Feminization of the 2002 World Cup and women's fandom1

Abstract

The Tenth Regiment, a distinctly all-Malay regiment of the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA), was formed in Temerloh, Pahang, and it was Pahang that became its initial site of struggle. Although its key leaders, such as Abdullah C.D., Rashid Maidin, Suriani Abdullah and others, were not originally from Pahang, the majority among the original rank and file were sons and daughters of Pahang. By this account, there must surely be characteristics specific to the Temerloh district and Pahang that contributed to the birth of the Tenth Regiment, the establishment of its base, and its early struggle against the British in the said state. Moreover, two significant and related events preceded and precipitated the formation of the Tenth Regiment: the historic gathering at the All-Malaya School Camp at Temerloh and the emergence of a people's militia or peasant's front. Thus, these three subjects will be examined first under the header “Early beginnings” before we proceed to the account of the Tenth Regiment's struggle in greater detail. Subsequently, the history of the Tenth Regiment's liberation struggle will be expounded upon considering the following topics: (1) the birth of the Tenth Regiment; (2) its struggle in Pahang; (3) its struggle in Southern Thailand; and (4) the end of the struggle.