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In the aftermath of Operation Coldstore, the foreign press frequently pointed out that gerrymandering, censorship, detentions without trial and lawsuits for libel may have also contributed to the dearth of a legitimate opposition party in Singapore. |
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Continued disagreement and distrust over social, cultural and economic issues with larger Malaysia however doomed the 1963 merger from the start. Shocking incidents of race riots between Chinese and Malay groups in 1964 also brought racial tensions to an all-time high in Singapore (with its Chinese majority) and greater Malaysia (with its Malay majority). |
