Dec 2 marks the 20th year of the Hatyai Peace Accord. With the Accord, the communist insurgency, which was waged since 1948, ended.
We speak with the person deeply involved in getting the parties to the negotiating table - former police chief Rahim Noor, who was at that time the head of the Special Branch.
Reporting by S Pathmawathy here.
Editor: Lydia Azizan
Produced by: Shufiyan Shukur
Additional archival videos courtesy of 21st Century Friendship Association of Malaysia.
