rob ourselves of the genuine pride our history deserves.

Peace, anas