twonineOF2006;

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

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HELLOS.
ok im here to post the history thing.
so late cus only like..
how pathetic can it get lah haha.

ok i go by index number..

CHARLENE(2)

If the two countries were to merge, there are both good and bad things. The good thing is that natural resources that Singapore do not have a lot of eg. like water are available easily as Malaysia can provide us with water. There will also be a simpler immigration procedure for both countries. It will be easier for workers to travel. Singaporeans can learn malay and Malaysians can learn Chinese. The different countries can also learn from each other how things work in their country.
The bad things are that the economy will be different. The ministers and everthing have to be changed. There will be a political problem as both sides will be fighting for more power. Military will be a problem because of the lack of equipments. There will also be a racial imbalance. There will also be currency problems. The people will have to choose either Singaporean or Malaysian currency. Or let it stay the way it is.

RACHEL(3)

I think a merge between Singapore and Malaysia is impossible. Firstly, it would be troublesome as the Malaysians and Singaporeans will have to change their currency and passports. Such things will rise up conflicts between the people and there might be riots against the decisions made by both governments.
Secondly, the laws must be changed to suit both the Malaysians and the Singaporeans. However, as Malaysia comprises of mostly Malays, they might have more benefits and the other races might think that it is an act of biasness.
Many other factors have to be taken into consideration if both countries merge. So there would be more advantage if Malaysia and Singapore don’t merge.

CHERYL(4)

It is not possible to merge Singapore and Malaysia. Both countries have different leaders who have different opinions in governing their countries. If Singapore and Malaysia were to merge, there will be many disagreements on how to govern the country as both countries have different laws. Issues like who should have more power over the country will arise causing riots. Malaysia provides Singapore with resources such as water. After merging, we would share our resources. There would be a bigger population and we will need more resources. Malaysia will lose one business partner and they may have fewer resources to sell. The economy may suffer. Our older generations have also strived hard to achieve this current state of independence. We should not let their hard work go to waste.

YI AN
I do not think a merger between Singapore & Malaysia is possible today. In my opinion, there would be an imbalance if Singapore & Malaysia merges. There would be more disadvantages than advantages. Many problems such as political, economy, currency, military problems & religious/racial imbalance would arise if there’s a merger between Singapore & Malaysia. However, there are advantages if Singapore & Malaysia merges. For example, more resources, simpler immigration procedures etc. However, I think that there’s an important reason why a merger between Singapore & Malaysia is impossible. The reason is both Singapore and Malaysia were under colonialism before and suffered under it.

JOCELYN

It is impossible for Singapore and Malaysia to merge now. The main reason is because of political problem. Both have different ways in ruling their country. If they merge, there might be some disagreements between each other. Another reason is the religion. There will be an imbalance. Sometimes, if the country is not harmonious, there will be dispute. Some other reason are the currency, military and economy. However, there will be some advantages if we merge with Malaysia now. Singapore is short of resources such as water and land which Malaysia can provide. We will get to know other cultures as well. Merging will help in immigration and procedure.

ZITING(7)

I do not think that merger between Malaysia and Singapore is possible now. As Singapore is now a very developed country, the only thing we Singaporeans depend on Malaysia is our water supply. Trade is Singapore is prospering, we have found many ways to re-use and recycle water.

Singapore is also strict in laws and order. However, Malaysia is not so strict in laws. If we merge with Malaysia, order in Singapore will be very messy. Many places in Singapore are clean and tidy, and we have many trees in Singapore. Houses are nicely built and there are not much pollution. In Malaysia, the only better and advantage thing they have is their land, but in housing and other developments, we Singapore are much better than them. Malaysia’s not very clean, often traffic jam, public transport are not as good as Singapore’s, and they even have many crime cases. If we merge with Malaysia now, it is much to our disadvantage to the people.

We are already moving towards the best for Singapore. Singapore is a peaceful country that people loves. We receive well concern and care from our governments. There is no need for us to merge with any countries, therefore I do not think that merger between Malaysia and Singapore is possible now.

WANER(8)

I don’t think a merger between Singapore and Malaysia is possible now because of the following reasons:

Policy Problem
In many countries, chewing gum is a big hit amongst the public. This, of course, also includes Malaysia and Singapore. However in Singapore, the government has banned chewing gum as many people used to stick the chewed gum in some public places. Similarly, littering in Singapore is an offence and one would be fined heavily if caught doing so. On the other hand, in Malaysia, there are no such bans.
Many policies in Malaysia are mostly in favour of the Malays putting us Singaporeans in an unfavourable position. For example, there is a quota for non-Malay students for the admission to University.
Currency
If Singapore and Malaysia were to merge, business transaction with other countries may be problematic because Singaporean currency is stronger than Malaysian currency. It may even cause racial disharmony.
Racial and Religion imbalance
Malaysians are mostly made up of Muslims. Some of the laws in Malaysia are based on their Islamic laws which may not appeal to us Singaporeans.

With the differences in views between Singapore and Malaysia, if a merger is really to be taken place, there may be racial and social disharmony among the people and may even cause riots to happen.

CAITLYN
I do not think a merger is possible now. Firstly, I already think both Singapore and Malaysia have already learnt their lessons and consequences when they merged in 1963. And this subsequently led to the separation in 1965. The reasons that led to our separation can still be applied today if Singapore and Malaysia merges.
Firstly, there would be political rivalry. Political parties in both Malaysia and Singapore will be contesting against each other in elections. It might get so competitive and heated up that riots will happen. And if either party wins, corruption may surface and our government would become corrupted, power-hungry, and messy.
Secondly, I strongly do not think that Malaysia will adopt ONLY meritocracy and Singapore adopting monarchy. Firstly, Malaysia seems to have a preferential treatment of Malays over ethnic Chinese and Indians. Also, Malaysia will not drop the idea of monarchy that easily. And Singapore is strongly against monarchy, believing that the governing of the country should be left to those who have the capability to.
Thirdly, the treatment of the many different races will differ between Singapore and Malaysia. Singapore, as a multi-racial society, will most likely know how to act and live amongst people of the opposite race or colour. But since the Malaysians have been mostly living among Malays, they might treat the Chinese and the Indians very differently. Therefore, there might be discrimination not only with people of the opposite race or colour, but also religion. These might spark off racial riots in the country. And its society will not be as stable and prosperous as both countries wish it would.
Lastly, I do not believe Singapore or Malaysia is ready for merger as they do have frequent spats on everything from the price of water Malaysia supplies Singapore to Singapore’s land-reclamation activities in the Malacca strait.
Also, the governors in Singapore only bring up the issue rarely, and Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia said, though not totally ruling out the possibility of a merger, “The likelihood of that happening is remote.”
Therefore, I feel that a merger in between Singapore and Malaysia is not possible right now.

GEYI(10)

I think that a merger between Singapore and Malaysia is almost impossible now, because if they should merge, there would be more disadvantages than advantages and that the people may not be able to accept it. The disadvantages are that there would be conflicts due to an unbalance in religions n races. Also, Singapore buys water from Malaysia. If they were to merge, both countries would then have to share resources, and that would make Malaysia lose a source of income. Next, both countries have different methods of governing the people and nation. The Malaysians have sultans whereas Singaporeans have MPs. Thus I think that Singapore and Malaysia should not merge together. However, there are also advantages of this merge. Both Singapore and Malaysia can combine military forces such that we need not fear attacks from other countries. They can also share profits and trades.

EMELIA(11)

It is impossible for Singapore to merge with Malaysia. Our culture is different from Malaysia. We are mostly Singaporean Chinese while they are Malays. There would bound to bound to be some racial disputes among themselves. Secondly, due to political reasons, Singapore would not merge with Malaysia. Singapore is mainly ruled by one political party which is the PAP, whereas Malaysia is ruled by many rulers. Singapore has a lot of external investments with huge foreign reserve which Malaysia does not have. Hence, if Singapore were to merge with Malaysia, Singapore would make a heavy loss. Both countries have different ideology and hence it makes it very hard to work together. There was a time when Singapore merged with Malaysia. However, alas, it separated due to disputes, political rivalry, threats to Singapore peace and having different opinions. It goes to show that merging as one is not an easy matter. More skilled manpower is needed to aid in running the country as it is bigger; there would bound to be more crime rates.
However, it is not totally impossible for Singapore to merge with Malaysia. There would be many advantages too. Singapore will have cheaper goods there would be free trade, as there would no longer be trades barriers, tax-free. Singapore would have more supply of natural resources, such as water. On the other hand, we can allow Malaysia to make use of our ports in return. Together as one, we would have more human resource. In times of difficulty, example wars, we can combine forces to attack our enemies.

JIAYU(12)

I think a merger between Singapore and Malaysia is not possible now. That is because Singapore is already very independent in all ways and if we merge with Malaysia, many of our political talents will be lost and there talent will not be put into use because there are not so many seats in the Parliament. Our laws will also be clashed with the Malaysia’s. Many arguments would be made about the politics, customs, rules, laws and there would not be peace.

STELLA(14)

It is possible that a merger between Singapore and Malaysia could happen now.

In 1963, the merger between Singapore and Malaysia was established after referendums and votings from the people. Many felt that at that time, a merger between Singapore and Malaysia would help Singapore achieve early independence after Malaysia had gained its independence in August 1957. It is, however, a merger that could benefit both sides, and not only benefiting Singapore alone. Tunku Abdul Rahman, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia after its independence in 1957, was initially against the idea of a merger between Singapore and Malaysia, but he was afraid that Singapore might rapidly change into a communist state and would then become a troublesome neighbour. Thus, in order to gain its own benefits, Tunku proposed closer political and economic co-operation between the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, North Borneo and Brunei in the form of a merger.

Now in year 2006, though many things had changed, but if both sides could benefit from the merger, it is definitely that no one would oppose the merger. It would somehow improve the bilateral ties between the two countries if the disputes would be resolved. The disputes over several issues between Singapore and Malaysia till now unresolved, such as water prices, land reclamation and the construction of the causeway bridge, might be resolved through a merger between them.

Singapore is a resource-scarce country, and it is very dependent on other contries for natural resources. Therefore, under some circumstances, merger between Singapore and Malaysia would be necessary in order for these countries to prosper even more rapidly.

In my own opinion, a merger between Singapore and Malaysia could resolve many disputes. Like the reclamation of land and the dispute over water prices, things could be worked out easier and simpler.

YUQIAN
I dun think merger between Singapore and Malaysia is possible now. Singapore and Malaysia have a political difference. Malaysia still moves along a racial line while Singapore go for equality for all races. Cultures between the two countries are another factor. It may lead to racial riots or problems between the two countries citizens. Singapore has developed to the Singapore today, rich in external investments. Singapore also won’t let Malaysia tie her down. The previous ministers had worked very hard to help Singapore gained their independence. The advantages that Singapore could gain would be the water issue and the natural resources. Things may work out to be easier for both countries. Other countries might also interfere in the merger and confrontation might occurs.

JAMIE(16)

ANSWER: IMPOSSIBLE (:
I think that a merger between Singapore and Malaysia is not possible now as I am sure Singapore would not give up its independence so easily. Lee Kuan Yew worked extremely hard to upgrade Singapore and I am sure he is proud of what we are now. Merging with Malaysia means that we have to give up our independence and submit to their rules and regulations. Singaporeans will certainly object to the sudden change. We have our very own civil and political rights, and we are not afraid to use them. If Singapore and Malaysia merge now, riots will break out on the streets and the situation will be very chaotic. Singapore is a peaceful country and we have no problem whatsoever with the government or its way of ruling. Malaysia has also shown displeasure to cooperate with Singapore about the bridge project concerning both countries. The project was to build a bridge across the Straits of Johor to replace an existing causeway. As Singapore does not have enough sources of material to build the bridge, they requested Malaysia to assist them by supplying sand for its reclamation and construction projects. However, Malaysia did not agree readily to this suggestion. Malaysia also built half of the bridge without consulting Singapore. This shows how inconsiderate they are. Many Singaporeans are riled that Malaysia has scraped the bridge project.

We Singaporeans are too proud to be tied down by merging with Malaysia, and I am very sure Malaysia feels the same way about us. We have made many adjustments over history and we are content with what changes time has brought us and we do not want to change anything about our society. Merging with Malaysia now is impossible :DD

JIAN LONG(17)

A merger between Singapore and Malaysia is nearly impossible. There are too many disadvantages if these two countries were to merge together. Firstly, Malaysia will not agree to this, as Singapore buys water from Malaysia. If they were to merge, they will have to share their resources. Malaysia will then lose a “customer” to sell her water and get income. Secondly, Malaysia is mostly made up of Muslims. If they were to merge, conflicts between races and religions will arise. The two countries may also have different views on how to govern the people and the nation. If these two countries were to merge, they may not agree on certain governing methods. Malaysia’s population is much larger than Singapore. The Malaysians’ voices will most likely be paid attention to. Singaporeans may be neglected. Of course, there are a few advantages resulting from this merge. The two countries will have a stronger military force and they can share resources. They can also share the profits and trades they receive. However, the two countries may not like to share their prosperity together.

IAN
Personally, I feel that Singapore should not merge with Malaysia. Although Malaysia is plentiful in natural resources such as tin and rubber, Singapore’s modern advancement enables us to be able to be without the natural resources. Morever, the merger previously with Malaysia shows us that we were never meant to merge together. On 16 September 1963, Singapore was in Malaysia for the purpose of more trade and more jobs, as well as to be free from the colony of the British. However, they separated again on 9 August 1965 because of differences between the 2 sides, such as racial harmony as well as the aim of the political parties. If we were to merge together, the same problem might occur again and break the peaceful ties Singapore and Malaysia tried to make during the past few years after the separation. In my opinion, with Singapore now being more advanced in both technology and economy, merging with Malaysia is not so needed now, as that might Malaysia might wear us down in our technological advances, as well as our growing economy. Therefore, Singapore should not merge with Malaysia.

ASHLEIGH

A merger between Singapore and Malaysia were to be nigh impossible now. Malaysia is predominantly populated by Muslims and their total population is vastly larger than ours. The Malaysia government would most probably put the Muslims as top priority while the Singapore government would want racial and religion equality and riots would break out. There would also be difficulty in deciding which governing method to take up. Resources would also have to be shared if we merged. Malaysia might not want that as they would lose a source of income for the water would be shared and not sold to us instead. A minus point for them but a plus point for us. There would also be advantages if the merger were to happen. We would have a stronger military defense and some of their unused land could be developed into tourist attractions by the combined government. That would bring more wealth and prosperity to the nation.

HOWARD

In my opinion, I do not think that a merger between both countries is possible now. Malaysia’s population is mostly Malays and Singapore’s population is mostly Chinese. There is a chance that there might be a clash between both races due to the upset in balance of the races. Malaysia’s economy is also not thriving as well as Singapore’s so Singapore’s economy will start falling if the two countries merge. Other countries might also try to stop the two countries from merging for other reasons. There will be a lot of administration problems as well. For example: Passports, ID cards, etc.

JIN GUAN(24)

I think that a merger between Singapore and Malaysia is impossible given the disputes over water and the recent new bridge. Even as separate nations, Singapore and Malaysia quarrel. Also, the change of currency would prove dissuading.

The citizens will be in a dilemma, whether to use the Sing Dollar or the Malaysian Ringgit. Even in politics, the situation will be chaotic. Singaporeans will definitely want a Singaporean government but the chances of Singaporeans in the Malaysian government are low.

Cultural differences may also lead to riots and even strikes. People in Singapore are generally used to living in harmony with the other races, but Malays in Malaysia are given priority above all other races and this may be viewed by other races as an act of biasness. Also, the national language of Malaysia is Malay. Many of the younger generation do not understand Malay, and the education system will have to be changed to suit the Singaporeans.

Many other factors also play a part in the decision of whether or not to have a merge between Singapore and Malaysia. However, I am of the opinion that the merge should not take place.

ANDRYL

A merge with our neighbouring Malaysia today would seem hardly possible. Several factors would suggest so. During the days when Singapore was part of Malaysia, from 1963 to 1965, there was widespread chaos, as pointed out by incidents such as 1964 gathering at the Padang, when the Malays and chinese rioted against each other. The major reason for this break up was because of violence and bloodshed, during the riots. It was a major reason. If it was not for the riots, and if the Malays and Chinese were more racially tolerant and underatanding, the relationship would not be strained. Another reason could be because of the newspaper agent's intention to cause misunderstanding among malay citizens. The government of a country can make an important decision for its people. But whether this decision is respected will depend on the citizens' reaction to the decision. As the riots and the unhappiness against the two races would suggest, the people could not live in peace. The different views of the governments would also make this impossibe to take place. For instance, Malaysia wants special rights given to the malay race which could not be enjoyed by other races. The Singaporeans would think this is unfair. It wanted a Singapore in which all races are equal before the law, and will be given equal opportunities to succeed. With different views, there is no consensus. If Malaysia gives special rights and singapore does not like this way, public demostrations would most likely take place.

ERIC(27)

If the two countries were to merge, there are pros and cons. The good thing is that resources like water are available easily. Land scarcity will not be a problem for Singapore. There will also be a simpler immigration procedure for both countries. People will learn more languages and different people can learn the different cultures.
The cons are that the economy will be different. There will also be a political problem. Military will be a problem because of the lack of equipments. There will also be a racial imbalance.

LUCAS(28)

I feel that it is not feasible as we are already independent and we do not need to be merged with another country to survive. the only thing we are seriously depending on from Malaysia is water .
Also, i feel that alot of people will not be happy with that decision as well, due to the previous issues that occured when Singapore merged with Malaysia, like the issue on the election of it's state government. The PAP won the election instead of the UMNO leaders in the central government. they, in turn were unhappy that the malays in Singapore voted for the PAP instead of the party they supported in the election, PAP then won a seat in the central government one year later the central government saw it as a threat to their power and both sides lost trust in each other. next was the issue by which some leaders in the central government commented that PAP government was not taking care of the Malays in Singapore. as a result, racial riots broke out. after peace was restored, the leaders in PAP and the central government blamed each other thus making relationships worse. then the common market issue, the central government feared that if there was a common market was set uo, singapore would gain more.
But out of all, the issue that had the most impact was the bid for malaysian malaysia. the central government felt that the malays should continue to enjoy their special rights after merger, the PAP leaders supported the idea of a malaysian malaysia which meant giving everybody an equal chance to succeed regardless of race or religion. this angered the leaders of those of the Alliance Party, especially the UMNO.

LIANGJIE
It is quite impossible to have a merger of Singapore and Malaysia today, as there are more negative effect of the merger than positive ones. The positive reasons are that the resources of Singapore will increase, as Malaysia has a lot of natural resources that could be of use to Singapore. People of both countries will also know more about each other’s culture and history. The merger would also cause some negative impacts. The economy of Singapore and Malaysia will be joined and would cause some problems during the merger. The political parties in Singapore would also have a harder time for them to win the elections as the population of Malaysia would most likely support their current political parties. Malaysia may not like the idea of having racial harmony like Singapore and therefore will cause some dissatisfaction among them. The Malaysians also may not like the idea of religious harmony among themselves .The military power of both countries will be shared and it will most likely be under Malaysia then under Singapore. Thus I think that it is quite impossible for there to be merger between Singapore and Malaysia.

TIMOTHY
In my opinion, I think that Singapore and Malaysia should not even think about a re-merger. That is because Malaysia people would be giving more priority to its own racial lines, and thus causing some racial conflicts, which might just end up with the start of another racial riot. There would also be disagreements and quarreling between the both governments as they have their own way of governing their country, and if they keep disagreeing, they would be a second separation between Malaysia and Singapore. If things were worse, then there might just be a war. So in all, I think that Singapore and Malaysia should not merge once again.

WEIJIE

A Merger Between singapore and malaysia is impossible because the malaysian prefer to give job to thier own race then the chinese indians or eurasians.People WIll not be happy and more strikes will happen.Riots may occur anytime due to this issue.Chinese will not be happy and may oppose the govenment.Then the Country will not prosper and gets poorer.

TOMSON

I don’t think that a merger between Singapore and Malaysia is possible now with all the disputes over the water and the new bridge, a merger now would be next to impossible. Furthermore I do not think that a merger now would do any good for Singapore now as we can manage ourselves very well now anyway and furthermore with Malaysia’s racism, only riots could come out of the merger and considering the different opinions of the 2 governments, it would also result in political clashes which would only cause more tension which is dangerous as Singapore’s military force cannot possibly compare to Malaysia and its allies and this would possibly just repeat the happenings of world war II.

i apologise cus some of the index no. i dunno.
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ok thats all :D

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