Abstract
Little wonder Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew's memoirs have already aroused criticism from Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Lee's less-than-flattering reflections on the failed political merger between Singapore and Malaysia-and about some of his neighbours' leaders and the political system over which they preside-are clear. The city-state's founding father also lays the blame for separation squarely on the federal government...