Secrets, Betrayals: How Singapore’s Split From Malaysia Was Engineered - Separation: Declassified

From drunk signings to secret nukes, 5 secrets about Singapore's separation from Malaysia

What really happened in the two months before the resolution was made to split Singapore from Malaysia? Declassified British letters, oral histories and personal recollection reveal that it was no simple decision despite irreconcilable ideologies.

Instead, the path to separation was filled with dramatic twists and turns, secrets and deception. This episode will unpack all the intractable differences between warring political leaders, the outrage and anger and threats of violence behind the failure of the Federation of Malaysia and how that led to an unsalvageable situation, where only separation would prevent a bloodbath.

We will reveal the mastermind behind the separation and how the British, an important stakeholder, was deliberately kept in the dark.