The Star Online, 5 Sep 2008
"Samad fought for independence from the British through his writings and met with anti-colonialists of all races, including Indonesian revolutionaries fighting for their own independence against the Dutch.
This led to his second arrest in 1951. When he was released two years later, he rejoined Utusan Melayu and with Lee Kuan Yew, founded the People's Action Party.
However, disagreements with both Lee and Utusan resulted in Samad moving to Kuala Lumpur, where he headed Berita Harian and later, The New Straits Times Press (NSTP) group as its managing editor."
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