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Lee Kuan Yew And His Use Of Spatial-Orientational Metaphors, Siow Heng Ong
Lee Kuan Yew And His Use Of Spatial-Orientational Metaphors, Siow Heng Ong
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
The Prime Minister's message to the nation after Singapore separated from Malaysia was one of consolidation and moving ahead. This was not an easy task for the speaker as the year before Singapore separated from Malaysia, the race riots had claimed 34 lives.1 These riots were even more prolonged than the Hertogh riots of 1950. Maintaining racial harmony and social integration was an uphill task. The hope for consolidation and a united sense of nationhood seemed distant.