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"Dear
Chin Chye..."
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Tunku's letter to
Dr. Toh Chin Chye
A timeline of events
Major events of this period
"It is the most painful and heartbreaking news I have had to break"
"For me, it is a moment of anguish. All my life, my whole adult life, I have believed in merger..." Anguish, heartbreak, pain – these strong words summed up the reaction when there was no other route to take, except for Singapore to separate from Malaysia.
The Tunku's decision was greeted with disbelief by most, even though there had been signs of conflict between Singapore and the Central Government in Kuala Lumpur.
Independence Day
Singapore was
on her own.
Can she
survive?
Read the headlines
in KL
Dr Goh Keng Swee shares his story
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Why the break? Especially after the long fight to obtain merger.
"Impossible to cooperate with Singapore while Lee is Premier" - was one reason
The dramatic events
A typist was summoned in the middle of the night.
His job?
To type the separation document.
-- Ambrose Khaw, senior sub-editor, and then managing editor of The Straits Times in the days of the merger and separation. Now 70 and retired, he gives his analysis on what went wrong.
You were probably not born when Singapore separated from Malaysia. But what about your parents or your grandparents. How did separation affect them? Ask them and share their experiences here.
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"Sometimes I
feel jealous and regret our decision."
The
Bhaskars were forced to choose where to live when
separation was announced.
He
chose to be Singaporean.
Why?
Where
were you that fateful day?
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For some, it
was a traumatic experience.
Should they
remain in
Singapore or
leave for
Malaysia?
You say, I say,
they say
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