{"title":"THE ALBATROSS FILE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/Albatross_W_1930_x_H_300px_Banner_Popular_93e67621-9366-4fc7-a710-e82f4a8be7c8.jpg?v=1765416477\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-albatross-file","title":"The Albatross File","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSometime in 1964, Dr Goh Keng Swee created a file code-named\n“Albatross” on Singapore’s increasingly fraught relations with Kuala Lumpur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn that file, he collected Cabinet papers as well as his own\nhandwritten notes of his conversations with Malaysian leaders, leading to\nSingapore’s separation from the federation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAlmost all the material in the Albatross file is being\npublished here for the first\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003etime, together with the oral history recollections of Singapore’s\nfounding leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSingaporeans can read the thoughts, fears and hopes of Mr\nLee Kuan Yew and his comrades as they led the island-city to unexpected\nindependence on 9 August\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e1965. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRefusing to be intimidated and heedless of the personal\nrisks they faced, they insisted on either a Malaysian Malaysia or negotiated\nconstitutional rearrangements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAs unexpected as it was — and for many of Singapore’s leaders\nthen, an outcome they did not wish — Separation turned out to be “the best\nthing that ever happened to Singapore”.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FOCUS PUBLISHING LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44691140739279,"sku":"9789815081312","price":43.51,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_c537fbb1-bf86-4ad7-a47f-415a216ec43d.jpg?v=1765847799"},{"product_id":"the-albatross-file-se","title":"The Albatross File (Special Edition)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSometime in 1964, Dr Goh Keng Swee created a file code-named\n“Albatross” on Singapore’s increasingly fraught relations with Kuala Lumpur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn that file, he collected Cabinet papers as well as his own\nhandwritten notes of his conversations with Malaysian leaders, leading to\nSingapore’s separation from the federation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAlmost all the material in the Albatross file is being\npublished here for the first time, together with the oral history recollections\nof Singapore’s founding leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSingaporeans can read the thoughts, fears and hopes of Mr\nLee Kuan Yew and his comrades as they led the island-city to unexpected\nindependence on 9 August 1965. Refusing to be intimidated and heedless of the personal\nrisks they faced, they insisted on either a Malaysian Malaysia or negotiated\nconstitutional rearrangements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAs unexpected as it was — and for many of Singapore’s leaders\nthen, an outcome they did not wish — Separation turned out to be “the best\nthing that ever happened to Singapore”.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FOCUS PUBLISHING LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44691145457871,"sku":"9789815081305","price":79.57,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_5a7e16f0-70d0-4593-ab8a-c657b9dfd892.jpg?v=1765848438"}],"url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/collections\/the-albatross-file.oembed","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}