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In this chapter LKY narrated how Singapore under his leadership had to survive without Malaysia who was unwilling to have a common market with Singapore even Singapore was part of it as Malay. Indonesia and had been unfriendly by its confrontation with Singapore escalated unemployment in Singapore.
In this chapter LKY narrated how Singapore under his leadership had to survive without Malaysia who was unwilling to have a common market with Singapore even Singapore was part of it as Malay. Indonesia and had been unfriendly by its confrontation with Singapore escalated unemployment in Singapore. Therefore with no sign of willingness of bilateral trade with Malaysia, Singapore was perceived to be “walking on a razor’s edge” by her allies
In this chapter LKY narrated how Singapore under his leadership navigated the intrigues about the imminent withdrawal of the British troops from Singapore and indeed the Asia because of its need to cut cost and also focus on Europe. The presence of the British forces in the South East Asia was a stabilizing factor for the region especially to Singapore who looked vulnerable to attack from her neighbours and also the communist China and Russia who were ready to step into any vacuum that would be created with the exit of Britain from the region. The United States was already involved in Vietnam and was not in the position to deploy more forces to secure the South East Asia.