Compare and Contrast- Countries

History should be an interesting subject, but I dislike it when it comes to the history of Islam or whatever things that are related to Islam. It is not that I am being racist because at my own perspective, in order to study well in subjects related to history, one has to have the interest to explore it and find out what caused such historical moment to occur, and I have the least interest to explore Islam. However, things go the other way round when it comes to the history of my motherland, Malaysia and our neighbor, Singapore. When I looked at the world map for the first time when I was young, I was shocked to see the size of Singapore, which is almost the size of Selangor, one of the state in Malaysia. Despite of its size and lack of natural resources, Singapore still could manage to overtake Malaysia in lots of aspect, such as economy, political stability, advancement of technology and cleanliness. As a Malaysian, I felt ashamed, but at the same time, I am curious on how did Singapore manage to achieve such result. Although generally Malaysia and Singapore are different, still they share certain amount of similarities.

Both Malaysia and Singapore are similar in term of their historical background. In 1800s, both Singapore and Malaysia were previously under the British colonization. During that time, Malaysia and Singapore were sharing the same goal, which was to be independent and build up a strong political and economic society. Hence, leaders from both countries attempted to bring their countries towards independence. As for Malaysia, British promised to grant Malaysia independence with a condition, which was to ensure people in the country to live peacefully and harmony regardless of their difference in races. For example, Tunku Abdul Rahman put a lot of efforts to convince and unite the political parties such as UMNO, MIC, and MCA because he believed that all leaders can ensure the safety and welfare of their respective people. Not only Tunku Abdul