Explore the historic merger of Singapore, Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak, and Brunei in 1963. Learn about the motivations behind the formation of Malaysia and its impact on colonial rule in Southeast Asia.
In September 1961, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kwan Yew shared in several recordings his thoughts on merger with Malaya and the unity of the 'hinterlands' that had close ties and bonds that could never be broken.
In a series of speeches from his book, "The Battle for Merger," Prime Minister Kwan Yew shared his thoughts and revelations on why merger was crucial for Singapore and the dangers Singapore faced from hidden hands.
Part 1 explores Lee Kwan Yew's reasons for wanting self-determination, self-government and self-rule and an end to British Colonial Rule. These thoughts are no different from what Donald Stephens had stated in speeches in the late 1950s in Jesselton and in private interviews that were captured in diplomatic and intelligence files by various foreign governments with regards to the future of North Borneo, as a prelude to merger and formation of Malaysia.
Local historian and researcher Avtar Singh shares some of these discoveries for better knowledge and understanding of the history of North Borneo and the formation of Malaysia in 1963.
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