Economic factors
1)No common market, it hindered Singapore from
industrialization.Taxes were still placed on SG's goods entering
Malaya, few pioneer certificates were given here as proposed to by
Malaya therefore most Factory operators had high operating
costs.
2)Malaya's economy strategy, K.L offered attractive incentives to
foreign investors and this discouraged them from setting up
factories in singapore.
3)Bank of China, Malaya claimed Funds were sent to North Malayan
communists through the bank of china.They wanted Bank of China to
cease operations or rather Singapore not having to do anything with
that bank.However this would cause hardship for many Singaporeans
and result in Job loss.
4)Increased finicial contribution, Malaya wanted Singapore to
increase its finicial contribution from 40% to 60%.
Bottom line:Malaya is greedy
Political factors
1)Different political approachs- as we all know Singapore adheres
Non-communal style while Malay communal style whereby the Malays
are the bumiputras.Their ideas often clash
2)Different political views.Singapore was viewed as one of the
fourteen states by Malaya government.UMNO also believe that
Singapore should leave all the governing to Malaya.However,
Singapore viewed itself as one of the four states(Sabah, Sarawak,
Malaya....)
3)Communal/racial riots- Umno stir up anti-pap feelings, they play
communal politics, said that pap resettlement programme conflicted
with the Malay heritage and traditions.Also accuse Pap of not
looking after Malays welfare as they were struggling with
poverty.
4)Interference in each other's politics.Both fuckin Pap and UMNO
always ka-chao each other elections
5)Malaysian solidarity convention(I think this caused the most )-
Lee kuan Yew asked for an equal Malaysia to be formed with all the
races being treated equally.He called Malayan Chinese association a
betrayal to the chinese in Malaya.People wanted lee kuan yew
arrested blah blah blah.
