THE DECLINATION OF MALAYNESS IN SINGAPORE DURING THE POST-SEPARATION PERIOD

Abstract

Introduction

In the matter of geography, the island of Temasek (Singapore) situated in a very strategic location in the Malay world. Because of the location, Singapore had always become the centre for social interaction among the Malays in the Malay Archipelago. The prosperity of Singapore especially after the coming of the British on that island gave encouragement to the Malays from Indonesia and Malaya to move there looking for better prospects for their lives.
Furthermore, the location of Singapore which is close to the Riau Archipelago gave her an advantage to receive any influence that originated from the Sultanate. Hence the Sultanate, as noted by many was the centre of the Malay literary thus, Singapore received the spill-over from the Sultanate despite the island possesses a high number of non-Malays.