Episode 39: The Malayan Dream

The History of Singapore by The History of Singapore

Jul 29, 201600:37:53Education

The desire of the overwhelming majority of Singapore’s people was the reunification of both parts of Malaya, known as “merger”. Why was merger so important to Singapore’s people? Why did they identify as Malayan? Why was...

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