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CNA debuts ‘micro-factual’ series tracing Singapore’s separation from Malaysia
The series, comprising 34 one- to three-minute clips and designed for mobile viewing, builds on CNA’s earlier documentary Separation: Declassified.
CNA’s new “micro-factual” series details how ties between Malaysian and Singaporean leaders like Lee Kuan Yew soured, leading up to the 1965 separation.
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Faith Leong
29 Nov 2025 06:00AM (Updated: 29 Nov 2025 08:23AM)
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SINGAPORE: Singapore’s 1963 merger with, and eventual separation from, Malaysia is well-trodden historical ground. But the tumultuous two years between them remain far less understood — particularly through the candid recollections of those who were in the thick of it.
To illuminate the shadowed chapter, CNA has debuted a new “micro-factual” series distilled from Lee Kuan Yew and Tunku Abdul Rahman’s memoirs, nearly 10 hours of archived interviews and close to 2,000 pages of British diplomatic cables.