Malayan Communist Party
During this period, the Malayan Communist Party began to become more anti-British. With the post-war world's economy still in its recovery period, the British administration in Malaya faced growing resentment, particularly from the labour unions. At this stage, the Malayan Communist Party had infiltrated the labour unions and kept up the pressure on British administration. Following the murder of three European planters in the State of Perak and proclamation of the state of emergency on 16 June 1948, the British administration had finally banned the Malayan Communist Party on 23 June 1948. Many party members were arrested and top party leaders went into hiding in the jungle to avoid arrest. The Malayan People's Anti-British Army (MPABA) was formed to fight the British in Malaya. The MPABA was later renamed to the Malayan People's Liberation Army with the stated goal of establishing a republic in Malaya and Singapore on 1 February 1949.