The Pirate & The Emperor’s Ship by Khoo Eng Yow

SYNOPSIS
The notorious "Pirate King" Tan Lian Lay once terrorised the waters of Perak Malaysia and Bagan Siap-Api, Indonesia. His personal story and the history of his coastal bases are a mix of fact, fiction, legend, myth and religious belief.

Field researcher Lee Eng Kew (aka Ah Kew) retraces how a notorious criminal went from being a powerful gang leader to a hunted man, and later became revered as a deity. It is a story that encompasses the WWII Japanese occupation of South East Asia, the British colonial rule, and the power of the assimilation of myth into history, which still affects people today.

TIMETABLE (14/09/2025, SUN)
0115PM - 0200PM 
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0200PM - 0330PM
The Pirate and The Emperor's Ship - Movie Screening (Hall 3, Paragon Cinema Taiping Mall)
0330PM - 0400PM
Q&A session with director Khoo Eng Yow and field researcher Lee Eng Kew.

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