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Secrets, Betrayals: How Singapore’s Split From Malaysia Was Engineered | Separation: Declassified

What really happened in the two months before the resolution was made to split Singapore from Malaysia? Declassified British letters, oral histories and personal recollection reveal that it was no simple decision despite irreconcilable ideologies. Instead, the path to separation was filled with dramatic twists and turns, secrets and deception. This episode will unpack all the intractable differences between warring political leaders, the outrage and anger and threats of violence behind the failure of the Federation of Malaysia and how that led to an unsalvageable situation, where only separation would prevent a bloodbath. We will reveal the mastermind behind the separation and how the British, an important stakeholder, was deliberately kept in the dark. WATCH Part 2 of Separation: Declassified    • How Singapore Navigated High-Stakes Politi...   00:00 Introduction 01:26 British try to stop separation 04:37 From Malaya to Malaysia 07:54 Why the merger failed: Letters in The National Archives UK 10:15 Who was Tunku Abdul Rahman? 11:49 Tunku and Lee Kuan Yew's relationship & conflicts 16:12 Tensions rise after 1964 Malaysian General Election 18:13 Allies in the Malaysian Solidarity Convention 20:32 Lee's provocative speech in Malaysian parliament 23:11 PAP's rallying cry for a Malaysian Malaysia 25:05 British concerns about calls for Lee's arrest... or worse 29:28 Who was Lord Antony Head? 32:57 Tunku makes a significant decision 35:53 Singapore’s finance minister Goh Keng Swee suggested separation 37:17 Goh Keng Swee and Tan Siew Sin’s feud 38:48 Separation negotiations are kept secret 42:11 Signing of the Separation Agreement 44:03 Lord Head accidentally learned about the separation 46:00 In the next episode About the show: Hundreds of top-secret documents relating to Singapore’s independence have been declassified. They reveal untold stories about what really happened in the pivotal 100 days surrounding 9th August 1965. ================================================ #CNAInsider #CNASeparationDeclassified #Singapore #Malaysia #Separation #1965 For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Telegram: https://t.me/CNAInsiderSG Instagram:   / cnainsider   Facebook:   / cnainsider   Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider