How Singapore Built a Stable Society 

It is one of rare cases when commentary by viewers is full of positive energy and appreciation.

Well done Singapore. There's no perfect system that makes everyone satisfied, but Singapore has really done a great job in achieving this harmony. ~ A neighboring Malaysian

Singapore is basically, a country where people think ahead of time. A major reason why they're rich and successful.

Its crazy how well they handled this back in then

This is the opposite of Kenya. We are peaceful and get along well until it is time to choose leaders! Every five years there's always one month for chaos, like clock work 😂 Hopefully we can learn a thing or two from Singapore.

I am so touched by this story. As I am now living in Singapore, I can feel that people respect each other regardless of race and religions.

Lee Kuan Yew did the right thing. I’m a Malaysian and sadly racism is a still a thing today because of uneducated politicians. Most Malaysians (Malay, Chinese, Indian, Indigenous) have already live harmoniously but there are still a group of Malay that are still very racist because they were influenced politically. If you have access to Malaysian secondary school history textbook, they interpret Lee Kuan Yew as a threat to the sovereignty of Malaysia and the Malay race so Abdul Rahman (1st Malaysian prime minister) expelled Singapore from Malaysia federation in order to protect the sovereignty of Malay and Malaysia. But you can see for yourself the difference between a diversify Singapore and Malay dominated Malaysia. FYI Malaysia is still imposing the Malay only prime minister rule.

I have been saying this for years!!! The world can learn a lot from this tiny country !!!!

When the government is actually doing their job

Even now, there is still harmony within the citizens. Though there are still friendly banter amongst friends lol.

I am Indian living in India, we and the world have a lot to learn from Singapore ❤️

"Divide and rule", a craft mastered by the Colonial British. Many former British colonies, India, Malaysia and South Africa still suffer from the residual effect of this relic.

So glad Singapore got kicked out and with that, could progress to the nation that it is now. Yes, definitely Singapore is not perfect, and they don’t pretend that it is as well, but is definitely always on an upward forward trend.

We, who study public administration, really look up to Singapore. It would be a dream to live there, but it would be a better dream to transform our country to be like yours.

Singapore is really weird. On paper it's an almost authoritarian regime that doesn't seem to have too much reigns on it, but when actual time comes for them to do their jobs, they do it better than just about every nation in Asia as far as I can see. Thanks for the interesting video.

I think LKY's determination to establish a multiracial nation and to really put it into action paved the way to this admirable socio-cultural harmony. US could learn a thing or two.

I couldnt care less abt singapore’s history back in school, but now im learning to appreciate LKY’s goal and wisdom in creating a peaceful country amidst all these instability of the world, especially now.

Thank you for mentioning 1964 race riots, the less mentioned one here compared to the 1969 one.

Growing up in a diverse school was so brilliant for me, I wish everyone could have the same experience and never fall prey to the poison that is racism.

What that elderly Malay man told also experienced in Malaysia on 13 May 1969. The sad thing is Chinese and Malay who used to be friends were beaten in race riots.

This is how it should be done. I know some people will call it social engineering but in my opinion human beings are flawed creatures, so you can either accept it and deal with it head on or deny it and deal with the negative outcomes of it. Bravo Singapore…

I'm an expat here from Malaysia. And i much prefer the stability here and the environment is much more productive.

Answer: Strong and Involved Governments combined with Enforced Policies and No-bullshit Attitude. Also everyone have relative freedom instead of total freedom, so no one could think or act as they see fit. Everyone should follow Government's guidelines.

Racial harmony shouldn't be taken for granted! In Singapore they work at it every day. Something America needs to learn, you can't just say to minority groups we gave you a vote and ended slavery, we all equal now. When you still have population segregation, wealth and education inequality, and bias in job hiring, and most importantly a fair police and criminal justice system. America needs to work at it every day too.

The policy treat all the races equally and enjoy the same opportunity for country's growth is a way for country to progress strongly and successful in the world.

Yes, racial harmony should not be taken for granted and it is a work-in-progress.

Addressing structural and systematic issues instead of blaming minorities for their societal positions?!? How novel.

America can learn from this. Especially right now.

Bloomberg has not covered the full spectrum of racial harmony in Singapore. They forgot to mention, and equally important too, how national service which forces young men of all races to serve in compulsory military service for 3 years (then) played a huge role on getting Singaporeans to build up their understanding of each other. Even more so and important was that during the riots of 1969, this multi-racial was deployed for the first time to enforce the curfew which was of great significance - the generations of young and multi racial Singaporeans have to defend what this new nation was to be, one that is multi cultural and multi racial. They had to make this nation work.

theese videos are high quality, and very informative. Keep making them and great job!

A lot of heavy handed policies that worked out. Frankly, a miracle and LKY's finest work. I wouldn't count on replicating this act of political brilliance anywhere else.

it's more of an indoctrination; every child born in singapore has to recite "regardless of race, language or religion" every morning, 5 days a week, for 10 years.

i envy this country. I'm from the Philippines. wish we could be like them.

I read an article that the 1964 Race Riot in Singapore was initiated by an Indonesian who had links with Suharto regime.

Thank you for the perfect content. BQ!

And here in Malaysia, race is still a big issue even to this day...

It's a very interesting take on things. I'm Canadian and we still have large racial disparities and I Think given more time we will face similar struggles as we do have enclaves of intense cultural pockets.

Excellent video.

I am from Singapore, very proud of our heritage, culture, government and people :)

Politically, a similar system exists in Lebanon (the Parliament should be split equally between Christians and Muslims for example). Only it contributed to corruption, communitarianism, and the current crisis, unlike in Singapore...

Moral of the Story: Respect human life. And love unconditionally.

Q: What do we call large race riots in Singapore? A: A normal weekend in Detroit.

They have very strict immigration policies to achieve this. This is to enable them to develop their unique ideas. A country is defined by its ideas.

“Singapore hasn’t had a riot since 1969” N I C E

In a country where there are minorities.. racial judgement wil still be exist.. (black people in america, asian people in australia, chineese people in malaysia/indonesia) humans will always be human, no matter how high is the society.. there still be a people who makes racial judgement.

Great video 👌

MALAY SUBTITLES Part 3 of 3 10:16 mesti ada tangan yang dapat dilihat dalam masyarakat. 10:19 Saya rasa kami telah berjaya. 10:21 Kami tidak pernah melakukan rusuhan antara kaum sejak tahun 1969. 10:27 Singapura adalah masyarakat yang stabil 10:29 dan inilah kestabilannya 10:31 yang telah membantu kita membangun dari segi ekonomi. 10:35 Singapura mempunyai undang-undang anti-rasisme dan anti-rusuhan. 10:40 Ketiadaan rusuhan kaum tidak bermaksud tidak ada 10:43 ketegangan antara kaum dan perbezaan kaum. 10:46 Hari ini, Singapura menghadapi cabaran untuk menyusut 10:48 jurang pendapatan antara orang Melayu 10:50 dan etnik lain. 10:52 Di kalangan golongan minoriti 10:54 yang merasakan bahawa mereka terpinggir, 10:56 mereka tidak dapat mengatakan semuanya 10:58 kerana keseluruhan sistem tersusun 11:00 sedemikian rupa sehingga semestinya sah 11:03 itulah sebab mengapa anda berada di mana anda berada 11:06 kerana anda belum melakukannya dengan baik. 11:07 Sedangkan jika anda menyelam lebih jauh 11:10 dan melihat beberapa masalah struktur, 11:13 anda sedar bahawa alasan mengapa mereka tidak melakukannya dengan baik, 11:16 kumpulan perkauman tertentu tidak baik, 11:17 mungkin kerana ada masalah struktur tertentu 11:20 dan cabaran yang belum dapat kita atasi 11:23 dalam 50 tahun kebelakangan ini. 11:25 Berada di sektor pendidikan, 11:26 berada di pasar perumahan, 11:28 berada di sektor pekerjaan. 11:30 Semua kebimbangan mengenai pendapatan, 11:33 kekurangan mobiliti akan bersilang dengan identiti kaum. 11:38 Dan dalam jangka masa panjang, 11:39 ini dapat menghasilkan kitaran ketidakbahagiaan yang berterusan, 11:42 rasa tidak puas hati. 11:44 Perkauman yang berlebihan mungkin telah berkurang di Singapura, 11:48 tetapi diskriminasi tersembunyi masih ada. 11:51 Penyelidik mendapati bahawa lebih daripada separuh orang Melayu dan India 11:55 di Singapura dianggap perlakuan diskriminasi di tempat kerja. 11:59 Baru-baru ini, coronavirus merebak di asrama yang sesak 12:02 di mana banyak pekerja migran Asia Selatan tinggal 12:05 juga telah menonjolkan ketaksamaan yang masih ada 12:08 di pelbagai bahagian masyarakat Singapura. 12:14 Pemeliharaan keharmonian kaum 12:17 adalah kerja yang sedang dijalankan. 12:20 Tiang gol berubah sepanjang masa, 12:23 dan anda mesti terus mengejar. 12:25 Tetapi apa yang tidak berubah adalah Hari Keharmonian Kaum 12:28 disambut pada 21 Julai setiap tahun di Singapura 12:32 untuk memperingati rusuhan kaum 1964, 12:35 dan mengingatkan rakyat Singapura bahawa keharmonian antara kaum 12:38 tidak boleh dianggap remeh.

As I grow older at age 67, I tend to appreciate more of Singapore leadership and the clear minded citizens supporting the government. I immigrated to Canada in 1991 and in these 35 years, I just wish Canada can follow Singapore in terms of housing, education, racial integration and SAFETY on the streets! I salute the Singapore PAP government!

So.. to fix racial tension according to Singapore you: - Force mixed racial groups together in public housing - Force mixed racial groups in public schools - Establish national racial harmonic holidays - Force a tax that funds racial support groups that citizens can choose - Desegregate traditional neighborhoods such as suburbs - Establish one homogeneous language that everyone must use - Include politic policies that force racial diversity

Fun fact: Singapore racial riot wasn't caused by Singaporeans or the local people at that time. It was manipulated by other Countries..

Amazing achievement..

There is no racial bigotry here. Here you are all equally worthless - Lee Kwan Yew

I love Singapore ❤️

It was just ..SMACK EVERYBODY ON THE HEAD. policy

There’s a reason why Singapore is one the richest and forward thinking nations. I’m not suggesting it’s a utopian dream or that Singapore is the be all and end all; it realised that its biggest asset was its citizens and it has invested in education, finance/economics and trying to build a contemporary society. Yet, inequality does exist, Singapore is an expensive place to live due to the high cost of living and there’s an unhealthy reliance on a working long arduous hours.

Most leaders speak of creating a multicultural nation so far Singapore has put it into action. The current US Administration should study the moves the Singapore Government did to bring this and put it into practice if they hoped to end the divisions in their society.

Also known as"how Singapore built society in a stable".

Singapore, New Zealand, and Belgium can do it! So can South Africa, Australia, Brazil and the US.

How government handles racial riot: Singapore PAP: Racial harmony day Malaysia BN: I tak tau, jangan sebut lagi

One love one people one unity

Singaporean politicians strive for equality. Malaysian politicians prioritise entitlement.

Looks like the USA could learn from these people

Great. Singapore is one of the heterogenous countries that's among the most peaceful country.

Much easier to maintain harmony when people prosper. Prosperity is the foundation of a stable society.

I think the reason Singapore is doing well is because it's a city-state of 5 million. Their relative small scale makes their policy work. And that doesn't apply to largger countries like the US.

We Canadians want to say, we want to be like Singapore.

When I was in Singapore I asked my local guide if there is a difference in income between the three different ethnic groups from Singapore. He told me that it wasn't and they are all equal.

Lky said it. His speech applies now..

It also help tremendously if you're a city state

We did this thing called: caring for the people

Hope that Philippines Learn a lot from Singapore.

Without Mr Lee, there is no Singapore. What a great man. Forever remembered in the hall of fame of the history of humanity. Majulah singapura, rip

Myanmar need to learn from them.

Carrot-Stick policy applied with efficiencu and effectiveness.

More harmonious than other countries that have genocide and police brutality towards others. Looks like what really needs to be improved in Singapore is addressing the issues in a respectful way

Funny how some Singaporean and Malaysian fight in the comments. Brits: we did it boys. Keep entertaining us with all the fights. Love it.

Indonesia also have hundreds of culture, languages, and religions. We have achieved stability and economic growth based on dictatorship of Seoharto, now after restoration of democracy in 98, we see that ethnic tension, religion intolerance, etc is rising. So that raise a question, should we prioritize stability over democracy? I believe Singapore also have some restriction in democracy.

When Malays wanted to deprive ethnic Chinese, it backfired. Singapore became most progressive and Malays had to crawl back to Singapore to work....

MALAY SUBTITLES Part 1 of 3 00:01 Pada tahun 1964, satu siri rusuhan kaum antara orang Cina 00:05 dan orang Melayu pecah di Singapura, 00:08 menyebabkan puluhan orang mati dan beratus-ratus cedera. 00:11 Ketika berlaku rusuhan kaum, itu hanya kegilaan. 00:14 Saya mengalami sendiri secara langsung. 00:17 Dan ketika itulah saya merasa terancam 00:20 dan di mana saya hampir terbunuh. 00:23 Ketegangan komunal yang menyebabkan berlakunya rusuhan kaum pada tahun 1964 00:27 menyumbang kepada pemisahan Singapura 00:29 dari Malaysia pada tahun berikutnya. 00:31 Untuk mengelakkan kesilapan masa lalu, penubuhan Singapura 00:34 Perdana Menteri Lee Kuan Yew dan pasukannya bertujuan untuk 00:37 mewujudkan masyarakat di mana berlainan bangsa, agama 00:40 dan budaya dapat hidup dengan aman. 00:43 Inilah cara Singapura membina masyarakat yang cukup harmoni. 00:54 Singapura mempunyai penduduk 5.7 juta orang. 00:58 Di antara 3.5 juta yang menjadi warganegara, 01:01 76% peratus adalah orang Cina 01:04 dan 15% adalah berbangsa Melayu. 01:06 Orang Melayu adalah orang asli pulau ini. 01:09 Semasa penjajahan Inggeris, 01:11 pendatang dari China, India 01:13 dan bahagian lain dunia datang ke Singapura 01:15 ketika pulau itu dikembangkan menjadi pelabuhan perdagangan. 01:19 Menjelang tahun 1870-an, orang Cina telah menjadi 01:22 penduduk majoriti di Singapura. 01:24 Pada tahun 1959, Singapura memperoleh 01:27 pemerintahan sendiri daripada British. 01:29 Untuk melepaskan diri sepenuhnya dari pemerintahan kolonial, 01:31 pada tahun 1963, Singapura bergabung dengan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, 01:36 sebahagian dari Malaysia hari ini. 01:38 Tetapi ia adalah kesatuan yang sukar yang dilanda perbezaan 01:42 dalam pendekatan politik, keadaan ekonomi 01:44 dan pertukaran tajam antara pemimpin dari kedua-dua belah pihak. 01:49 Hubungan itu ketika itu tidak berterusan, 01:52 antara majoriti orang Cina Singapura, 01:54 75 peratus orang Cina dari Singapura, 01:57 dalam penggabungan dengan Malaysia, 01:59 yang kebanyakannya berbangsa Melayu, 02:01 55, 60 peratus orang Melayu. 02:03 Masyarakat di Singapura, yang majoritinya berbangsa Cina 02:06 berjaya dengan baik dari segi ekonomi. 02:08 Orang-orang Malaysia merasakan bahawa mereka akan dilemahkan, 02:12 sekiranya orang Cina di Singapura terus 02:14 memperoleh ketuanan ekonomi di semenanjung. 02:18 Dan di Singapura, idenya adalah 02:21 semua kaum harus dilayan sama rata. 02:24 Tetapi di Malaysia, itu adalah pandangan yang berbeza 02:26 kerana pemimpin Melayu dan ahli politik Melayu merasa 02:30 mereka adalah anak lelaki tanah. 02:32 Ada perasaan bahawa orang Melayu harus selalu 02:35 mempunyai kedudukan dominan politik. 02:39 Pada tahun 1964, meningkatnya ketegangan kaum antara orang Melayu 02:44 dan orang Cina menyebabkan berlakunya rusuhan. 02:47 Orang Melayu Singapura kebanyakannya beragama Islam. 02:51 Pada 21 Julai, percutian orang Islam untuk diraikan 02:54 ulang tahun Nabi Muhammad, 02:56 pertembungan berlaku antara peserta Melayu 02:59 dan pengamat Cina semasa perarakan. 03:02 Keganasan merebak ke seluruh pulau, 03:04 merosakkan Singapura selama berminggu-minggu, 03:06 meninggalkan 23 orang mati dan 454 cedera. 03:11 Pada bulan September, satu lagi siri rusuhan tercetus 03:14 dengan pembunuhan penunggang becak Melayu tercetus. 03:17 Zainul dan beberapa rakannya dalam perjalanan pulang ke rumah 03:21 dari Solat Jumaat ketika jam malam 03:23 dikenakan pada 2 September. 03:26 Bas penuh, jadi mereka menaiki lori untuk perjalanan. 03:29 Tetapi lori itu terbabas di kawasan Cina. 03:33 Banyak pemuda Cina berdiri 03:34 di tepi jalan. 03:36 Dan tiba-tiba ketika mereka melihat kumpulan ini 03:39 lebih kurang 20 orang Melayu 03:40 naik dari lori untuk turun 03:42 untuk mendapatkan pengangkutan alternatif, 03:45 mereka pasti berfikir bahawa 03:46 kami berada di sana untuk menyerang mereka. 03:49 Dan detik seterusnya, 03:51 mereka keluar dengan rantai basikal, 03:55 batang besi, bom asid 03:57 dan kekacauan hilang. 03:59 Mereka hanya memalu secara rawak, 04:03 membunuh orang di jalan. 04:04 Tapi untungnya bagi saya, 04:06 Saya dapat mengambil teksi bergerak 04:09 dan melarikan diri ke keselamatan. 04:11 Tetapi itu bukan akhir cerita. 04:13 Semasa saya menaiki teksi dan sampai ke seberang 04:17 di mana saya tinggal, 04:19 iaitu kawasan Geylang, yang merupakan kawasan orang Melayu. 04:21 Ia adalah sebaliknya. 04:23 Orang Melayu dipukul 04:25 orang Cina yang tidak bersalah, 04:27 penarik beca, penjual buah 04:30 yang dulu pernah berkawan. 04:32 Rusuhan September mengakibatkan 13 kematian 04:36 dan menyebabkan 106 lagi cedera. 04:39 Kira-kira setahun kemudian, 04:40 Singapura terpisah dari Malaysia 04:42 dan menjadi negara merdeka. 04:45 Bersikap tegas, tenang. 04:47 Kita akan mempunyai negara berbilang kaum 04:51 di Singapura. 04:53 Kami akan memberikan contoh. 04:55 Ini bukan bangsa Melayu; 04:57 ini bukan bangsa Cina; 04:59 ini bukan bangsa India. 05:01 Semua orang akan mempunyai tempatnya: 05:03 sama; 05:06 bahasa, budaya, agama. 05:09 Kerajaan Singapura mengabadikan pelbagai kaum 05:12 dalam perlembagaannya dan melaksanakan dasar utama 05:15 dan inisiatif berdasarkan prinsip-prinsip ini, 05:18 untuk pendidikan, perumahan, politik 05:20 dan pembangunan masyarakat. 05:22 Salah satu perkara pertama yang dilakukan oleh pemimpin Singapura

This is like the hyper version of South African socio policy.

In Singapore, govt wants all people to English. In india govt wants all people to learn hindi.

*Singaporean government entrenched multiracialism in its major national policies to encounter racial and cultural tensions* _india and South Africa left the chat_

Hi, thanks for uploading this video. I will be conducting a "Study Abroad" short course, "The Making of Modern Singapore" for a group of 15 US undergraduates during the period 28 Sep - 2 Nov 2023. I would like to have your permission to play this video in one of the discussion sessions. Thanks!

Singapore 🇸🇬 is really trying.. Nice one Singapore

They didn’t come to Singapore they were brought to Singapore coolies

This is the one and only thing the Malaysian government WILL NOT accept nor will they change. Deemed "sensitive issue" not to be talked about. Unwilling to relinquish the "malay and bumiputra" privileges.

Tq America. We SG adopted your policy on how to equally treat the native Indians. Such policy is well received by the native Malays here.

Rest In Peace LKY

Malay = Waterbenders Chinese = Earthbenders Indian = Firebenders Singapore is the real life Republic City!

Great PR video. As someone who lived in Singapore for years, I have faced racism on a daily basis. If you are an Indian, 8 out of 10 house owners will not want to rent to you. If you try to speak to someone on the street asking for some help, you will receive a very bitter look. But you can see how they treat a white guy in exact same situations to know how racist they are. My daughter came from school many days and said no one will speak to her as she is darker. Over the years, I have been given many lame excuses as to why they behave that way by my Chinese colleagues, but every one knows it is racism.

It is a Minimilist Country for all Country in the World to be Harmonious in all aspects.

Be calm, be firm.

Imagine living in a country where the migrants - Chinese, take over the ethnic land that the ethnic people - Malays lived. And on top of that, they can't even get down in Chinese dominated areas because they'd get beaten. Damn, talk about being an outsider in your own land. I'm glad that these tensions have atleast been kept in check now and these two and other communities like Indians are living in peace making Singapore one of the safest countries in the world.

This happens when govt. Actually do their respected job...

Singapore without LKY would have been like a car without its wheels

Great job Singapore

hope every government solve the problem this fast like Singapore

I wish Kenya would have done this after the 2007 post election tribal violence.

Well done Singapore.

A battle of supremacy that's still ongoing over 60 years of MY's independence.. meanwhile Singapore is advancing beautifully and peacefully..