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Covid-19 scarier than Japanese army, says 95-year-old

With the benefit of history, Nek Dah sees similarities and differences between the ongoing pandemic and the Japanese occupation

95-year-old Dah Cha recalls her experiences of the Japanese occupation. – Bernama pic, July 1, 2021

KANGAR – At a traditional Malay house, a nonagenarian was seen sitting on a rickety wooden chair, staring at the rice fields while singing Japanese songs that she learned during the Japanese occupation of Malaya during World War Two.

Recalling life during the colonial times, Dah Cha, 95, fondly known as Nek Dah, said the Japanese army was fierce and villagers – especially young ladies – were afraid to leave their homes.

However, compared to the past, Nek Dah said she was now more afraid of the Covid-19 pandemic, which she described as the unseen enemy.

“In the old days, the people were scared of the Japanese force because they wanted to conquer our land, and they were cruel enough to kill people. However, today’s generation is facing the deadly Covid-19 pandemic that can kill just about anyone.

“This makes me scared of Covid-19 compared to the Japanese army because we can run and hide if we saw them, but this new enemy (Covid-19) is invincible,” she told Bernama when met at her house in Kampung Padang Jawa, recently.

Although her memory has faded a bit, Nek Dah was often assisted by her daughter Gayah Ahmad, 66, in remembering old times and being aware of the current situation.

“At that time, we were scared to go to school. I only managed to go until Standard Three before my mother asked me to quit school because she was fearful of the Japanese army. Now, the younger generation is worried to go to school because of Covid-19 and in fact, the schools are also closed,” she said.

The mother of four said she never thought that her grandchildren and great-grandchildren would face a relatively similar situation to the Japanese occupation, where people were afraid to leave home because they did not know what kind of danger might await them.

WWII Japanese troops using POWs for target practice

Elaborating, Nek Dah said her mother prohibited her from leaving home and she would only help her transplant rice seedlings at the paddy field near the house.

To avoid being recognised by Japanese soldiers, Nek Dah said she would cover her head and face with batik cloth and this was no different to the current situation, where people are required to wear face masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Therefore, she said all quarters must work together to fight Covid-19 and ‘free’ the country from the pandemic threat. – Bernama, July 1, 2021

Beheading of Leonard Stiffleet on 29 March 1943

The photo was published in Australian newspapers and in Life magazine but was thought to depict Flight Lieutenant Bill Newton, who had been captured in Salamaua, Papua New Guinea, and beheaded also on 29 March 1943.

It later went on display at the Australian War Memorial. Despite positive identification in 1945 of Siffleet as the soldier pictured, the image continues on occasion to be misidentified as Newton by some sources

Flt Lt Bill Newton VC

William Ellis (Bill) Newton, VC was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to a member of the British and Commonwealth armed forces.

He was honoured for his actions as a bomber pilot in Papua New Guinea during March 1943 when, despite intense anti-aircraft fire, he pressed home a series of attacks on the Salamaua Isthmus, the last of which saw him forced to ditch his aircraft in the sea.

Newton was still officially posted as missing when the award was made in October 1943. It later emerged that he had been taken captive by the Japanese, and executed by beheading on 29 March.

He was only 23 when executed.