Clement Liang says the text on the board explaining the monument was lifted from a war propaganda book published during World War 2.
The Japanese-sponsored cenotaph next to the Sultan Abdul Halim Memorial Bridge at Alor Setar, Kedah.
Adding that it was unwise to quote a book published during the Japanese occupation in Asia, he said the text was the bone of contention, not the monument itself. The original explanation board at the monument in Alor Setar told of how two Japanese soldiers died while another was seriously injured after an explosion at the Alor Setar Bridge, now known as the Sultan Abdul Halim Memorial Bridge, on Dec 13, 1941.
The monument was unveiled by Kedah executive councillor Mohd Asmirul Anwar Aris and Japanese consul-general to Penang Shinichiro Kanoya on Mar 21, with a banner reading “Tugu Wira Jepun”.
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