1. MALAYSIA REASONS FOR MERGER

2. (No header) 1. MALAYAN CONFIDENCE 2. COMMUNISTS THREAT IN SINGAPORE 3. ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES 4. CULTURAL SIMILARITIES 5. ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENCE

3. 1/ MALAYAN CONFIDENCE Since achieving independence in 1961, Malaya became confident;- improved in the standard living of people and economic

4. 2/ COMMUNISTS THREAT IN SINGAPORE By merging with Singapore could help them fight against communists.

5. 3/ ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES Singapore;- port most important in Southeast Asia and having 1.7 million population with 2000 manufacturing firms.

6. Sabah, Sarawak & Brunei were known to have abundance of natural resources such as oil, rubber, timber, rubber and pepper. All of this would make MALAYSIA a wealthy country if merge.

7. 4/CULTURAL SIMILARITIES Sabah, Sarawak & Brunei had a predominantly Malay population. Singapore had large numbers of Chinese population would balance with the Chinese in Malaya.

8. 5/ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENCE Only Malaya had achieved its independence in 1957. If Singapore, Sabah, Sarawak & Brunei joined Malaysia, they would achieve full independence from Britain.