Singapore: The best comeback story you've never heard

A lot of people don't know that within Singapore's history is one of the best comeback stories of all time. In 1965, former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew began enacting programs and initiatives that transformed the country forever. Today, Singapore is known for being a technological and economic marvel. It's one of the cleanest and richest countries in the world, and it remains a staple for foreign investment. So how did Singapore become so rich? During this video I go over what happened with Singapore after the Malaysian ejection of 1965, and what former PM Lee Kuan Yew did to rebuild the country.

[jackielee]

Thanks for the video, I was blessed to be born in Singapore 🇸🇬 our little red dot.

[rpm]

As an American who came to Singapore when I was 3, I have to say Lee Kuan Yew was an amazing man.

[usiohaki]

To be ejected from malayan union is the best thing that happens to singapore. Until today, malaysia, racial favouritism is preventing it to grow.

[BrkMillenial]

I’ve only seen Singapore celebrated as a rich country, had NO idea that’s where it started 😮

[syedmohammadaanasfarukh]

LKY is the real strong man the world needs to learn from. Tender inside, but harsh and strict outside. Little talk, lotta work. No bullshit. If polticians were judged in LKY units, there'd probably be like 7.

[b-yx]

A few corrections:
1. Lee didn't introduce caning/flogging to Singapore. It was the British who did that. Flogging/caning used to be part of the common law. When the British made Singapore a colony they implemented the common law, and along with that things like flogging, hanging, and the crimes that warrant certain punishment. They did that in all of their colonies in fact. After independence, Singapore kept the common law to this day, making a few amendments whenever needed. In fact the common law serves as the basis of legislation for most ex-british colonies to this day.

2. Bubble gum wasn't banned until 1992. It have something to do with keeping the city clean, but the incident that triggered such a response was an incident where someone stuck a bubblegum on the doors of the MRT (underground train system), resulting in the doors unable to close when the train started moving and that led to a very bloody accident. In response, the govt immediately banned chewing gum.

[shoaibakhtar]

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[mcnerdimam]

Lee Kuan Yew Speech... c. 1970s
0:19 - 0:51 "Everybody knows that Singapore... It wasn't you know.
We made it so"

[yeolblt]

It took decades of smart planning, budgeting and hard work to house Singapore's citizens, not all of a sudden!

[electronspark]

Only if you got a genuinely great leader who lives long enough to make the country sustainably prosperous, or you could only get another North Korea.

[kaizxz]

@2:59 CPF employee contribution 20% of income, employer 17% (Age 55 below)

[malakatan]

He want equality for Chinese & Malay, even 20 years later is okay, but Malay government didn't want that

[JeanGunnhildr]

To be this success you need leader like LKY + 30+ years of power to run the country. Short term leader will never make this. Building a country take time.

[hassanhachimi]

What an inspiring great story of success

[yrgs]

在國家印象上

最好，將耀資政，作成一個：景點

這樣誰也忘不了他

名為：獅城李景點

就在（但吐水獅像旁

[Zabeel]

Hope to see another great leader like him, other areas around the world not necessary Singapore.

[kamyingwong]

Personally think Malaysia regret kicking out Singapore 😅and probably if Singapore not kick out, Malaysia will probably a developed country by now.

[yrgs]

有李光耀的行動黨

萬眾一心，不敢造次

沒李光耀的新加坡

就差很多

其實顯龍總理已經很出色了

[drwtng]

The failure of most commentators is to always compare a country at its birth (1965-Singapore) with countries that have centuries of independence and maturation (The "west" - 2020s). Would the author like to explore the "rights" in newly independent America circa 200+ years ago? Was there slavery? Was there suppression of the natives? Were women allowed to vote? Do people really expect nascent countries to immediately succeed by taking wholesale a western model that took centuries of socio-political evolution? Thats just niave.

[kuaqimai]

Malaysia must be regret kicking Singapore out