Author Description

Captures the dramatic events between 1963 and 1965 that led to the historic separation of Singapore from Malaysia. Based on research material drawn from the archives in Singapore, Britain, Australia and the United States, this book goes beyond other studies to unravel the hidden story behind this traumatic and controversial episode in Singapore's recent history. Unpublished sources have been put together to recreate key events which bring out the tensions and conflicts of the period. A Moment of Anguish presents a gripping scholarly account of the politics of disengagement. It offers new insights into the principal personalities of the period and the circumstances under which painful and fateful decisions were made.