S205_SBQ_SG's point of view: From the source, why did Singapore want to merge with Malaya? by Huang Pei Shan https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205 This is an SBQ Practice for S205 to infer on why Singapore merged with Malaya. Provenance: Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew at a news conference in 1961 en-us 2016-09-15 03:38:25 UTC 2025-11-21 02:25:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Cake.png Yun https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961828 2016-09-15 04:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961828 YunChuan https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961829 from the source, i can infer that singapore wanted to merge with Malaya to gain protection military wise, 

this is supported by," singapore was undeveloped and needed a good army to defend herslef from possible threats of attack like the communists." and " The merger would therefore be able to provide protection  in order to deter potential invaders" 

singapore was weak and could not defend itself from threats such as communists or invading countries, and by merging with Malaya to form a larger country, it will gain military protection from Malaya , hence, discouraging possible attacks. Therefore, singapore would gain military protection through merging with malaya


I can also infer that Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya in order to boost its economy 

this is supported by " singapore through the merger stood to gain a chance to have a common market with Malaysia." and " a common market would allow singapore to sell the goods at low prices and become more competitive"

Singapore would gain a common market with Malaysia from teh merger, and through the common market , have an assured market for singapore to sell its goods. hence, singapore would gain more money through the merger and help boost its economy 



The author is Lee kwan yew, and the audience is the singapore public. the aim is to convince Singaporeans why merging with malaya is beneficial to singapore. the anticipated reaction is support from the public for the merger, and the action verb is to vote for merger ]]> 2016-09-15 04:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961829 Jane  Jane171 https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961833 from the source below, Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya because of the growth on economy that Malaya could bring to Singapore 

The evidence is" a common market would allow Singapore to sell the goods at a lower price and become more competitive, thus boosting economic growth."

This shows that the common market would give way to cheaper options of products being sold in the market, thus allowing Singapore to sell the goods to Malaya at a cheaper price, hence making sure there is a continuous income from the market and thus boosting the economy in Singapore.

From the source below, Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya because Malaya could provide an abundance of resources for Singapore . 

The evidence is "Malaysia would provide a hinterland and the natural resources that can power Singapore's industrialisation. "

This shows that Singapore, which is not self sustained, can use Malaya's resources to upgrade its industries and improve the Country.

The Author is PM Lee Kuan Yew
The audience is the people of Singapore and interested readers
The aim is to inform people on why Singapore shold merge with malaya
The Anticipated reaction is understanding, understanding PM Lee Kuan Yew's point 
The action verb is to support and vote for the merger.

]]> 2016-09-15 04:33:41 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961833 Desmond https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961838 From the source, Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya to establish a common market.Malaya providing natural resources which are sold at a much lower price to help Singapore in development.
This is supported by " A common market would allow Singapore to sell goods at a lower price and become more competitive.Furthermore, Singapore was trying to industrialise, but no resources or market; therefore, Malaysia would provide a hinterland and the natural resources that can power Singapore's industrialization." Therefore Malaya and Singapore would have a common market which would allow Singapore to sell products to Malayan market at a much more affordable price. So as to guarantee an economical growth that would benefit both Singapore and Malaya. 

From the source, I can infer that Singapore and Malaya wanted a merger to become a governing state , free from the Western Powers. This is supported by " Therefore , the British agreed that if Singapore merged with Malaya, they would give Singapore self governance as Malaya , they would give Singapore as Malaya would be able to provide the necessary leadership to lead Singapore out from it's crisis. The merger with Malaya therefore had allowed Singapore to attain full self governance and thus gained from the merger " 
Therefore from the source, I can infer that the Western powers would only release Singapore if the two countries merged as Malaya would be able to provide Singapore with leaders and to guide them through different idealisms such as communist and foreign threats. Therefore Singapore and Malaya wanted to merge. 

The author is Lee Kuan Yew 
The audience is interested readers and the general international public The aim of the source is to show the reason for merger. The action is for the audience to support the merger. The anticipated reaction is for the audience to vote for the merger between the two countries. ]]> 2016-09-15 04:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961838 Singapore had wanted to merge with Malaya due to AAA.  The evidence is "BBB".  From the evidence, it shows that Singapore had wanted to merge with Malaya so that CCC and thus Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya.   huang_pei_shan https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961839
Singapore had wanted to merge with Malaya due to XXX.  The evidence is "YYY".  From the evidence, it shows that Singapore had wanted to merge with Malaya so that ZZZ and thus Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya.  

The author is A. The audience is B. The aim is to let the audience know that the merger was necessary due to the C. The anticipated reaction is D. The action after understanding the rationale for merger is E.]]> 2016-09-15 04:33:44 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961839 Ynu https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961842 2016-09-15 04:33:49 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961842 Keanan https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961843 From the source, I can tell that Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya so that Singapore could achieve self-governance. This is supported by "From Singapore's point of view, through the merger, it stood to gain its long sought self-governance since the British were unwilling to relinquish self-governance to Singapore since they felt that Singapore did not have a capable leader who would be able to lead the country out of the crisis." This means that the British would not want Singapore to be independent as they felt that Singapore did not have a capable leader to lead Singapore, but if Singapore merged with Malaya, the British would feel that Singapore had a capable leader and would thus let Singapore be self-governed.
Thus, since Singapore would only gain independence through merger, I can tell that Singapore wanted merger so that we could achieve self-governence. 

I can also infer that Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya for protection. This is supported by "Singapore was pretty much undeveloped and needed a good  army to defend herself from possible threats of attack like the communists." This meant that as Singapore was undeveloped, she did not have any means of protection from attacks from communists and neighbouring countries, but if Singapore merged with Malaya, Malaya would protect Singapore as Singapore would be a part of Malaya. Thus, I can infer that Singapore wanted merger with Malaya for protection.

The author of the source is Lee Kuan Yew, the audience is the people of Singapore, the aim is to persuade Singaporeans to support merger, the anticipated reaction is for the people to support merger, and the action verb is to support.]]> 2016-09-15 04:33:49 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961843 Why did Singapore merge with Malaya xavier_ang https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961848 From the source, I can infer that Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya to have self-governance. This is supported by "From Singapore's point of view, through the merger, it stood to gain its long sought self-governance since the British were unwilling to relinquish self-governance to Singapore since they felt that Singapore did not have a capable leader who would be able to lead the country out of the crisis. Therefore, the British agreed that if Singapore merged with Malaya, they would give Singapore self-governance as Malaya would be able to provide the necessary leadership to lead Singapore out from its crisis.". From the evidence. it shows that Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya so that that could have self-governance with Malaya being able to support and lead Singapore out of the crisis. Therefore, to obtain self-governance, Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya.

From the source, Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya to have a common Market with Malaya so that Singapore's economy can benefit. This is supported by "A common Market would allow Singapore to sell the goods at a lower price and become more competitive, and thus there would be more economic growth. Thus shows that Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya so that goods can be sold cheaper, more competitively and Singapore's economy could grow. Therefore, Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya because of this.

The author is Lee Kuan Yew. The audience is Malaya and members of the public. The aim is to let the audience know that the merger was necessary because Singapore wanted to have self-governance and its economy could grow. The anticipated reaction is the public and Malaya understand and support the merger of Malaya and Singapore. The action is to vote for the merger.
]]> 2016-09-15 04:33:52 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961848 Deandra https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961849 Singapore had wanted to merge with Malaya due to economic benefits. The evidence is, "A common market would allow Singapore to sell the goods at a lower price and become more competitive, and thus there would be more economic growth." From the evidence, it shows that Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya to expand its market and to increase their economical earnings. Thus, Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya due to economic benefits if they merged. 

Singapore also wanted to merge with Malaya due security benefits. The evidence is, "Singapore is a tiny state surrounded by larger countries, thus the risk of an invasion by neighbouring countries were great." From this evidence, it shows that Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya to establish a good defence against potential invaders which are a threat to Singapore's safety. Thus, Singapore also wanted to merge with Malaya to improve their defence. 

The author of this source is Lee Kuan Yew. The audience of this source is historians, interested readers and the Singapore public. The aim of this source is to let the public know why Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya. The anticipated reaction is understanding the reason behind the merge with Malaya. The action verb is to be more knowledgeable. ]]> 2016-09-15 04:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961849 Sarvesh sarvesh_bhargav https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961852 From the source I can infer that, Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya for self-governance.

The evidence is, "Therefore, the British agreed that if Singapore merged with Malaya, they would give Singapore self-governance as Malaya would be able to provide the necessary leadership to lead Singapore out from its crisis"

From the evidence we can see that due to Malaya's political guidance and ability to lead to Singapore from its crisis the British will be able to relinquish self-governance.

From the source I can infer that Singapore needed to merge with Malaya to eliminate communism.

The evidence is "Lots of effort spent trying to fight the communists and opposition parties instead of developing the country, therefore Malaysia being an anti-communists and would have the funds and equipment to get rid of communists as such, the merger was required to stop the communists."

From the evidence we can conclude that due to Malaysia's funds, equipment and attitude towards communists, Singapore would be able to defend against invading Communists and due to Malaysia's proximity and soon to be area to Singapore, they will be able to keep surveillance on Singapore and quickly eliminate any communist threat

The author of the source is Lee Kuan Yew. The audience is, politicians, Singaporeans, Malaysians interested readers and historians. The anticipated reaction is for Singaporeans to understand the rationale behind the merger. The aim is for Singaporeans to support his decision and to vote him so that the merger can take place. The action verb is to become pro-merger.]]> 2016-09-15 04:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961852 low_jun_yi https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961860 From the source, Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya so that they can ensure safety. This can be supported by "The merger would therefore be able to provide protection in order to deter potential invaders, in all the name of the interests of Singapore's Natural Security." This shows that Singapore should merge with Malaya so that it can have a sense of security and be protected from outsiders and the communists and thus Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya.  

From the source, Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya to boost their economic growth. This is supported by "A common market would allow Singapore to sell the goods at a lower price and become more competitive, and thus there would be more economic growth." This shows that Singapore will sell goods at a cheaper price to Malaya, and Malaya will buy their goods to enable Singapore to grow their economy. Thus, Singapore will merge with Malaya so that it can boost its economic growth.
The author is Lee Kuan Yew. The audience is interested readers. The aim is to inform the reader why Singapore merged with Malaya. The anticipated reaction is for the audience to feel]]> 2016-09-15 04:34:09 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961860 http://puu.sh/iHbP6.jpg Aidan_Lee https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961863 From the source, I can infer that Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya to gain a common market with them. 
The evidence is "Singapore through the merger also stood to gain a chance to have a common market with Malaysia also played a huge role in the decision of a merger."
Thus, I can infer that Singapore wanted to gain a common market with Malaya so that they could get things at a cheaper rate allowing more economic growth.

From the source, I can also infer that Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya to wipe out communism in Singapore.
The evidence is "Lots of effort spent trying to fight the communists and opposition parties instead of developing the country, therefore Malaysia being an anti-communist and would have the funds and equipment to get rid of the communists as such, the merger was required to stop the communists."
Thus, I can infer that Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya to eliminate communism in Singapore as Malaya was capitalist and was anti-communist. Removing communism was crucial to the future developments of Singapore. 

The author of the article is Lee Kuan Yew
The audience of this article is interested readers, historians and political figures.
The aim of this article was to inform the audience about the reasons behind the merge of Singapore and Malaya. 
The anticipated reaction after reading the article is understanding the reason behind Singapore merging with Malaya
The action verb is to support]]> 2016-09-15 04:34:11 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961863 Joyyip https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961872 From the source, I can infer that Singapore could attain full independence which is what they wanted for a long time. The statement 'Therefore, the British agreed that if Singapore merged with Malaya, they would give Singapore self-governance as Malaya would be able to provide the necessary leadership to lead Singapore out from its crisis' supports my point. This shows that Malaysia had what it takes to support Singapore. They could provide the correct leadership to lead and watch over Singapore and was able to give them their self independence.

I can also infer that Singapore could be rid of communists when it merges with Malaya. The statement 'Lots of effort spent trying to fight the communists and opposition parties instead of developing the country, therefore Malaysia being an anti-communists and would have the funds and equipment to get rid of the communists as such, the Merger was required to stop the communists' supports my point. This shows that Malaya is against communists, and would have money and correct equipments to clear the communists from Singapore. They would guide Singapore and stop the communists.

The author of the source is Lee Kuan yew. The audience is the people of Singapore and the public. The aim is to gain support from the people of Singapore to support Singapore merging with Malaya. The anticipated reaction is to support the merger. The action verb is to vote to merge with Malaya. ]]> 2016-09-15 04:34:18 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961872 soh_kai_le https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961876 From the Source, I can Infer that Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya to obtain a Common market. The evidence is "A common market would allow Singapore to sell goods at a lower price and become more competitive, and thus there would be more economic growth." The evidence shows that Singapore merging with Malaya will allow it to sell products at a lower price to Malaya.Which will have Economic benefits that will benefit Singapore greatly. Thus I infer that Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya to obtain a Common market.

From the Source, I can also infer that Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya to gain self-independence. The evidence is "It stood to gain its long sought self-governance since the British were unwilling to relinquish governance to Singapore since they felt that Singapore did not have a capable leader who would be able to lead the country out of the crisis". The evidence shows that Singapore needs to join with Malaya to get the required leadership from Malaya.This will then allow Singapore to gain independence from the British and gain a strong leader that will guide Singapore through tough times.

Author:The Author is Lee Kuan Yew

Audience: The Audience is the people of Singapore and interested readers

Anticipated Reaction: The Anticipated Reaction is for the Audience to understand the reason merger between Singapore and Malaya

Aim: The Aim is to inform the Audience the reason for Singapore's merger with Malaya

Action: The Action is for the Audience to support and vote for the merger between Singapore and Malaya

]]> 2016-09-15 04:34:24 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961876 IH Passage Thingy AdamSutton https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961879 From the source, I can infer that Singapore wanted to merge with Malay so that they could establish a common market to boost its economical growth. This is so that Singapore could sell goods at cheap prices and by having a common market it would increase trade between the two. The evidence is " A common market would allow Singapore to sell goods at a lower price and become more competitive, and thus there would be more economic growth".

From the source I can also infer that Singapore wanted to have more protection against communism and to prevent it.  By being under Malayan eye , Malaya would protect Singapore against threats from communism as to prevent their neighbour from being taken under communist control.  The evidence is "Malaysia being an anti-communist and would have the funds and equipment to  get rid of the communists as such, the Merger was required to stop the communists".

The author of this article is 
The audience of
The aim of this article is to 
The anticipated reaction is
The action verb is ]]> 2016-09-15 04:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961879 Ang Yak Hng ang_yak_hng https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961881 Singapore had wanted to merge with Malaya because it wanted to stop communism.

The evidence is "Lots of effort spent trying to fight the communists and opposition parties instead of developing, therefore Malaysia being an anti-communist and would have the funds and equipment to get rid of the communists as such, the Merger was required to stop the communists.".

From the evidence, I can infer that Singapore instead of fighting off communists and suppressing opposition parties, wanted to focus on developing the country, and since Malaya was pro-democratic and have the resources to fight the communists, it would deter communists when Singapore merges with Malaya to form Malaysia, so that Singapore can focus on expanding. 

Singapore had also wanted to have a common market with Malaya, such that Singapore could obtain raw materials at a cheaper price.

The evidence is "A common market would allow Singapore to sell goods at a lower price and become more competitive, thus there would be more economic growth. Singapore being the 7th largest port in the world can contribute lots to revenue to Malaysia and can also help Malaysia onto the Global Market by exporting the goods. 

From the evidence, I can infer that Singapore would like to become more competitive in the global market, as the raw materials could be obtained at a cheaper price and turned into products of higher value, and could have a place to sell the manufactured products to, albeit at a lower price. ]]> 2016-09-15 04:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961881 Shu_Hui https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961885 From the source,  I can infer that Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya so that Singapore is able to safeguard for future attacks. 
The evidence is " Singapore was pretty much undeveloped and needed a good army to defend herself from possible threats of attack like the communist." 
From the evidence, it shows that Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya so that Malaya can protect Singapore, being a small country, with their military forces from attacks from  larger countries or the communist.

From the source,  I can infer that  Singapore wants to merge with Malaya so that Singapore can gain a common market with Malaya, benefitting Singapore economically.
 The evidence is " A common Market would allow Singapore to sell the goods at a lower price and become more competitive, thus there would be more economic growth."
From the evidence, I can conclude that Malaya can buy the products from Singapore at a cheaper price and ensure economic growth and soon will depend less on Malaya after gradually developing.  

The author is Lee Kuan Yew
The audience is the interested readers and the general public.
The aim is to explain to the public why a merger is important and should vote for one.
The anticipated reaction is to vote for the merger
The action verb is to vote for a merger.]]> 2016-09-15 04:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961885   Rachellewoo https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961912 From the source, I can infer that Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya to gain economical benefits. 
The evidence is " A common market would allow Singapore to sell goods at a lower price and become more competitive, and thus there would be more economic growth."
From the evidence, it shows that the reason Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya was to increase its economical earnings and expand its market, thus Singapore would be able to gain economical benefits.

From the source, I can also infer that Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya so as to prevent communism.
The evidence is "Communism also stood to be an important reason for the merger. Lots of effort spent trying to fight the communists and opposition parties instead of developing the country, therefore Malaysia being an anti-communist and would have the funds and equipment to get rid of the communist as such, the merger was required to stop the communist."
From the evidence it shows that Singapore did not want to be taken over by the communist ]]> 2016-09-15 04:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961912 Ynu ong_haozhi https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961918 From the source, I can infer that Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya to have self-governance.

The evidence is "Therefore, the British agreed that if Singapore merged with Malaya, they would give Singapore self-governance as Malaya would be able to provide the necessary leadership; to lead Singapore out from its crisis."

From the evidence, we can see that the British would only give Singapore self-governance if she was to merge with Malaya as Malaya will provide Singapore with the appropriate Leader and guide Singapore through threats such as communism within their country.

From the source, I can also infer that Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya for the protection that Malaya could provide.

The evidence is "Singapore was pretty much undeveloped and needed a good army to defend herself from possible threats of attack like the communists. Furthermore, Singapore is a tiny state surrounded by larger countries, thus the risk of an invasion by neighbouring countries was great. The merger would therefore be able to provide protection in order to deter potential invaders, all in the name of the interests of Singapore's National Security.

From the evidence, we can see that Singapore was still a weak nation. We did not have a good army then. In order to protect ourselves, merging with Malaya would provide us with their superior army and protect from potential invaders from neighbouring countries.

The author of the source is Lee Kuan Yew. (Not to be confused with Kuan Yew Khang.)The audience is the general public.
The aim of the source is to convince the public that the merger is a good idea.
The anticipated reaction is for the citizens to vote in favour of the merger. The action is the citizen voting in favour of the merger.]]> 2016-09-15 04:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961918 Hengxu https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961921 From the source, I can infer that Singapore merged with Malaya to obtain a common market to give Singapore the economic advantage.
This is supported by "A common market would allow Singapore to sell the goods at a lower price and become more competitive and thus there would be more economic growth." and "Furthermore, Singapore was trying to industrialise, but no resources or market ; therefore, Malaysia would provide a hinterland and the natural resources that can power Singapore's industrialisation."
Thus from the supporting evidences above, I can hence conclude that Singapore merged with Malaya to boost economic growth and industrialise smoothly to give Singapore an economic advantage.

I can also infer that Singapore merged with Malaya repel the communists.
This is supported by "Singapore was pretty much undeveloped and needed a good army to defend herself from possible threats of attack like the communists." and "The merger would therefore be able to provide protection in order to deter potential invaders, all in the name of interests of Singapore's National Security."
Thus from the supporting evidences, I can therefore conclude that Singapore merged with Malaya to gain security and be free of communism.

This source is created by Lee Kuan Yew. The audience is the Singaporeans. The aim of the source is to convince the audience that the merger with Malaya is crucial and beneficial for Singapore's survival. The anticipated reaction is to agree with Lee Kuan Yew's decision to merge with Malaya. The action verb is agree

]]> 2016-09-15 04:35:18 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961921 DeonFoo https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961929 From the source, I can infer that Singapore could gain full self-governance from merging with Malaya. This is supported by "From Singapore's point of view, through the merger, it stood to gain its long sought self-governance since the British were unwilling to relinquish self-governance to Singapore since they felt that Singapore did not have a capable leader who would be able to lead the country out of the crisis. Therefore, the British agreed that if Singapore merged with Malaya, they would give Singapore self-governance as Malaya would be able to provide the necessary leadership to lead Singapore out from its crisis." From the evidence, I can tell that by merging with Malaya, Singapore would be able to receive self-governance from the British as the British believed that Singapore would receive necessary leadership from Malaya. Hence, Singapore merged with Malaya to attain full self-governance.

From the source, I can infer that Singapore wanted to grow economically by merging with Malaya. This is supported by "Furthermore, Singapore was trying to industrialise, but no resources or market; therefore, Malaysia would provide a hinterland and the natural Resources that can power Singapore's industrialisation. Malaysia would be a market that would buy in the products and allow economic growth for Singapore; Singapore would also be able to reduce dependence on entreport trade. At that time, Singapore was lacking in technology and had no technology in any fields; industrialisation was therefore difficult as there were no skilled labourers." From the evidence, I can tell that Singapore wanted Malaya's resources to power their industrialisation and provide them with the technology to develop so that Singapore could produce their own products and grow economically. Hence, Singapore merged with Malaya to grow economically.

The author is the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew. The audience is the historians and any interested readers. The aim is to explain why Singapore wants to merge with Malaya. The anticipated reaction is to agree. The action verb is to vote for the merger.
]]> 2016-09-15 04:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961929 kuan_yew_khang https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961933 From the source, I can infer that Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya as Singapore wanted to achieve self governance.
The evidence is"Malaya would be able to provide the necessary leadership to lead Singapore out from its crisis."
From the evidence, it shows that Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya as Malaya would support Singapore in terms of leadership and would allow Singapore to pull through its tough times and guide them towards self governance. 

From the source, I can infer that Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya as Singapore would be able to gain protection from Malaya.
The evidence is "Singapore was pretty much undeveloped and needed a good army to defend herself from possible threats of attack like the communists."
From the evidence, it shows that Malaya would provide protection for Singapore since Malaya had a good army to defend Singapore from other larger countries surrounding Singapore.

The author is Lee Kuan Yew and the audience is the public who want to know why Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya. The aim is to tell the public reasons why Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya. The anticipated reaction is to understand the decisions made by Lee Kuan Yew and the action verb is to vote for the merger.]]> 2016-09-15 04:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961933 Fro, https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961952 2016-09-15 04:35:58 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961952 From the Source, I can infer that Singapore did not want Communist to take over it, which is one of the reason why Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya. This is supported by " Lots of effort spent trying to fight the communists and opposition parties instead of developing the country, therefore Malaysia being an anti-communist and would have the funds and equipments to get rid of the communists as such, the Merger was required to stop the communists." From the evidence, it shows that Singapore did not want communist to take over itself which is why they spend much effort trying to fight communists. Also, the evidence says that Singapore needs to merge with Malaya which had funds and equipments to stop communist. This tells me that Singapore have a lack of resources and need Malaya to back them up in terms of equipments and funds. emmanuel_cheng_ https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961987
From the source. I can tell that Malaya want to merge with Singapore as it would be able to boost their economy. This is supported by "Furthermore, there are also valuable natural resources in Sabah and Sarawak which they would be able to control after the merger; therefore it would again help to develop Malaya economically" From the evidence, I can tell that by merging with Singapore, Malaya would be able to use the natural resources found in Sabah and Sarawak, which in turn would boost Malaya's economy. 

The author of the source is Lee Kuan Yew and the audience is the public. The aim of the source is to let the people of Singapore know why the Merger is important. The anticipated reaction is to feel relieve that Lee Kuan Yew is not making a wrong decision in merging with Malaya and the action verb is to vote for the Merger.

]]> 2016-09-15 04:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961987 A thing https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961995 From the source, I can infer that 
Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya due to economical reasons.

This is supported by "A common market would allow Singapore to sell the goods at a lower price and become more competitive, and thus there would be more economic growth." and "Singapore being the 7th largest port in the world can contribute lots of revenue to Malaysia and can also help Malaysia onto the Global Market by exporting the goods."

From the evidence, it is shown that by merging with Malaya, Singapore would then be able to get a chance to enter a common market with Malaya and then into the Global Market and thus,  allow economic growth for Singapore.

Thus Singapore merged ]]> 2016-09-15 04:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123961995 Why did Singapore merge with Malaya? thea_sea https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123962000 From the source, I can infer that Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya to lead Singapore towards anti-communism. The evidence that supports my inference is "Singapore was pretty much undeveloped and needed a good army to defend herself from possible threats of attack like the communists". I can therefore conclude that Singapore required merger with Malaya to sustain and secure herself such that they could rid communism through the strong, combined military protection.

The author is Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
The audience are the Singaporeans, Malayan Officials and the General Public.
The aim is to persuade the audience on the importance of merger to benefit and sustain Singapore.
The anticipated reaction is to support

]]> 2016-09-15 04:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123962000 Singapore had wanted to merge with Malaya due to economic benefits.  The evidence is "A common market would allow Singapore to sell the goods at a lower price and become more competitive, and thus would be more economic growth".  From the evidence, it shows that Singapore had wanted to merge with Malaya so that Singapore could be included in the Common Market with Malaya and from then on, Singapore would be able to sell its products to Malaya cheaper and be assured of a wide Malayan market that would purchase its products and thus ensure economic growth.  Therefore, due to economic benefits, Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya.   huang_pei_shan https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123962007 2016-09-15 04:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123962007 sng_zhi_heng https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123962233 From the source,i can infer that Sinagpore wanted to merge with Malaya so that Singapore would have economic growth as Malaya would buy Singapore's products.]]> 2016-09-15 04:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123962233 Smth I don't rly know pls don't look thx Jj910 https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123962680 From the source, I can infer that
Singapore wanted to merge with Malaya due to economical reasons.

This is supported by "A common market would allow Singapore to sell the goods at a lower price and become more competitive, and thus there would be more economic growth." and "Singapore being the 7th largest port in the world can contribute lots of revenue to Malaysia and can also help Malaysia onto the Global Market by exporting the goods."

From the evidence, it is shown that by merging with Malaya, Singapore would then be able to get a chance to enter a common market with Malaya and then into the Global Market and thus,  allow economic growth for Singapore.

Thus Singapore merged with Malaya to join the Global market to increase economic growth.


I can also infer that Singapore also merged with Malaya to gain self-independence.

This is supported by "the British were unwilling to relinquish self-governance to Singapore since they felt that Singapore did not have a capable leader who would be able to lead the country out of the crisis. Therefore, the British agreed that if Singapore merged with Malaya, they would give Singapore self-governance as Malaya would be able to provide the necessary leadership to lead Singapore"

It is thus shown that Singapore also merged with Malya to get locals to pick up leadership skills from Malaya to help Singapore get one step closer to self-governance, leading to self-independence.

Thus I can infer that Singapore also merged with Malaya to prove themselves worthy of self-governance to the British, and thus making the British grant them self-independence.


The author is Lee Kuan Yew and the audience is the public, the aim is to let the public know about the merger and the reasons for the merger. The action verb is understand and the anticipated reaction is to support the merger.]]> 2016-09-15 04:48:43 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123962680 soh_kai_le https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123963220 2016-09-15 05:00:13 UTC https://padlet.com/huang_pei_shan/sbq_merger_singapore_s205/wish/123963220