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Part Four: The Brotherhood of the Tiger-Men
Read more: Part Four: The Brotherhood of the Tiger-MenIt’s the 1960s. Young Private Raden encounters a Tiger-Man whilst patrolling the frontline. It’s not theirs. It’s the servant of another.
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Constant companion
Read more: Constant companionAn inheritance you don’t get to choose. The help you don’t necessarily want.
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Part Three: The Night of the Flying Blades
Read more: Part Three: The Night of the Flying BladesDuring their school break, the Raden children learn more about family magic and the past. The flying blades are justice reserved for those betrayed by kith and kin.
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The were-tiger
Read more: The were-tigerThe were-tiger eats the enemy. At times, he loses control and eats anyone.
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The Raden family
Read more: The Raden familyThe family of an army captain saddled with an inheritance they don’t ask for.
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Lieutenant Wang Yilun
Read more: Lieutenant Wang YilunThe only person apart from the Raden family who could see the Tiger-Man.
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Tokyo Draft, Red Cross proposal, 1934
Read more: Tokyo Draft, Red Cross proposal, 1934A draft initiated at the XVth International Conference of The Red Cross in Tokyo, Japan, in October 1934 proposing the protection of “enemy civilians”. This was a response to the ill-treatment of civilians during World War 1, also a measure to protect civilians and prisoners of war in upcoming conflicts. Unfortunately, by the time the…
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Part Two: The Tiger-Man and His Constant Companion
Read more: Part Two: The Tiger-Man and His Constant CompanionAn elderly relative reveals what their family ‘keeper’ did to the enemy soldiers. The price paid was too high.
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Part One: The Red-Haired Gurkhas
Read more: Part One: The Red-Haired GurkhasA ghost appears just as the Commonwealth War Graves Commission exhumes the remains of fallen World War 2 soldiers.
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Longhouse
Read more: LonghouseAn elongated house on stilts comprising up to several accommodation units, each catering to a family. Prevalent in the villages throughout the states of Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysia.
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Headhunting
Read more: HeadhuntingA war ritual in Borneo up to the 1960s, and once upon a time, widespread throughout Southeast Asia, in which the enemies’ heads were cut off as tokens. They were used in spiritual ceremonies, displayed during harvest festivals and treated like supernatural protectors of those who keep them. During harvest festivals, the skulls are taken…
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Kadazan
Read more: KadazanAn indigenous group of the state of Sabah in the Borneo part of Malaysia. They are also known as Orang Dusun or Orchard People.
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Gurkha
Read more: GurkhaSoldiers recruited from the Indian subcontinent, in particular Nepal and the Himalayan regions. Famed for their bravery and fierceness in battle. The Gurkhas have been serving the British military for two centuries.
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Read more: Commonwealth War Graves CommissionAn intergovernmental organisation founded by Sir Fabian Ware in 1917 as the Imperial War Graves Commission. It’s responsible for commemorating all Commonwealth war dead ‘regardless of rank, race or creed’. In 1917, it was formally established via the Royal Charter. It’s supported by six member states: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and…
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Berlin Wall
Read more: Berlin WallA wall that divided Berlin into West Germany and East Germany from 1961 to 1989. The wall was massively breached following the fall of the Eastern Bloc in 1989. Following the German reunification, it was demolished between 1990 and 1994.
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Shinai
Read more: ShinaiA Japanese sword typically made of thin blades of bamboo used for practice and competition in kendo.
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Sepak takraw
Read more: Sepak takrawA kick volleyball sport played by six people, three on each side, using a rattan ball. Countries in East and Southeast Asia claimed to have originated this beautiful sport. But one thing is certain: it developed its signature scissor-kick manoeuvre and rules, and was widely adopted in the royal courts and villages of Southeast Asia.…
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Royal Ranger Regiment
Read more: Royal Ranger RegimentAn infantry regiment of the Malaysian Army. It originated from the Sarawak Rangers, established in 1862 under the White Rajah, Charles Brooke. Absorbed into the Malaysian Army, the rangers developed a fearsome reputation as fierce warriors, fashioned after their hero, Rentap. Rentap, or Libau son of Ningkan, was an Iban chief who rebelled against the…
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