KUCHING: Pustaka Negeri Sarawak (Pustaka) in collaboration with 
Friends of Sarawak Museum (FoSM) and Sarawak Tourism Federation (STF) 
invite the public to a Sarawakiana talk entitled “WWII Operation ‘Semut’
 – The Unsung Heroes”.
It will be held at Pustaka’s special collection room on Saturday, March 28 from 9am to 11am.
The
 talk is held in conjunction with the 70th anniversary of the historical
 heritage on March 25, in commemoration of the first parachute landing 
of the commandos at Bario in 1945 during the Japanese occupation.
The
 “Z” special unit, also known as Services Reconnaissance Department 
(SRD), Special Operations Executive (SOE) and Special Operations 
Australia (SOA) based at Allied Land headquarters in Melbourne 
implemented the Borneo project in a series of long-term operations 
codenamed ‘Agas’ and ‘Semut’ in North Borneo and Sarawak respectively.
The
 SRD operations laid the groundwork, to a large extent, thereby paving 
the way for the eventual invasion in mid-1945 at the Brunei Bay-Labuan 
island area.
The main objectives of the SRD operations were 
two-fold: the gathering of intelligence, and organising (including 
training and arming) of local inhabitants into resistance group to wage 
guerilla warfare.
Invited speakers for this talk are Jack Tredrea,
 David Sanderson and Judith M Heimann. They will share their memoirs or 
the accounts told by their loved ones and their research on the 
operation ‘Semut’ during the WWII.
By sharing the information it 
is hoped that the topic will create more awareness on Sarawakians in 
Sarawak’s history during this period and generate more interest in 
research and creating of new knowledge.
Admission is free but due 
to limited seats, participants are advised to pre-register. For 
registration, call 082-440488 Rozana Octovia (ext 19) or Hayati Sabil 
(ext 36) or email rozanoru@sarawak.gov.my / hayatis2@sarawak.gov.my to 
reserve your seats.
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