Ep 356 | The History of Singapore (Part 8)

Ep 356 | The History of Singapore (Part 8)

We left off last time with Singapore being granted sovereignty by Britain on June 3, 1959, and Tunku Abdul Rahman's "Grand Design" speech concerning a merger between Malaysia and Singapore. Lee Kuan Yew took this pro-merger message directly to the people of Singapore. We'll see how Lee deals with the political left by launching Operation Coldstore on February 2, 1963. Once the merger was completed, Singapore and Malaysia gave it their best shot to make it work. Happening concurrently with this sensitive time in Singapore's history, Indonesia's President Sukarno, in May of 1964 spoke out against the merger and began the period known as Konfrontasi or confrontation. We'll see how things weren't fated to succeed as the two leaders envisioned. Both The Tunku and the PAP, despite promises not to get mixed up in each others' politics, fielded their own candidates in each other's election. The heat started to rise and tempers flared, leading to riots in July and September 1964. We'll also see how the March 1965 bombing of MacDonald House also created a frightening atmosphere in Singapore. We close with the debate over privileges enjoyed by indigenous Malays in Article 153 of the Constitution and how it conflicted with Lee Kuan Yew's concept of a Malaysian Malaysia. We'll finish things off with the exit of Singapore from the Federation of Malaysia and its independence on August 9, 1965. We'll close the episode with an excerpt from one of Singapore's founding father S. Rajaratnam's speech before the United Nations.

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Ep. 355 | The History of Singapore (Part 7)

Ep. 355 | The History of Singapore (Part 7)

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Ep. 354 | The History of Singapore (Part 6)

Ep. 354 | The History of Singapore (Part 6)

In this episode, we see how Japan marched and bicycled their way across the Johor Strait and proceeded to quickly defeat the British Commonwealth troops. Then we see how Japan carried out a brutal and...

24 Marras 202447min

Ep. 353 | The History of Singapore (Part 5)

Ep. 353 | The History of Singapore (Part 5)

Although all kinds of tension brewed beneath the surface, the mid to late 19th Century saw a continued bonanza for Singapore. A prosperous combination of hard-working men and women, fearless entrepren...

10 Marras 202449min

Ep. 352 | The History of Singapore (Part 4)

Ep. 352 | The History of Singapore (Part 4)

Part 4 continues with the aftermath of the 1824 Treaty of London. John Crawfurd takes over from a disgraced William Farquhar as First Resident. Singapore commences its never-ending building and infras...

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Ep. 351 | The History of Singapore (Part 3)

Ep. 351 | The History of Singapore (Part 3)

With Singapore formally established, we look at those first months and years. As soon as the document was signed, Raffles left the island and William Farquhar took over as First Resident. It would be ...

13 Loka 202452min

Ep. 350 | The History of Singapore (Part 2)

Ep. 350 | The History of Singapore (Part 2)

With the arrival of the Portuguese and their 1511 victory, the history of this region began to move in s new direction. The Portuguese and the Dutch rather ignored Singapore and focused their trade an...

29 Syys 202450min

Ep. 349 | The History of Singapore (Part 1)

Ep. 349 | The History of Singapore (Part 1)

Requests to present the history of Singapore go back to 2010 or 2011. At long last, here's an easy-to-consume and digest overview of The Lion City. In Part 1 we'll look at the watered world of Southea...

15 Syys 202442min

Chinese-Mexican History - Laszlo chats with Hugo Wong

Chinese-Mexican History - Laszlo chats with Hugo Wong

First off, let me apologize for the less-than-optimal audio quality. This is a very informative interview. And for those of you who missed my very old episode from 2013 or thereabouts covering this to...

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