MikeD
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Singapore and Malaysia tried being one country when the British left. I believe it was in the early 1960s. However too many problems occurred, including race riots and killings. The leaders of both areas decided it would be better for everyone if they were separate.
Today both countries are a lot wealthier they how the British left them.
Both countries have 3 main ethnic groups: Chinese, Malay, and Indian. Singapore had mostly Chinese. Malaysia has mostly Malay. The Chinese are mostly christen, the Malays are mostly Islamic. They seem to live together today in each of the two countries without too many problems.
But I believe they will not join as one country. Their economies are very different.
I've been to both and love them both. |
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Tan D
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Yes, why not? Singapore had almost reached it peak. That's why Singapore are building IR where SM Lee had been against it for so many years. The Government know very well Singapore have no much room for progress. But Malaysia is different. Malaysia have many resources which Singapore lack, and most important, there are still got of room for progress in Malaysia. |
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flu269269
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sure |
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bird 67
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its better to join |
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Nigerian woman
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why not ?? |
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gerdef270
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yes |
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Sean
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Good luck for your both countries.
But, still, why not.
It should be fun, isn't it. |
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ang266
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keyuehan7878
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Short answer: No, I don't think this will happen.
Long answer: This won't happen for one simple reason: countries with a Chinese cultural identity (such as Singapore, China or even Taiwan), can never accept assimilation into another country. I say this as a Chinese person, we simply cannot tolerate giving up our independence (or as some would say our cultural dominance). We are more than happy to travel to other countries and be a large minority people in these other countries, but once we feel that a country is ours, we are very loathe to ever give up this sense of sovereignty. Look at China itself, despite the fact that China was conquered by foreigners three times in our history (four if you count the colonial period), we never gave up the dream of reuniting our lands and reinforcing our "Han" culture. |
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PoshBerries
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NO!!!!! Anyway, are you sure you're asking the right question?
Singapore is NEVER going to join in force with Malaysia. I'm not a nationalist or racist. But I don't like the whole idea of merging 2 different countries together. I think Singapore will be pulled down due to the country's fall-behind backgrounds and cultures. I also prefer to see things in a fairer view. Singapore seems to have good rulers & leaders and they're not corrupted unlike other countries, whom I don't wish to point out. I also think Singapore has a better living environment and low crime rates, although there is lots of fines imposed. But I think it is for the best of every Singaporean.
Lastly, I wld like to inform you that don't you think you're inviting trouble in here! See so many people fighting reasons for his own country. Is this what you want here? Well, I just hope you can understand EVERYONE and every country comes in peace & harmony. Pls don't stir up problems, can you pls kindly delete your question from here? Thanks! |
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pigley
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no. they have already merged before and ended up separating. it is not good when the leaders have two different mindsets |
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INC0GNIT0
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never ever!!! |
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Nux
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Never! Singapore has its own unique political culture which cannot compare to Malaysian one. It is hard to imagine how could it be!! |
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sylvia1520
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why not |
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simplegal
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I don't think neither countries are going to join again as in the past we did join with Malaysia, but it didn't work out in the end, cheers |
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Mr. Morden
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It didn't work before and the reasons it didn't haven't changed. Malaysia is dominated politically and legally by the Bumi Putras, despite about 40% of the population being Chinese. Singapore is predominately Chinese so I think there would be a lot of resistance to a new federation unless Kuala Lumpur was willing to make some major concessions.
BTW, the "sia" in the name "Malaysia" actually stands for Singapore. It's left over from when Malaya and Singapore were one country. |
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ph898486
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JOINING MALAYSIA???? R U CRAZY??? Its almost the same as america joining with iraq... I mean why would Singapore want to join with Malaysia? Look at the big differences in the two countries... Anyway both countries tried but it failed... and Malaysia is biased against the chinese... so why would Singapore want to merge with Malaysia whe Singapore is predominantly Chinese populated? and.... Singapore is already a very well developed country and one of the safest country want to merge with a country that is still on the developing country list with thousands of crimes being committed in a day? Anyway... Singapore merging with Malaysia is a no no... |
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The World Ends with You
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Have you seen this? This could explain some of it. http://youtube.com/watch?v=pOqtFh-ysNU
Anyway, here's my real answer. No, I don't think I would agree with it. I mean, if it's got benefits, sure, it could work, but I don't like the idea, from the history of Singapore when it joined Malaysia. But hey, whatever happens, happens. |
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Rootbeer
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Not possible. |
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alamak
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NO WAY.... It happened before and failed...
The two countries exist beautifully as they are now, and mutually benefited from one another... why rock the boat now?
One country has ACHIEVED to so much to date... now at it's peak, and it's introducing IR to bring it to another level. Like a volcano at the point of erruption.
The other has so much POTENTIAL... peroid. Like a dormant volcano. |
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Anonyymi
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This is something not very likely to happen. It would take at least 10 years for Malesia to reach the level of infrastructure Singapore currently has. By many instances, Singapore is considered to be ´the most advanced civilization´ in the world. This of course can be questioned in various ways, but still shows something about their readiness in terms of industrialasition. Malaysia on the other hand is aiming to get off from the developing coutries list by 2025.
But to really answer your question, no I wouldn´t agree with Singapore joining Malaysia. Why? Solely for personal reasons, I love both of the places just as they are:) |
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ToRch_u
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No way. Its so very different and unusual |
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arielstorm
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1000000000% NEVER. |
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vienies259
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chemistry_freako
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I don't think so,
but i agree with Poshberries.
This question's bound to stir up some unhappiness,
and judging by how the above few replies have been rated,
it seems most people aren't supportive of the idea/don't think it'll happen. |
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dior babe
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N.O = NO
why should we?
When we are well progressing much faster and established than them..
when our country.. laws and streets are safe for women to walk at night..look at their country.. rape.. robbery..almost daily event |
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Bum
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Siao! Join Malaysia? Its unthinkable! This question is almost irelevant man. HELL NO!
Singapore is so much better despite our small size. Look what have we achieved. Malaysia has more natural resources but they dont know how to use them for nuts. Look how much Singapore has overtaken them. Do u ever see Japan and China joining to form one country? The answer is so obvious! |
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bushfire0004
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NEVER happen. have you even been there?? its two different worlds... |
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Allan Singapore
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Sg, like HongKong, should join China instead !!! |
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themarxx
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Given the current geo-political situation in the region, I can see no argument that would persuade me that another political union is necessary.
Still, I can imagine that a loose economic union like that of the EU might actually be hugely beneficial to both countries.
Certainly trade volume would increase as more countries use the trade and financial infrastructure Singapore is famous for to access the bountiful natural and manufacturing resources in Malaysia. |
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fishball
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Why should we burden Singaporeans with primitive, religious people? Don't you know a nation with a heavy emphasis on religion is backward? Preposterous idea. |
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