Fort restoration shows need to learn from history, says Anwar

GEORGE TOWN : Historical sites should not merely be tourist attractions but must function as educational spaces to help the younger generation understand the value of unity, the price of independence and the suffering of the people when the country was colonised, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said today. Speaking at the opening of Fort Cornwallis after the completion of restoration works, Anwar said the conservation of the fort, which dates back to the arrival of the British in 1786, was not aimed at glorifying colonialism, but rather at providing the community with an opportunity to explore the country’s bitter history and learn from it.

The prime minister said history should be told based on the experiences, sacrifices and suffering of the people, not solely through the perspective or narrative left by the former colonisers, Bernama reported.

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