Singapore has never had a race riot - so why do we call the riots of 1964 “race” riots? In this episode, PJ Thum explains how the elections of 1963 and 1964, the starkly divergent political circumstances north and south of the causeway, and most of all the contradictions inherent in how Malaysia had been constructed, led to the outbreak of riots in Singapore in 1964, and why they should be properly termed “political” riots.



Please send questions, comments, and feedback to thehistoryofsingapore@gmail.com or visit thehistoryofsingapore.com. Support the show at patreon.com/pjthum. For all the previous episodes in this series, search for "History of Singapore" on bfm.my.

Singapore has never had a race riot - so why do we call the riots of 1964 &ldquo;race&rdquo; riots? In this episode, PJ Thum explains how the elections of 1963 and 1964, the starkly divergent political circumstances north and south of the causeway, and most of all the contradictions inherent in how Malaysia had been constructed, led to the outbreak of riots in Singapore in 1964, and why they should be properly termed &ldquo;political&rdquo; riots. Please send questions, comments, and feedback to <a href="thehistoryofsingapore@gmail.com">thehistoryofsingapore@gmail.com</a> or visit <a href="thehistoryofsingapore.com">thehistoryofsingapore.com</a>. Support the show at <a href="patreon.com/pjthum">patreon.com/pjthum</a>. For all the previous episodes in this series, search for "<a href="https://www.bfm.my/podcast.html?qseaid=History%20of%20Singapore&amp;pseaid=latest&amp;iseaid=all&amp;dsseaid=&amp;deseaid=&amp;tag=&amp;prg=">History of Singapore</a>" on bfm.my.

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