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Dr Goh Keng Swee and the secret negotiations for Singapore’s secession from Malaysia in 1965 – and his economic plan

Aug 09, 2017 Leave a Comment ~ Written by singapurastories

 This article was first published 9 Aug 2015, written by Imran bin Tajudeen. See the archived version here. “So the secession of Singapore was well planned by you and Tun Razak! It was not foisted on Singapore!” “No it was not.”   – Dr Goh Keng Swee’s reply to an interview question with Melanie Chew, 1996, […]

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