Word: tengku
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Ultimately, Malaysia's success depends in large measure on its chief architect, Malayan Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Rahman, who at 59 is troubled by insomnia and is perceptibly slowing down...
...Tengku (prince), almost alone, can bind together all the diverse elements in the nation...
Last week the Tengku was in London hopeful of hammering out the final details that would make his plan a reality. Britain has already tentatively okayed the federation, exacting only the promise that it could have continued use of its military base in Singapore. Sarawak, Brunei and North Borneo have all indicated a willingness to join, mainly because it would give them their independence far sooner than they might otherwise have expected...
...prevent Singapore from becoming an Asian Cuba off Malaya's coast and to stimulate the development of the backward Borneo territories, Malayan Prime Minister Tengku (Prince) Abdul Rahman last year proposed a sensible solution: the formation of a Malaysian Federation...
...Altruism. The Tengku's proposal would create a new independent nation of 10 million people with an area a little smaller than Japan. The federation would provide new political stability and end the "colonialism" propaganda issue, which has been a feeding ground for Communist growth. Malaya could use Singapore as a port instead of competing with it and could channel economic and technical aid into the Borneo territories with their rich oil and rubber resources. "There's not a single railroad track in all of Sarawak," says Abdul Rahman, "and not one road connecting any of the territories...