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Stories have emerged, popular myths which are widely believed and yet may be untrue.	136.091675	37.833523	40.508423	53.7658	moderate speed	stɔɹiz hæv ɪmɜ˞dʒd, pɑpjʌlɜ˞ mɪθs wɪtʃ ɑɹ waɪdli bɪlivd ʌnd jɛt meɪ bi ʌntɹu.	0.998674	26.856348	4.065151	slightly noisy	slightly distant-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	wonderful speech quality
It is important to understand our past.	129.024323	32.226582	43.011665	59.715614	slightly fast	ɪt ɪz ɪmpɔɹtʌnt tu ʌndɜ˞stænd aʊɜ˞ pæst.	0.999003	28.445557	4.049601	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	very clear	wonderful speech quality
Every day, we make decisions based on our own personal history.	125.639702	20.892038	51.904037	58.076805	slightly fast	ɛvɜ˞i deɪ, wi meɪk dɪsɪʒʌnz beɪst ɑn aʊɜ˞ oʊn pɜ˞sɪnʌl hɪstɜ˞i.	0.998847	25.653728	4.111615	slightly clean	slightly close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	wonderful speech quality
When we seek to grow as people, we seek to understand ourselves by thinking carefully about our past.	125.16555	29.496008	48.344746	59.663429	moderate speed	wɛn wi sik tu ɡɹoʊ æz pipʌl, wi sik tu ʌndɜ˞stænd aʊɜ˞sɛlvz baɪ θɪŋkɪŋ kɛɹfʌli ʌbaʊt aʊɜ˞ pæst.	0.999112	25.377079	3.760483	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
A country is no different.	135.904785	30.547476	44.822548	37.391487	slightly fast	ʌ kʌntɹi ɪz noʊ dɪfɜ˞ʌnt.	0.999252	25.1208	3.925512	balanced in clarity	distant-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
Every day, our government makes decisions based on their understanding of our past.	123.556023	19.902733	47.347881	54.874081	moderate speed	ɛvɜ˞i deɪ, aʊɜ˞ ɡʌvɜ˞mʌnt meɪks dɪsɪʒʌnz beɪst ɑn ðɛɹ ʌndɜ˞stændɪŋ ʌv aʊɜ˞ pæst.	0.999377	25.902161	3.929891	balanced in clarity	slightly distant-sounding	very monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
Our people make decisions also based on our understanding of our shared history.	110.624359	26.091469	37.488056	59.157379	slightly fast	aʊɜ˞ pipʌl meɪk dɪsɪʒʌnz ɔlsoʊ beɪst ɑn aʊɜ˞ ʌndɜ˞stændɪŋ ʌv aʊɜ˞ ʃɛɹd hɪstɜ˞i.	0.9988	24.37537	3.786283	slightly noisy	very close-sounding	monotone	slightly noisy	great speech quality
Today, as Singapore embarks on its golden jubilee, marking 50 years since separation with Malaysia, we are also entering a new era.	119.084984	27.44331	43.787621	56.198544	moderate speed	tʌdeɪ, æz sɪŋʌpɔɹ ɪmbɑɹks ɑn ɪts ɡoʊldʌn dʒubʌli, mɑɹkɪŋ jɪɹz sɪns sɛpɜ˞eɪʃʌn wɪð mʌleɪʒʌ, wi ɑɹ ɔlsoʊ ɛntɜ˞ɪŋ ʌ nu ɛɹʌ.	0.999014	25.734541	3.909703	balanced in clarity	slightly close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
In order to fully understand ourselves, to make the best decisions for our future, we	123.758614	31.403109	48.617092	59.579456	slightly fast	ɪn ɔɹdɜ˞ tu fʊli ʌndɜ˞stænd aʊɜ˞sɛlvz, tu meɪk ðʌ bɛst dɪsɪʒʌnz fɔɹ aʊɜ˞ fjutʃɜ˞, wi	0.999241	26.259647	3.894809	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
also need to stop and understand where we have come from.	134.61705	27.944849	44.234863	59.451366	moderate speed	ɔlsoʊ nid tu stɑp ʌnd ʌndɜ˞stænd wɛɹ wi hæv kʌm fɹʌm.	0.999718	25.496046	4.031701	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	wonderful speech quality
One such myth that governments perpetuate is the idea that their country's borders are natural, logical and represent a unique nation.	127.470642	35.326775	51.583897	49.625607	moderate speed	wʌn sʌtʃ mɪθ ðæt ɡʌvɜ˞mʌnts pɜ˞pɛtʃʌweɪt ɪz ðʌ aɪdiʌ ðæt ðɛɹ kʌntɹi'ɛs bɔɹdɜ˞z ɑɹ nætʃɜ˞ʌl, lɑdʒɪkʌl ʌnd ɹɛpɹɪzɛnt ʌ junik neɪʃʌn.	0.999202	26.391541	3.772076	slightly clean	slightly distant-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
that somehow the nation perfectly overlaps with the state, and that they are one and the same.	122.052094	29.752209	39.459152	59.046341	slightly fast	ðæt sʌmhaʊ ðʌ neɪʃʌn pɜ˞fʌktli oʊvɜ˞læps wɪð ðʌ steɪt, ʌnd ðæt ðeɪ ɑɹ wʌn ʌnd ðʌ seɪm.	0.99948	25.952774	3.90547	slightly noisy	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
And equally, that this nation, that the national identity, also has something timeless and inherent about it.	115.172432	32.334988	48.993538	59.585926	moderate speed	ʌnd ikwʌli, ðæt ðɪs neɪʃʌn, ðæt ðʌ næʃʌnʌl aɪdɛntɪti, ɔlsoʊ hæz sʌmθɪŋ taɪmlʌs ʌnd ɪnhɪɹʌnt ʌbaʊt ɪt.	0.999217	25.89624	3.551825	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	moderate speech quality
To a great extent, governments have to perpetuate this idea.	119.583313	59.313667	56.206459	59.837189	slightly fast	tu ʌ ɡɹeɪt ɪkstɛnt, ɡʌvɜ˞mʌnts hæv tu pɜ˞pɛtʃʌweɪt ðɪs aɪdiʌ.	0.999727	26.00938	4.071066	slightly clean	very close-sounding	slightly expressive and animated	almost no noise	wonderful speech quality
After all, a government can't call its own borders into question.	135.528992	38.495502	50.927605	57.52314	fast	æftɜ˞ ɔl, ʌ ɡʌvɜ˞mʌnt kæn'ti kɔl ɪts oʊn bɔɹdɜ˞z ɪntu kwɛstʃʌn.	0.998701	26.771461	3.828808	slightly clean	slightly close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
But in pursuit of a coherent national identity, governments often take the shortcut of suppressing and erasing other visions of national identity.	129.088593	28.811394	52.35223	59.113865	slightly fast	bʌt ɪn pɜ˞sut ʌv ʌ koʊhɪɹʌnt næʃʌnʌl aɪdɛntɪti, ɡʌvɜ˞mʌnts ɔfʌn teɪk ðʌ ʃɔɹtkʌt ʌv sʌpɹɛsɪŋ ʌnd ɪɹeɪsɪŋ ʌðɜ˞ vɪʒʌnz ʌv næʃʌnʌl aɪdɛntɪti.	0.99961	25.764908	4.066379	slightly clean	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	wonderful speech quality
especially those of minorities or the marginalized or the weak and powerless	101.517639	41.585735	33.836063	59.159798	moderate speed	ʌspɛʃli ðoʊz ʌv maɪnɔɹʌtiz ɔɹ ðʌ mɑɹdʒʌnʌlaɪzd ɔɹ ðʌ wik ʌnd paʊɜ˞lʌs	0.999306	22.045551	3.646145	slightly noisy	very close-sounding	slightly expressive and animated	slightly noisy	great speech quality
rather than the more difficult but constructive path of building a	97.304405	38.464466	51.765156	59.594452	slightly slowly	ɹæðɜ˞ ðæn ðʌ mɔɹ dɪfʌkʌlt bʌt kʌnstɹʌktɪv pæθ ʌv bɪldɪŋ ʌ	0.999424	20.838638	3.412821	slightly clean	very close-sounding	monotone	slightly noisy	moderate speech quality
a new civic identity out of the diversity of the nation. And in the case of former colonies, we often overlook the fact that both these national borders and these national identities are the products of colonialism.	116.875076	40.229614	48.561565	59.595375	moderate speed	ʌ nu sɪvɪk aɪdɛntɪti aʊt ʌv ðʌ dɪvɜ˞sɪti ʌv ðʌ neɪʃʌn. ʌnd ɪn ðʌ keɪs ʌv fɔɹmɜ˞ kɑlʌniz, wi ɔfʌn oʊvɜ˞lʊk ðʌ fækt ðæt boʊθ ðiz næʃʌnʌl bɔɹdɜ˞z ʌnd ðiz næʃʌnʌl aɪdɛntɪtiz ɑɹ ðʌ pɹɑdʌkts ʌv kʌloʊniʌlɪzʌm.	0.998963	25.016094	3.589436	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	moderate speech quality
that were constructed out of the compromises that were made during the process of decolonisation.	123.391586	19.774796	47.606033	59.422821	moderate speed	ðæt wɜ˞ kʌnstɹʌktʌd aʊt ʌv ðʌ kɑmpɹʌmaɪzɪz ðæt wɜ˞ meɪd dʊɹɪŋ ðʌ pɹɑsɛs ʌv .	0.998919	27.055531	4.127474	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	very monotone	almost no noise	wonderful speech quality
and were designed to perpetuate the influence of the colonial power long after decolonisation.	125.751404	20.219198	46.054592	51.384789	moderate speed	ʌnd wɜ˞ dɪzaɪnd tu pɜ˞pɛtʃʌweɪt ðʌ ɪnfluʌns ʌv ðʌ kʌloʊniʌl paʊɜ˞ lɔŋ æftɜ˞ .	0.998548	26.443436	3.803381	balanced in clarity	slightly distant-sounding	very monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
And so it is with Singapore and Malaysia.	121.197357	56.642853	40.26762	59.781475	slightly fast	ʌnd soʊ ɪt ɪz wɪð sɪŋʌpɔɹ ʌnd mʌleɪʒʌ.	0.998645	25.436075	3.673033	slightly noisy	very close-sounding	slightly expressive and animated	almost no noise	great speech quality
and it is with the act that first set the modern boundaries of Singapore and West Malaysia that we begin.	118.223152	29.535328	43.365311	59.678391	moderate speed	ʌnd ɪt ɪz wɪð ðʌ ækt ðæt fɜ˞st sɛt ðʌ mɑdɜ˞n baʊndɜ˞iz ʌv sɪŋʌpɔɹ ʌnd wɛst mʌleɪʒʌ ðæt wi bɪɡɪn.	0.999347	25.655645	3.906232	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
The Partition of Malaya in 1946	92.205513	37.223808	46.818218	59.889305	slowly	ðʌ pɑɹtɪʃʌn ʌv ɪn	0.998044	22.690208	3.906953	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	slightly noisy	great speech quality
Now, the partition of Singapore from the rest of the Malayan Peninsula in 1946 actually passed with little excitement.	111.911644	49.545486	39.159546	57.992859	moderate speed	naʊ, ðʌ pɑɹtɪʃʌn ʌv sɪŋʌpɔɹ fɹʌm ðʌ ɹɛst ʌv ðʌ mʌleɪʌn pʌnɪnsʌlʌ ɪn æktʃuʌli pæst wɪð lɪtʌl ɪksaɪtmʌnt.	0.998185	22.248566	3.682919	slightly noisy	slightly close-sounding	slightly expressive and animated	slightly noisy	great speech quality
The population was wrapped up in the rebuilding of Malaya after the Japanese occupation. News	107.290077	36.592762	55.517502	59.507893	moderate speed	ðʌ pɑpjʌleɪʃʌn wɑz ɹæpt ʌp ɪn ðʌ ɹibɪldɪŋ ʌv æftɜ˞ ðʌ dʒæpʌniz ɑkjʌpeɪʃʌn. nuz	0.999492	22.368534	3.855995	slightly clean	very close-sounding	monotone	slightly noisy	great speech quality
headlines focused on the Indonesian Republican struggle for independence against the violent British and allied reoccupation of Indonesia.	119.492523	17.059965	53.142422	59.650185	moderate speed	hɛdlaɪnz foʊkʌst ɑn ðʌ ɪndoʊniʒʌn ɹɪpʌblɪkʌn stɹʌɡʌl fɔɹ ɪndɪpɛndʌns ʌɡɛnst ðʌ vaɪʌlʌnt bɹɪtɪʃ ʌnd ʌlaɪd ʌv ɪndoʊniʒʌ.	0.997901	23.160782	3.923797	slightly clean	very close-sounding	very monotone	slightly noisy	great speech quality
In stark contrast with the later partitions of India and Palestine in 1948,	117.651985	36.666977	45.987885	59.707474	moderate speed	ɪn stɑɹk kɑntɹæst wɪð ðʌ leɪtɜ˞ pɑɹtɪʃʌnz ʌv ɪndiʌ ʌnd pælʌstaɪn ɪn ,	0.999365	23.403887	3.980383	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	slightly noisy	great speech quality
There were no riots over boundaries, or over citizenship, or over population transfers.	107.670029	30.554293	42.225079	59.152073	moderate speed	ðɛɹ wɜ˞ noʊ ɹaɪʌts oʊvɜ˞ baʊndɜ˞iz, ɔɹ oʊvɜ˞ sɪtɪzʌnʃɪp, ɔɹ oʊvɜ˞ pɑpjʌleɪʃʌn tɹænsfɜ˞z.	0.99944	21.658554	3.692765	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	slightly noisy	great speech quality
The British, colonial masters of Malaya, did not even consider it a partition.	117.770561	36.991112	55.513485	59.659477	moderate speed	ðʌ bɹɪtɪʃ, kʌloʊniʌl mæstɜ˞z ʌv , dɪd nɑt ivɪn kʌnsɪdɜ˞ ɪt ʌ pɑɹtɪʃʌn.	0.999664	23.906246	3.876828	slightly clean	very close-sounding	monotone	slightly noisy	great speech quality
On the contrary, they saw it as an act of eulogy.	132.024384	49.984501	43.08112	59.1217	slightly fast	ɑn ðʌ kɑntɹɛɹi, ðeɪ sɔ ɪt æz æn ækt ʌv julʌdʒi.	0.999304	23.776712	3.744804	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	slightly expressive and animated	slightly noisy	great speech quality
The Malayan Union drew together the separate administrations that the British had direct or indirect rule over.	106.535797	33.061405	48.819382	59.808521	moderate speed	ðʌ mʌleɪʌn junjʌn dɹu tʌɡɛðɜ˞ ðʌ sɛpɜ˞eɪt ædmɪnɪstɹeɪʃʌnz ðæt ðʌ bɹɪtɪʃ hæd dɜ˞ɛkt ɔɹ ɪndɜ˞ɛkt ɹul oʊvɜ˞.	0.999341	23.07106	3.948951	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	slightly noisy	great speech quality
except for Singapore.	71.481094	29.438227	51.552048	59.705009	slightly fast	ɪksɛpt fɔɹ sɪŋʌpɔɹ.	0.987256	16.164366	3.01082	slightly clean	very close-sounding	monotone	noisy	slightly bad speech quality
Singapore. Yet for the people of Malaya, the partition would have consequences that were no less profound than India or Palestine.	104.529739	42.297375	49.321159	59.35891	slightly fast	sɪŋʌpɔɹ. jɛt fɔɹ ðʌ pipʌl ʌv , ðʌ pɑɹtɪʃʌn wʊd hæv kɑnsʌkwɛnsʌz ðæt wɜ˞ noʊ lɛs pɹoʊfaʊnd ðæn ɪndiʌ ɔɹ pælʌstaɪn.	0.999605	23.962105	4.084946	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	slightly expressive and animated	slightly noisy	wonderful speech quality
What was the Malayan Union?	111.145157	70.422119	50.855064	59.832478	slightly fast	wʌt wɑz ðʌ mʌleɪʌn junjʌn?	0.996215	24.291529	3.45329	slightly clean	very close-sounding	expressive and animated	slightly noisy	moderate speech quality
In 1943, in the middle of World War II,	111.099037	45.595352	52.353615	58.494793	slightly slowly	ɪn , ɪn ðʌ mɪdʌl ʌv wɜ˞ld wɔɹ ,	0.998633	25.601818	4.189734	slightly clean	slightly close-sounding	slightly expressive and animated	almost no noise	wonderful speech quality
Britain announced its intention	111.720581	39.510273	38.410809	59.791256	moderate speed	bɹɪtʌn ʌnaʊnst ɪts ɪntɛntʃʌn	0.999085	25.047358	3.834103	slightly noisy	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
to prepare Malia for eventual independence.	114.168152	16.598938	50.324173	59.78204	fast	tu pɹipɛɹ mɑliʌ fɔɹ ʌvɛntʃuʌl ɪndɪpɛndʌns.	0.998156	23.7052	3.745287	slightly clean	very close-sounding	very monotone	slightly noisy	great speech quality
independence. The vehicle for this would be the Malayan Union.	97.370476	28.335424	51.384109	59.88221	moderate speed	ɪndɪpɛndʌns. ðʌ vihɪkʌl fɔɹ ðɪs wʊd bi ðʌ mʌleɪʌn junjʌn.	0.997903	25.503483	3.630312	slightly clean	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
The British believed that a strong centralised state and multiracial politics was necessary for the stability and development of	111.226898	29.858299	42.560074	59.830151	moderate speed	ðʌ bɹɪtɪʃ bɪlivd ðæt ʌ stɹɔŋ steɪt ʌnd mʌltaɪɹeɪʃʌl pɑlʌtɪks wɑz nɛsʌsɛɹi fɔɹ ðʌ stʌbɪlɪti ʌnd dɪvɛlʌpmʌnt ʌv	0.99945	26.586411	3.969336	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
Malaya. To gain experience in running a democratic country	118.160248	25.631071	61.578365	59.917675	moderate speed	. tu ɡeɪn ɪkspɪɹiʌns ɪn ɹʌnɪŋ ʌ dɛmʌkɹætɪk kʌntɹi	0.999496	27.043129	4.086669	clean	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	wonderful speech quality
and to be loyal to Malay	105.743202	27.187271	45.254623	57.531845	moderate speed	ʌnd tu bi lɔɪʌl tu meɪleɪ	0.998611	25.815128	4.17728	balanced in clarity	slightly close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	wonderful speech quality
all the people of Malaya had to have a stick in the	114.503021	28.351257	41.357307	59.587772	slightly slowly	ɔl ðʌ pipʌl ʌv hæd tu hæv ʌ stɪk ɪn ðʌ	0.99908	26.26428	3.939447	slightly noisy	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
country, be given the opportunity to practice democracy, and to be given a role in the	120.731369	21.093498	49.815483	59.456306	moderate speed	kʌntɹi, bi ɡɪvʌn ðʌ ɑpɜ˞tunʌti tu pɹæktʌs dɪmɑkɹʌsi, ʌnd tu bi ɡɪvʌn ʌ ɹoʊl ɪn ðʌ	0.998142	26.668961	3.851213	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
The best way to learn how to do something, after all, is to practice, practice, practice	104.324196	30.511137	51.077785	59.7616	moderate speed	ðʌ bɛst weɪ tu lɜ˞n haʊ tu du sʌmθɪŋ, æftɜ˞ ɔl, ɪz tu pɹæktʌs, pɹæktʌs, pɹæktʌs	0.999741	25.52807	4.090241	slightly clean	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	wonderful speech quality
So the British accordingly unified 11 of the 12 Malayan states into the Malayan Union,	147.593292	51.897591	50.359165	58.901463	moderate speed	soʊ ðʌ bɹɪtɪʃ ʌkɔɹdɪŋli junʌfaɪd ʌv ðʌ mʌleɪʌn steɪts ɪntu ðʌ mʌleɪʌn junjʌn,	0.997982	26.614326	4.245019	slightly clean	slightly close-sounding	slightly expressive and animated	almost no noise	wonderful speech quality
removed the sovereignty of the Malay rulers, established a strong central government under direct British rule,	132.996338	25.369886	50.954903	59.842396	slightly fast	ɹimuvd ðʌ sɑvɹʌnti ʌv ðʌ meɪleɪ ɹulɜ˞z, ɪstæblɪʃt ʌ stɹɔŋ sɛntɹʌl ɡʌvɜ˞mʌnt ʌndɜ˞ dɜ˞ɛkt bɹɪtɪʃ ɹul,	0.999406	27.221401	4.083451	slightly clean	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	wonderful speech quality
and aimed to create a Malayan nation and Malayan people by offering citizenship to all who regarded Malaya as home.	116.455887	18.786659	47.474194	59.344875	moderate speed	ʌnd eɪmd tu kɹieɪt ʌ mʌleɪʌn neɪʃʌn ʌnd mʌleɪʌn pipʌl baɪ ɔfɜ˞ɪŋ sɪtɪzʌnʃɪp tu ɔl hu ɹɪɡɑɹdɪd æz hoʊm.	0.999248	25.903116	4.050894	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	very monotone	almost no noise	wonderful speech quality
To give Malay citizens a stake in the country and encourage democratisation,	108.90876	38.907032	46.019505	59.87928	moderate speed	tu ɡɪv meɪleɪ sɪtʌzʌnz ʌ steɪk ɪn ðʌ kʌntɹi ʌnd ɛnkɜ˞ɪdʒ ,	0.997396	24.938951	3.810615	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	slightly noisy	great speech quality
the Malayan Union introduced a unitary Malayan citizenship.	121.822922	16.77494	57.116329	59.800968	slightly fast	ðʌ mʌleɪʌn junjʌn ɪntɹʌdust ʌ junɪtɛɹi mʌleɪʌn sɪtɪzʌnʃɪp.	0.99621	27.037943	3.679871	slightly clean	very close-sounding	very monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
All Malayan born, regardless of ancestry, were Malayan.	112.529175	29.377169	31.954821	59.574974	slightly fast	ɔl mʌleɪʌn bɔɹn, ɹʌɡɑɹdlʌs ʌv ænsɛstɹi, wɜ˞ mʌleɪʌn.	0.998437	22.532055	3.297292	noisy	very close-sounding	monotone	slightly noisy	moderate speech quality
a clear and equitable path to citizenship was offered for immigrants.	124.845688	27.383554	37.488792	59.262196	slightly fast	ʌ klɪɹ ʌnd ɛkwʌtʌbʌl pæθ tu sɪtɪzʌnʃɪp wɑz ɔfɜ˞d fɔɹ ɪmʌɡɹʌnts.	0.998467	18.918686	2.822546	slightly noisy	very close-sounding	monotone	noisy	slightly bad speech quality
but race dictated its composition from the outset.	89.026733	25.987482	33.649994	59.579227	moderate speed	bʌt ɹeɪs dɪkteɪtɪd ɪts kɑmpʌzɪʃʌn fɹʌm ðʌ aʊtsɛt.	0.999124	18.184471	2.902435	noisy	very close-sounding	monotone	noisy	slightly bad speech quality
Singapore's inclusion would mean non-Malays would outnumber	124.755074	52.148464	45.681026	59.690521	moderate speed	sɪŋʌpɔɹ'ɛs ɪnkluʒʌn wʊd min nɑn-mʌleɪz wʊd aʊtnʌmbɜ˞	0.99809	25.082989	3.746642	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	slightly expressive and animated	almost no noise	great speech quality
Malays in the Malayan Union. The Malay elite were worried about their community being overwhelmed by the Chinese.	106.04155	27.93582	45.481781	59.471825	slightly fast	mʌleɪz ɪn ðʌ mʌleɪʌn junjʌn. ðʌ meɪleɪ ɪlit wɜ˞ wɜ˞id ʌbaʊt ðɛɹ kʌmjunʌti biɪŋ oʊvɜ˞wɛlmd baɪ ðʌ tʃaɪniz.	0.998451	24.766693	4.02242	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	slightly noisy	wonderful speech quality
and more prosaically, would not agree to be part of a democratic state in which they were the minority.	118.423813	26.717705	49.27309	59.814419	moderate speed	ʌnd mɔɹ , wʊd nɑt ʌɡɹi tu bi pɑɹt ʌv ʌ dɛmʌkɹætɪk steɪt ɪn wɪtʃ ðeɪ wɜ˞ ðʌ maɪnɔɹʌti.	0.999731	24.042425	3.98928	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	slightly noisy	great speech quality
and therefore no longer the elite. So Singapore was excluded.	109.615875	34.62775	42.452007	59.718445	moderate speed	ʌnd ðɛɹfɔɹ noʊ lɔŋɡɜ˞ ðʌ ɪlit. soʊ sɪŋʌpɔɹ wɑz ɪkskludʌd.	0.998498	24.229586	3.871985	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	slightly noisy	great speech quality
Many Malayans and former Malaya colonial officials protested that it was illogical to exclude Malaya's social, economic and cultural capital, but to no avail.	119.613045	28.456593	52.817444	59.122173	moderate speed	mɛni ʌnd fɔɹmɜ˞ kʌloʊniʌl ʌfɪʃʌlz pɹʌtɛstɪd ðæt ɪt wɑz ɪlɑdʒɪkʌl tu ɪksklud 'ɛs soʊʃʌl, ɛkʌnɑmɪk ʌnd kʌltʃɜ˞ʌl kæpʌtʌl, bʌt tu noʊ ʌveɪl.	0.999069	25.571051	3.977722	slightly clean	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
You see, before 1946, there was little conception of Singapore as a separate independent state.	127.970955	40.611717	51.673645	59.760651	slightly fast	ju si, bɪfɔɹ , ðɛɹ wɑz lɪtʌl kʌnsɛpʃʌn ʌv sɪŋʌpɔɹ æz ʌ sɛpɜ˞eɪt ɪndɪpɛndʌnt steɪt.	0.999393	26.477146	4.007919	slightly clean	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	wonderful speech quality
Historically, Singapore was part of Johor.	139.9151	32.589874	54.521118	59.869297	slightly fast	hɪstɔɹɪkʌli, sɪŋʌpɔɹ wɑz pɑɹt ʌv .	0.997004	24.868927	3.939759	slightly clean	very close-sounding	monotone	slightly noisy	great speech quality
and it was with the Sultan of Johor that Sir Stamford Raffle signed a treaty with in 1819.	109.920151	27.64381	44.235962	59.841282	moderate speed	ʌnd ɪt wɑz wɪð ðʌ sʌltʌn ʌv ðæt sɜ˞ stæmfɜ˞d ɹæfʌl saɪnd ʌ tɹiti wɪð ɪn .	0.998728	25.36179	3.54766	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	moderate speech quality
which gave the British the right to set up a trading port	106.271271	31.351784	51.940735	59.80962	slightly fast	wɪtʃ ɡeɪv ðʌ bɹɪtɪʃ ðʌ ɹaɪt tu sɛt ʌp ʌ tɹeɪdɪŋ pɔɹt	0.999511	26.791393	3.977718	slightly clean	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
Throughout the 19th century, it was the military and economic power of Singapore	126.679817	30.863871	48.425495	59.033119	slightly fast	θɹuaʊt ðʌ sɛntʃɜ˞i, ɪt wɑz ðʌ mɪlʌtɛɹi ʌnd ɛkʌnɑmɪk paʊɜ˞ ʌv sɪŋʌpɔɹ	0.999341	27.59337	4.137804	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	wonderful speech quality
that made the British the paramount power in the peninsula.	116.032593	11.683027	54.432198	56.982979	slightly fast	ðæt meɪd ðʌ bɹɪtɪʃ ðʌ pɛɹʌmaʊnt paʊɜ˞ ɪn ðʌ pʌnɪnsʌlʌ.	0.998337	26.350906	4.282118	slightly clean	slightly close-sounding	very monotone	almost no noise	wonderful speech quality
And this was formalized in 1896	105.355072	53.354801	57.399227	58.825451	slightly slowly	ʌnd ðɪs wɑz fɔɹmʌlaɪzd ɪn	0.993845	25.893681	4.037867	slightly clean	slightly close-sounding	slightly expressive and animated	almost no noise	wonderful speech quality
when four Malay states were federated with Kuala Lumpur as its capital.	120.076477	23.714537	44.956207	59.677097	slightly fast	wɛn fɔɹ meɪleɪ steɪts wɜ˞ fɛdɜ˞eɪtɪd wɪð kwɑlʌ lʌmpʊɹ æz ɪts kæpʌtʌl.	0.99961	26.344387	4.01007	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	wonderful speech quality
The British High Commissioner in Malaya was also the governor of the straight settlements based in Singapore.	112.201088	39.205132	47.008598	59.632427	slightly fast	ðʌ bɹɪtɪʃ haɪ kʌmɪʃʌnɜ˞ ɪn wɑz ɔlsoʊ ðʌ ɡʌvɜ˞nɜ˞ ʌv ðʌ stɹeɪt sɛtʌlmʌnts beɪst ɪn sɪŋʌpɔɹ.	0.99908	26.667717	4.07923	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	wonderful speech quality
and superior to the Resident General of the Federated Malay States based in Kuala Lumpur.	116.506699	18.939194	50.486881	59.710861	slightly fast	ʌnd supɪɹiɜ˞ tu ðʌ ɹɛzɪdʌnt dʒɛnɜ˞ʌl ʌv ðʌ fɛdɜ˞eɪtɪd meɪleɪ steɪts beɪst ɪn kwɑlʌ lʌmpʊɹ.	0.999567	27.241055	4.131448	slightly clean	very close-sounding	very monotone	almost no noise	wonderful speech quality
Because of its status as a military, communications and trading hub, and its proximity to wealth,	128.464188	35.987392	44.648308	59.873775	slightly fast	bɪkɔz ʌv ɪts stætʌs æz ʌ mɪlʌtɛɹi, kʌmjunʌkeɪʃʌnz ʌnd tɹeɪdɪŋ hʌb, ʌnd ɪts pɹɑksɪmʌti tu wɛlθ,	0.999347	27.185413	4.047225	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	wonderful speech quality
Singapore was de facto the political capital of Malaya	114.487648	32.175472	45.575062	59.822678	moderate speed	sɪŋʌpɔɹ wɑz di fæktoʊ ðʌ pʌlɪtʌkʌl kæpʌtʌl ʌv	0.99916	26.007023	3.771616	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
but more than that Singapore was the intellectual, social	118.053345	54.807171	46.583378	59.781139	slightly fast	bʌt mɔɹ ðæn ðæt sɪŋʌpɔɹ wɑz ðʌ ɪntʌlɛktʃuʌl, soʊʃʌl	0.999737	26.03233	3.930852	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	slightly expressive and animated	almost no noise	great speech quality
and economic capital of Malaya.	116.887825	29.246803	51.796074	58.336178	slightly slowly	ʌnd ɛkʌnɑmɪk kæpʌtʌl ʌv .	0.999419	23.117451	3.799055	slightly clean	slightly close-sounding	monotone	slightly noisy	great speech quality
If you were a young man or woman who wanted to make it big,	122.672394	15.68781	44.977295	34.651562	slightly fast	ɪf ju wɜ˞ ʌ jʌŋ mæn ɔɹ wʊmʌn hu wɔntɪd tu meɪk ɪt bɪɡ,	0.999162	24.103472	4.127227	balanced in clarity	very distant-sounding	very monotone	slightly noisy	wonderful speech quality
you headed for the bright lights of Malaya's biggest city.	111.750587	17.607456	49.269371	59.652565	moderate speed	ju hɛdʌd fɔɹ ðʌ bɹaɪt laɪts ʌv 'ɛs bɪɡʌst sɪti.	0.99911	25.036415	3.732786	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	very monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
If you wanted a higher education,	127.194305	22.901075	49.976715	59.160282	moderate speed	ɪf ju wɔntɪd ʌ haɪɜ˞ ɛdʒʌkeɪʃʌn,	0.999385	25.661535	3.840453	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
You hit it for Raffles College in Singapore.	97.180428	21.247574	49.272079	59.889004	slightly fast	ju hɪt ɪt fɔɹ ɹæfʌlz kɑlɪdʒ ɪn sɪŋʌpɔɹ.	0.999503	23.725744	3.870358	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	slightly noisy	great speech quality
If you wanted to become a successful artist or singer or writer or journalist,	124.213211	22.380434	39.971729	59.810566	moderate speed	ɪf ju wɔntɪd tu bɪkʌm ʌ sʌksɛsfʌl ɑɹtʌst ɔɹ sɪŋɜ˞ ɔɹ ɹaɪtɜ˞ ɔɹ dʒɜ˞nʌlʌst,	0.999032	25.206238	3.738321	slightly noisy	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
you hid it for Singapore because that's where the money was.	101.765144	25.427269	56.476128	59.944355	moderate speed	ju hɪd ɪt fɔɹ sɪŋʌpɔɹ bɪkɔz ðæt'ɛs wɛɹ ðʌ mʌni wɑz.	0.999469	25.62113	3.888156	slightly clean	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
It was in Singapore that you'd find the big multinational companies.	123.058685	32.787594	38.586918	59.783691	slightly fast	ɪt wɑz ɪn sɪŋʌpɔɹ ðæt ju'di faɪnd ðʌ bɪɡ mʌltaɪnæʃʌnʌl kʌmpʌniz.	0.999389	23.176044	3.50714	slightly noisy	very close-sounding	monotone	slightly noisy	moderate speech quality
The big artistic companies, the theatres, the movie industry,	111.203552	27.38282	41.027294	59.740921	slightly fast	ðʌ bɪɡ ɑɹtɪstɪk kʌmpʌniz, ðʌ θiʌtɜ˞z, ðʌ muvi ɪndʌstɹi,	0.998501	24.866873	3.817941	slightly noisy	very close-sounding	monotone	slightly noisy	great speech quality
and the intellectual industries, the publishers, the newspapers, the schools.	121.193008	20.977137	53.304623	59.862572	slightly fast	ʌnd ðʌ ɪntʌlɛktʃuʌl ɪndʌstɹiz, ðʌ pʌblɪʃɜ˞z, ðʌ nuzpeɪpɜ˞z, ðʌ skulz.	0.999132	26.498877	3.915055	slightly clean	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
If Kuala Lumpur was Washington DC, Singapore was New York.	119.945053	46.693501	47.031208	59.247238	moderate speed	ɪf kwɑlʌ lʌmpʊɹ wɑz wɑʃɪŋtʌn disi, sɪŋʌpɔɹ wɑz nu jɔɹk.	0.99904	26.095793	3.634128	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	slightly expressive and animated	almost no noise	great speech quality
But all these links were thrown overboard by a colonial office that was anxious not to jeopardise elite Malay opinion.	116.205612	26.093056	53.406979	59.793736	moderate speed	bʌt ɔl ðiz lɪŋks wɜ˞ θɹoʊn oʊvɜ˞bɔɹd baɪ ʌ kʌloʊniʌl ɔfɪs ðæt wɑz æŋkʃʌs nɑt tu ɪlit meɪleɪ ʌpɪnjʌn.	0.999338	25.801666	4.059258	slightly clean	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	wonderful speech quality
Singapore's exclusion, of course, also ensured the protection of its free port and, more importantly, the British naval base.	110.587875	36.433868	46.770794	59.163723	slightly fast	sɪŋʌpɔɹ'ɛs ɪkskluʒʌn, ʌv kɔɹs, ɔlsoʊ ɛnʃʊɹd ðʌ pɹʌtɛkʃʌn ʌv ɪts fɹi pɔɹt ʌnd, mɔɹ ɪmpɔɹtʌntli, ðʌ bɹɪtɪʃ neɪvʌl beɪs.	0.999435	23.364893	3.737352	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	slightly noisy	great speech quality
But with this act, Malaya was split into two. Welcome back.	132.380615	85.05825	45.029182	56.670586	slightly slowly	bʌt wɪð ðɪs ækt, wɑz splɪt ɪntu tu. wɛlkʌm bæk.	0.999526	-2.213498	2.496488	balanced in clarity	slightly close-sounding	expressive and animated	extremely noisy	slightly bad speech quality
So for all the progressive ideals of the Malayan Union, separating Singapore from the rest of Malaya was a tacit admission that in Malaya, some people were more equal than others.	124.243172	34.240257	42.598873	59.78698	moderate speed	soʊ fɔɹ ɔl ðʌ pɹʌɡɹɛsɪv aɪdilz ʌv ðʌ mʌleɪʌn junjʌn, sɛpɜ˞eɪtɪŋ sɪŋʌpɔɹ fɹʌm ðʌ ɹɛst ʌv wɑz ʌ tæsɪt ædmɪʃʌn ðæt ɪn , sʌm pipʌl wɜ˞ mɔɹ ikwʌl ðæn ʌðɜ˞z.	0.997553	26.858044	3.649603	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
Malaya was not an inalienable home	122.714127	31.333315	35.436813	59.152443	moderate speed	wɑz nɑt æn ɪneɪljʌnʌbʌl hoʊm	0.996694	25.83387	3.492152	slightly noisy	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	moderate speech quality
by the political arrangements subject to political needs.	110.864609	24.129076	38.122669	59.645981	moderate speed	baɪ ðʌ pʌlɪtʌkʌl ɜ˞eɪndʒmʌnts sʌbdʒɛkt tu pʌlɪtʌkʌl nidz.	0.997254	26.094059	2.948051	slightly noisy	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	slightly bad speech quality
By calculating politics on ethnic terms, it legitimised and reinforced race as central to the political process.	119.103394	28.212553	39.079124	59.809345	moderate speed	baɪ kælkjʌleɪtɪŋ pɑlʌtɪks ɑn ɛθnɪk tɜ˞mz, ɪt ʌnd ɹiɪnfɔɹst ɹeɪs æz sɛntɹʌl tu ðʌ pʌlɪtʌkʌl pɹɑsɛs.	0.997953	26.777203	3.604193	slightly noisy	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
Within a year of the creation of the Malayan Union, two opposing forces had coalesced, articulating two different Malayan identities.	113.415634	38.920704	38.893097	59.770641	moderate speed	wɪðɪn ʌ jɪɹ ʌv ðʌ kɹieɪʃʌn ʌv ðʌ mʌleɪʌn junjʌn, tu ʌpoʊzɪŋ fɔɹsɪz hæd koʊʌlɛst, ɑɹtɪkjʌleɪtɪŋ tu dɪfɜ˞ʌnt mʌleɪʌn aɪdɛntɪtiz.	0.998667	26.220734	3.926304	slightly noisy	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality
On the right, the Federation-based United Malays National Organisation, or UMNO,	113.614449	27.375946	47.694355	59.820866	moderate speed	ɑn ðʌ ɹaɪt, ðʌ fɛdɜ˞eɪʃʌn-beɪst junaɪtɪd mʌleɪz næʃʌnʌl ɔɹɡʌnɪzeɪʃʌn, ɔɹ ,	0.998883	26.954533	4.163946	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	wonderful speech quality
was the party of the Malay bureaucratic elite, the sons of the Malay aristocracy who had been trained for decades by the British to run the country.	117.194427	20.151196	47.398911	58.826042	slightly fast	wɑz ðʌ pɑɹti ʌv ðʌ meɪleɪ bjʊɹʌkɹætɪk ɪlit, ðʌ sʌnz ʌv ðʌ meɪleɪ ɛɹʌstɑkɹʌsi hu hæd bɪn tɹeɪnd fɔɹ dɛkeɪdz baɪ ðʌ bɹɪtɪʃ tu ɹʌn ðʌ kʌntɹi.	0.998659	28.587706	4.300591	balanced in clarity	slightly close-sounding	very monotone	very clear	wonderful speech quality
They formed an alliance with the Sultan.	127.598465	29.725456	52.346649	59.275818	slightly fast	ðeɪ fɔɹmd æn ʌlaɪʌns wɪð ðʌ sʌltʌn.	0.999201	28.17654	3.922213	slightly clean	very close-sounding	monotone	very clear	great speech quality
They objected to the granting of citizenship to non-Malays, the loss of autonomy for the Malay states, and the removal of the Sultan's powers.	119.69989	23.387299	47.527008	58.509663	slightly fast	ðeɪ ʌbdʒɛktʌd tu ðʌ ɡɹæntɪŋ ʌv sɪtɪzʌnʃɪp tu nɑn-mʌleɪz, ðʌ lɔs ʌv ɔtɑnʌmi fɔɹ ðʌ meɪleɪ steɪts, ʌnd ðʌ ɹɪmuvʌl ʌv ðʌ sʌltʌn'ɛs paʊɜ˞z.	0.998783	28.695812	4.020072	balanced in clarity	slightly close-sounding	monotone	very clear	wonderful speech quality
they sought to do the right thing for Malay as Malays, to protect their people.	115.014023	39.434067	44.003899	59.724014	slightly fast	ðeɪ sɔt tu du ðʌ ɹaɪt θɪŋ fɔɹ meɪleɪ æz mʌleɪz, tu pɹʌtɛkt ðɛɹ pipʌl.	0.999048	28.352703	3.98497	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	very clear	great speech quality
an exclusively Malay-Malayan identity and cemented their elite status atop a rigid social-political hierarchy.	116.694252	17.21862	50.481983	59.140888	moderate speed	æn ɪksklusɪvli meɪleɪ-mʌleɪʌn aɪdɛntɪti ʌnd sʌmɛntɪd ðɛɹ ɪlit stætʌs ʌtɑp ʌ ɹɪdʒʌd soʊʃʌl-pʌlɪtʌkʌl haɪɜ˞ɑɹki.	0.998539	28.956448	4.167782	slightly clean	very close-sounding	very monotone	very clear	wonderful speech quality
On the left was the Singapore-centred AMCJA Putra, the All-Malaya Council of Joint Action and the Pusat Tenaga Rakyat .	117.542397	35.62476	46.141491	59.805767	slowly	ɑn ðʌ lɛft wɑz ðʌ sɪŋʌpɔɹ- , ðʌ ɔl- kaʊnsʌl ʌv dʒɔɪnt ækʃʌn ʌnd ðʌ .	0.998678	28.966309	3.902176	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	very clear	great speech quality
a coalition of left-wing groups who supported the union but wanted the inclusion of Singapore.	125.596878	24.225952	47.797001	59.814175	slightly fast	ʌ koʊʌlɪʃʌn ʌv lɛft-wɪŋ ɡɹups hu sʌpɔɹtɪd ðʌ junjʌn bʌt wɔntɪd ðʌ ɪnkluʒʌn ʌv sɪŋʌpɔɹ.	0.997804	28.151958	3.973406	balanced in clarity	very close-sounding	monotone	very clear	great speech quality
Amongst its leaders were the Malayan Democratic Union, or MDU, the Parti Kembangsaan Melayu-Malaya, or PKMM, the Malay Nationalist Party,	109.738457	26.254484	52.34383	59.449398	slightly slowly	ʌmʌŋst ɪts lidɜ˞z wɜ˞ ðʌ mʌleɪʌn dɛmʌkɹætɪk junjʌn, ɔɹ , ðʌ pɑɹti -, ɔɹ , ðʌ meɪleɪ næʃʌnʌlʌst pɑɹti,	0.99875	27.309711	4.004665	slightly clean	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	wonderful speech quality
of Malaya and the Malayan Communist Party or MCP.	108.869431	28.117134	58.921989	59.695942	slightly slowly	ʌv ʌnd ðʌ mʌleɪʌn kɑmjʌnʌst pɑɹti ɔɹ .	0.997358	26.432087	3.9921	clean	very close-sounding	monotone	almost no noise	great speech quality

Stories have emerged, popular myths which are widely believed and yet may be untrue.

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stɔɹiz hæv ɪmɜ˞dʒd, pɑpjʌlɜ˞ mɪθs wɪtʃ ɑɹ waɪdli bɪlivd ʌnd jɛt meɪ bi ʌntɹu.

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It is important to understand our past.

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slightly fast

ɪt ɪz ɪmpɔɹtʌnt tu ʌndɜ˞stænd aʊɜ˞ pæst.

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monotone

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wonderful speech quality

Every day, we make decisions based on our own personal history.

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slightly fast

ɛvɜ˞i deɪ, wi meɪk dɪsɪʒʌnz beɪst ɑn aʊɜ˞ oʊn pɜ˞sɪnʌl hɪstɜ˞i.

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When we seek to grow as people, we seek to understand ourselves by thinking carefully about our past.

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moderate speed

wɛn wi sik tu ɡɹoʊ æz pipʌl, wi sik tu ʌndɜ˞stænd aʊɜ˞sɛlvz baɪ θɪŋkɪŋ kɛɹfʌli ʌbaʊt aʊɜ˞ pæst.

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monotone

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A country is no different.

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slightly fast

ʌ kʌntɹi ɪz noʊ dɪfɜ˞ʌnt.

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distant-sounding

monotone

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Every day, our government makes decisions based on their understanding of our past.

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moderate speed

ɛvɜ˞i deɪ, aʊɜ˞ ɡʌvɜ˞mʌnt meɪks dɪsɪʒʌnz beɪst ɑn ðɛɹ ʌndɜ˞stændɪŋ ʌv aʊɜ˞ pæst.

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Our people make decisions also based on our understanding of our shared history.

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slightly fast

aʊɜ˞ pipʌl meɪk dɪsɪʒʌnz ɔlsoʊ beɪst ɑn aʊɜ˞ ʌndɜ˞stændɪŋ ʌv aʊɜ˞ ʃɛɹd hɪstɜ˞i.

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monotone

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Today, as Singapore embarks on its golden jubilee, marking 50 years since separation with Malaysia, we are also entering a new era.

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tʌdeɪ, æz sɪŋʌpɔɹ ɪmbɑɹks ɑn ɪts ɡoʊldʌn dʒubʌli, mɑɹkɪŋ jɪɹz sɪns sɛpɜ˞eɪʃʌn wɪð mʌleɪʒʌ, wi ɑɹ ɔlsoʊ ɛntɜ˞ɪŋ ʌ nu ɛɹʌ.

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In order to fully understand ourselves, to make the best decisions for our future, we

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ɪn ɔɹdɜ˞ tu fʊli ʌndɜ˞stænd aʊɜ˞sɛlvz, tu meɪk ðʌ bɛst dɪsɪʒʌnz fɔɹ aʊɜ˞ fjutʃɜ˞, wi

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also need to stop and understand where we have come from.

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ɔlsoʊ nid tu stɑp ʌnd ʌndɜ˞stænd wɛɹ wi hæv kʌm fɹʌm.

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One such myth that governments perpetuate is the idea that their country's borders are natural, logical and represent a unique nation.

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wʌn sʌtʃ mɪθ ðæt ɡʌvɜ˞mʌnts pɜ˞pɛtʃʌweɪt ɪz ðʌ aɪdiʌ ðæt ðɛɹ kʌntɹi'ɛs bɔɹdɜ˞z ɑɹ nætʃɜ˞ʌl, lɑdʒɪkʌl ʌnd ɹɛpɹɪzɛnt ʌ junik neɪʃʌn.

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that somehow the nation perfectly overlaps with the state, and that they are one and the same.

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ðæt sʌmhaʊ ðʌ neɪʃʌn pɜ˞fʌktli oʊvɜ˞læps wɪð ðʌ steɪt, ʌnd ðæt ðeɪ ɑɹ wʌn ʌnd ðʌ seɪm.

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And equally, that this nation, that the national identity, also has something timeless and inherent about it.

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ʌnd ikwʌli, ðæt ðɪs neɪʃʌn, ðæt ðʌ næʃʌnʌl aɪdɛntɪti, ɔlsoʊ hæz sʌmθɪŋ taɪmlʌs ʌnd ɪnhɪɹʌnt ʌbaʊt ɪt.

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To a great extent, governments have to perpetuate this idea.

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slightly fast

tu ʌ ɡɹeɪt ɪkstɛnt, ɡʌvɜ˞mʌnts hæv tu pɜ˞pɛtʃʌweɪt ðɪs aɪdiʌ.

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slightly expressive and animated

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wonderful speech quality

After all, a government can't call its own borders into question.

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æftɜ˞ ɔl, ʌ ɡʌvɜ˞mʌnt kæn'ti kɔl ɪts oʊn bɔɹdɜ˞z ɪntu kwɛstʃʌn.

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But in pursuit of a coherent national identity, governments often take the shortcut of suppressing and erasing other visions of national identity.

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bʌt ɪn pɜ˞sut ʌv ʌ koʊhɪɹʌnt næʃʌnʌl aɪdɛntɪti, ɡʌvɜ˞mʌnts ɔfʌn teɪk ðʌ ʃɔɹtkʌt ʌv sʌpɹɛsɪŋ ʌnd ɪɹeɪsɪŋ ʌðɜ˞ vɪʒʌnz ʌv næʃʌnʌl aɪdɛntɪti.

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especially those of minorities or the marginalized or the weak and powerless

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ʌspɛʃli ðoʊz ʌv maɪnɔɹʌtiz ɔɹ ðʌ mɑɹdʒʌnʌlaɪzd ɔɹ ðʌ wik ʌnd paʊɜ˞lʌs

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rather than the more difficult but constructive path of building a

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slightly slowly

ɹæðɜ˞ ðæn ðʌ mɔɹ dɪfʌkʌlt bʌt kʌnstɹʌktɪv pæθ ʌv bɪldɪŋ ʌ

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a new civic identity out of the diversity of the nation. And in the case of former colonies, we often overlook the fact that both these national borders and these national identities are the products of colonialism.

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ʌ nu sɪvɪk aɪdɛntɪti aʊt ʌv ðʌ dɪvɜ˞sɪti ʌv ðʌ neɪʃʌn. ʌnd ɪn ðʌ keɪs ʌv fɔɹmɜ˞ kɑlʌniz, wi ɔfʌn oʊvɜ˞lʊk ðʌ fækt ðæt boʊθ ðiz næʃʌnʌl bɔɹdɜ˞z ʌnd ðiz næʃʌnʌl aɪdɛntɪtiz ɑɹ ðʌ pɹɑdʌkts ʌv kʌloʊniʌlɪzʌm.

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that were constructed out of the compromises that were made during the process of decolonisation.

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moderate speed

ðæt wɜ˞ kʌnstɹʌktʌd aʊt ʌv ðʌ kɑmpɹʌmaɪzɪz ðæt wɜ˞ meɪd dʊɹɪŋ ðʌ pɹɑsɛs ʌv .

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and were designed to perpetuate the influence of the colonial power long after decolonisation.

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ʌnd wɜ˞ dɪzaɪnd tu pɜ˞pɛtʃʌweɪt ðʌ ɪnfluʌns ʌv ðʌ kʌloʊniʌl paʊɜ˞ lɔŋ æftɜ˞ .

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slightly distant-sounding

very monotone

almost no noise

great speech quality

And so it is with Singapore and Malaysia.

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slightly fast

ʌnd soʊ ɪt ɪz wɪð sɪŋʌpɔɹ ʌnd mʌleɪʒʌ.

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slightly expressive and animated

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and it is with the act that first set the modern boundaries of Singapore and West Malaysia that we begin.

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moderate speed

ʌnd ɪt ɪz wɪð ðʌ ækt ðæt fɜ˞st sɛt ðʌ mɑdɜ˞n baʊndɜ˞iz ʌv sɪŋʌpɔɹ ʌnd wɛst mʌleɪʒʌ ðæt wi bɪɡɪn.

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balanced in clarity

very close-sounding

monotone

almost no noise

great speech quality

The Partition of Malaya in 1946

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slowly

ðʌ pɑɹtɪʃʌn ʌv ɪn

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very close-sounding

monotone

slightly noisy

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Now, the partition of Singapore from the rest of the Malayan Peninsula in 1946 actually passed with little excitement.

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moderate speed

naʊ, ðʌ pɑɹtɪʃʌn ʌv sɪŋʌpɔɹ fɹʌm ðʌ ɹɛst ʌv ðʌ mʌleɪʌn pʌnɪnsʌlʌ ɪn æktʃuʌli pæst wɪð lɪtʌl ɪksaɪtmʌnt.

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slightly close-sounding

slightly expressive and animated

slightly noisy

great speech quality

The population was wrapped up in the rebuilding of Malaya after the Japanese occupation. News

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moderate speed

ðʌ pɑpjʌleɪʃʌn wɑz ɹæpt ʌp ɪn ðʌ ɹibɪldɪŋ ʌv æftɜ˞ ðʌ dʒæpʌniz ɑkjʌpeɪʃʌn. nuz

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slightly clean

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headlines focused on the Indonesian Republican struggle for independence against the violent British and allied reoccupation of Indonesia.

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moderate speed

hɛdlaɪnz foʊkʌst ɑn ðʌ ɪndoʊniʒʌn ɹɪpʌblɪkʌn stɹʌɡʌl fɔɹ ɪndɪpɛndʌns ʌɡɛnst ðʌ vaɪʌlʌnt bɹɪtɪʃ ʌnd ʌlaɪd ʌv ɪndoʊniʒʌ.

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In stark contrast with the later partitions of India and Palestine in 1948,

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moderate speed

ɪn stɑɹk kɑntɹæst wɪð ðʌ leɪtɜ˞ pɑɹtɪʃʌnz ʌv ɪndiʌ ʌnd pælʌstaɪn ɪn ,

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monotone

slightly noisy

great speech quality

There were no riots over boundaries, or over citizenship, or over population transfers.

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moderate speed

ðɛɹ wɜ˞ noʊ ɹaɪʌts oʊvɜ˞ baʊndɜ˞iz, ɔɹ oʊvɜ˞ sɪtɪzʌnʃɪp, ɔɹ oʊvɜ˞ pɑpjʌleɪʃʌn tɹænsfɜ˞z.

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monotone

slightly noisy

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The British, colonial masters of Malaya, did not even consider it a partition.

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ðʌ bɹɪtɪʃ, kʌloʊniʌl mæstɜ˞z ʌv , dɪd nɑt ivɪn kʌnsɪdɜ˞ ɪt ʌ pɑɹtɪʃʌn.

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On the contrary, they saw it as an act of eulogy.

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slightly fast

ɑn ðʌ kɑntɹɛɹi, ðeɪ sɔ ɪt æz æn ækt ʌv julʌdʒi.

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The Malayan Union drew together the separate administrations that the British had direct or indirect rule over.

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ðʌ mʌleɪʌn junjʌn dɹu tʌɡɛðɜ˞ ðʌ sɛpɜ˞eɪt ædmɪnɪstɹeɪʃʌnz ðæt ðʌ bɹɪtɪʃ hæd dɜ˞ɛkt ɔɹ ɪndɜ˞ɛkt ɹul oʊvɜ˞.

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monotone

slightly noisy

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except for Singapore.

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slightly fast

ɪksɛpt fɔɹ sɪŋʌpɔɹ.

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Singapore. Yet for the people of Malaya, the partition would have consequences that were no less profound than India or Palestine.

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sɪŋʌpɔɹ. jɛt fɔɹ ðʌ pipʌl ʌv , ðʌ pɑɹtɪʃʌn wʊd hæv kɑnsʌkwɛnsʌz ðæt wɜ˞ noʊ lɛs pɹoʊfaʊnd ðæn ɪndiʌ ɔɹ pælʌstaɪn.

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What was the Malayan Union?

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wʌt wɑz ðʌ mʌleɪʌn junjʌn?

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In 1943, in the middle of World War II,

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ɪn , ɪn ðʌ mɪdʌl ʌv wɜ˞ld wɔɹ ,

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Britain announced its intention

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bɹɪtʌn ʌnaʊnst ɪts ɪntɛntʃʌn

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to prepare Malia for eventual independence.

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fast

tu pɹipɛɹ mɑliʌ fɔɹ ʌvɛntʃuʌl ɪndɪpɛndʌns.

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independence. The vehicle for this would be the Malayan Union.

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moderate speed

ɪndɪpɛndʌns. ðʌ vihɪkʌl fɔɹ ðɪs wʊd bi ðʌ mʌleɪʌn junjʌn.

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The British believed that a strong centralised state and multiracial politics was necessary for the stability and development of

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moderate speed

ðʌ bɹɪtɪʃ bɪlivd ðæt ʌ stɹɔŋ steɪt ʌnd mʌltaɪɹeɪʃʌl pɑlʌtɪks wɑz nɛsʌsɛɹi fɔɹ ðʌ stʌbɪlɪti ʌnd dɪvɛlʌpmʌnt ʌv

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Malaya. To gain experience in running a democratic country

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. tu ɡeɪn ɪkspɪɹiʌns ɪn ɹʌnɪŋ ʌ dɛmʌkɹætɪk kʌntɹi

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and to be loyal to Malay

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ʌnd tu bi lɔɪʌl tu meɪleɪ

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all the people of Malaya had to have a stick in the

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ɔl ðʌ pipʌl ʌv hæd tu hæv ʌ stɪk ɪn ðʌ

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country, be given the opportunity to practice democracy, and to be given a role in the

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kʌntɹi, bi ɡɪvʌn ðʌ ɑpɜ˞tunʌti tu pɹæktʌs dɪmɑkɹʌsi, ʌnd tu bi ɡɪvʌn ʌ ɹoʊl ɪn ðʌ

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The best way to learn how to do something, after all, is to practice, practice, practice

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ðʌ bɛst weɪ tu lɜ˞n haʊ tu du sʌmθɪŋ, æftɜ˞ ɔl, ɪz tu pɹæktʌs, pɹæktʌs, pɹæktʌs

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So the British accordingly unified 11 of the 12 Malayan states into the Malayan Union,

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soʊ ðʌ bɹɪtɪʃ ʌkɔɹdɪŋli junʌfaɪd ʌv ðʌ mʌleɪʌn steɪts ɪntu ðʌ mʌleɪʌn junjʌn,

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wonderful speech quality

removed the sovereignty of the Malay rulers, established a strong central government under direct British rule,

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ɹimuvd ðʌ sɑvɹʌnti ʌv ðʌ meɪleɪ ɹulɜ˞z, ɪstæblɪʃt ʌ stɹɔŋ sɛntɹʌl ɡʌvɜ˞mʌnt ʌndɜ˞ dɜ˞ɛkt bɹɪtɪʃ ɹul,

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and aimed to create a Malayan nation and Malayan people by offering citizenship to all who regarded Malaya as home.

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ʌnd eɪmd tu kɹieɪt ʌ mʌleɪʌn neɪʃʌn ʌnd mʌleɪʌn pipʌl baɪ ɔfɜ˞ɪŋ sɪtɪzʌnʃɪp tu ɔl hu ɹɪɡɑɹdɪd æz hoʊm.

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To give Malay citizens a stake in the country and encourage democratisation,

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tu ɡɪv meɪleɪ sɪtʌzʌnz ʌ steɪk ɪn ðʌ kʌntɹi ʌnd ɛnkɜ˞ɪdʒ ,

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monotone

slightly noisy

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the Malayan Union introduced a unitary Malayan citizenship.

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ðʌ mʌleɪʌn junjʌn ɪntɹʌdust ʌ junɪtɛɹi mʌleɪʌn sɪtɪzʌnʃɪp.

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All Malayan born, regardless of ancestry, were Malayan.

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ɔl mʌleɪʌn bɔɹn, ɹʌɡɑɹdlʌs ʌv ænsɛstɹi, wɜ˞ mʌleɪʌn.

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a clear and equitable path to citizenship was offered for immigrants.

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slightly fast

ʌ klɪɹ ʌnd ɛkwʌtʌbʌl pæθ tu sɪtɪzʌnʃɪp wɑz ɔfɜ˞d fɔɹ ɪmʌɡɹʌnts.

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but race dictated its composition from the outset.

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bʌt ɹeɪs dɪkteɪtɪd ɪts kɑmpʌzɪʃʌn fɹʌm ðʌ aʊtsɛt.

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Singapore's inclusion would mean non-Malays would outnumber

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moderate speed

sɪŋʌpɔɹ'ɛs ɪnkluʒʌn wʊd min nɑn-mʌleɪz wʊd aʊtnʌmbɜ˞

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Malays in the Malayan Union. The Malay elite were worried about their community being overwhelmed by the Chinese.

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mʌleɪz ɪn ðʌ mʌleɪʌn junjʌn. ðʌ meɪleɪ ɪlit wɜ˞ wɜ˞id ʌbaʊt ðɛɹ kʌmjunʌti biɪŋ oʊvɜ˞wɛlmd baɪ ðʌ tʃaɪniz.

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and more prosaically, would not agree to be part of a democratic state in which they were the minority.

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moderate speed

ʌnd mɔɹ , wʊd nɑt ʌɡɹi tu bi pɑɹt ʌv ʌ dɛmʌkɹætɪk steɪt ɪn wɪtʃ ðeɪ wɜ˞ ðʌ maɪnɔɹʌti.

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and therefore no longer the elite. So Singapore was excluded.

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moderate speed

ʌnd ðɛɹfɔɹ noʊ lɔŋɡɜ˞ ðʌ ɪlit. soʊ sɪŋʌpɔɹ wɑz ɪkskludʌd.

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Many Malayans and former Malaya colonial officials protested that it was illogical to exclude Malaya's social, economic and cultural capital, but to no avail.

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mɛni ʌnd fɔɹmɜ˞ kʌloʊniʌl ʌfɪʃʌlz pɹʌtɛstɪd ðæt ɪt wɑz ɪlɑdʒɪkʌl tu ɪksklud 'ɛs soʊʃʌl, ɛkʌnɑmɪk ʌnd kʌltʃɜ˞ʌl kæpʌtʌl, bʌt tu noʊ ʌveɪl.

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You see, before 1946, there was little conception of Singapore as a separate independent state.

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ju si, bɪfɔɹ , ðɛɹ wɑz lɪtʌl kʌnsɛpʃʌn ʌv sɪŋʌpɔɹ æz ʌ sɛpɜ˞eɪt ɪndɪpɛndʌnt steɪt.

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Historically, Singapore was part of Johor.

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hɪstɔɹɪkʌli, sɪŋʌpɔɹ wɑz pɑɹt ʌv .

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and it was with the Sultan of Johor that Sir Stamford Raffle signed a treaty with in 1819.

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ʌnd ɪt wɑz wɪð ðʌ sʌltʌn ʌv ðæt sɜ˞ stæmfɜ˞d ɹæfʌl saɪnd ʌ tɹiti wɪð ɪn .

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which gave the British the right to set up a trading port

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wɪtʃ ɡeɪv ðʌ bɹɪtɪʃ ðʌ ɹaɪt tu sɛt ʌp ʌ tɹeɪdɪŋ pɔɹt

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monotone

almost no noise

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Throughout the 19th century, it was the military and economic power of Singapore

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θɹuaʊt ðʌ sɛntʃɜ˞i, ɪt wɑz ðʌ mɪlʌtɛɹi ʌnd ɛkʌnɑmɪk paʊɜ˞ ʌv sɪŋʌpɔɹ

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that made the British the paramount power in the peninsula.

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ðæt meɪd ðʌ bɹɪtɪʃ ðʌ pɛɹʌmaʊnt paʊɜ˞ ɪn ðʌ pʌnɪnsʌlʌ.

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almost no noise

wonderful speech quality

And this was formalized in 1896

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slightly slowly

ʌnd ðɪs wɑz fɔɹmʌlaɪzd ɪn

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when four Malay states were federated with Kuala Lumpur as its capital.

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wɛn fɔɹ meɪleɪ steɪts wɜ˞ fɛdɜ˞eɪtɪd wɪð kwɑlʌ lʌmpʊɹ æz ɪts kæpʌtʌl.

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wonderful speech quality

The British High Commissioner in Malaya was also the governor of the straight settlements based in Singapore.

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ðʌ bɹɪtɪʃ haɪ kʌmɪʃʌnɜ˞ ɪn wɑz ɔlsoʊ ðʌ ɡʌvɜ˞nɜ˞ ʌv ðʌ stɹeɪt sɛtʌlmʌnts beɪst ɪn sɪŋʌpɔɹ.

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wonderful speech quality

and superior to the Resident General of the Federated Malay States based in Kuala Lumpur.

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slightly fast

ʌnd supɪɹiɜ˞ tu ðʌ ɹɛzɪdʌnt dʒɛnɜ˞ʌl ʌv ðʌ fɛdɜ˞eɪtɪd meɪleɪ steɪts beɪst ɪn kwɑlʌ lʌmpʊɹ.

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very monotone

almost no noise

wonderful speech quality

Because of its status as a military, communications and trading hub, and its proximity to wealth,

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slightly fast

bɪkɔz ʌv ɪts stætʌs æz ʌ mɪlʌtɛɹi, kʌmjunʌkeɪʃʌnz ʌnd tɹeɪdɪŋ hʌb, ʌnd ɪts pɹɑksɪmʌti tu wɛlθ,

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almost no noise

wonderful speech quality

Singapore was de facto the political capital of Malaya

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moderate speed

sɪŋʌpɔɹ wɑz di fæktoʊ ðʌ pʌlɪtʌkʌl kæpʌtʌl ʌv

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but more than that Singapore was the intellectual, social

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bʌt mɔɹ ðæn ðæt sɪŋʌpɔɹ wɑz ðʌ ɪntʌlɛktʃuʌl, soʊʃʌl

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and economic capital of Malaya.

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slightly slowly

ʌnd ɛkʌnɑmɪk kæpʌtʌl ʌv .

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monotone

slightly noisy

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If you were a young man or woman who wanted to make it big,

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slightly fast

ɪf ju wɜ˞ ʌ jʌŋ mæn ɔɹ wʊmʌn hu wɔntɪd tu meɪk ɪt bɪɡ,

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very monotone

slightly noisy

wonderful speech quality

you headed for the bright lights of Malaya's biggest city.

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moderate speed

ju hɛdʌd fɔɹ ðʌ bɹaɪt laɪts ʌv 'ɛs bɪɡʌst sɪti.

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very monotone

almost no noise

great speech quality

If you wanted a higher education,

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moderate speed

ɪf ju wɔntɪd ʌ haɪɜ˞ ɛdʒʌkeɪʃʌn,

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very close-sounding

monotone

almost no noise

great speech quality

You hit it for Raffles College in Singapore.

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slightly fast

ju hɪt ɪt fɔɹ ɹæfʌlz kɑlɪdʒ ɪn sɪŋʌpɔɹ.

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monotone

slightly noisy

great speech quality

If you wanted to become a successful artist or singer or writer or journalist,

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moderate speed

ɪf ju wɔntɪd tu bɪkʌm ʌ sʌksɛsfʌl ɑɹtʌst ɔɹ sɪŋɜ˞ ɔɹ ɹaɪtɜ˞ ɔɹ dʒɜ˞nʌlʌst,

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very close-sounding

monotone

almost no noise

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you hid it for Singapore because that's where the money was.

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moderate speed

ju hɪd ɪt fɔɹ sɪŋʌpɔɹ bɪkɔz ðæt'ɛs wɛɹ ðʌ mʌni wɑz.

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monotone

almost no noise

great speech quality

It was in Singapore that you'd find the big multinational companies.

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slightly fast

ɪt wɑz ɪn sɪŋʌpɔɹ ðæt ju'di faɪnd ðʌ bɪɡ mʌltaɪnæʃʌnʌl kʌmpʌniz.

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monotone

slightly noisy

moderate speech quality

The big artistic companies, the theatres, the movie industry,

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slightly fast

ðʌ bɪɡ ɑɹtɪstɪk kʌmpʌniz, ðʌ θiʌtɜ˞z, ðʌ muvi ɪndʌstɹi,

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monotone

slightly noisy

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and the intellectual industries, the publishers, the newspapers, the schools.

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slightly fast

ʌnd ðʌ ɪntʌlɛktʃuʌl ɪndʌstɹiz, ðʌ pʌblɪʃɜ˞z, ðʌ nuzpeɪpɜ˞z, ðʌ skulz.

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monotone

almost no noise

great speech quality

If Kuala Lumpur was Washington DC, Singapore was New York.

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moderate speed

ɪf kwɑlʌ lʌmpʊɹ wɑz wɑʃɪŋtʌn disi, sɪŋʌpɔɹ wɑz nu jɔɹk.

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almost no noise

great speech quality

But all these links were thrown overboard by a colonial office that was anxious not to jeopardise elite Malay opinion.

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moderate speed

bʌt ɔl ðiz lɪŋks wɜ˞ θɹoʊn oʊvɜ˞bɔɹd baɪ ʌ kʌloʊniʌl ɔfɪs ðæt wɑz æŋkʃʌs nɑt tu ɪlit meɪleɪ ʌpɪnjʌn.

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monotone

almost no noise

wonderful speech quality

Singapore's exclusion, of course, also ensured the protection of its free port and, more importantly, the British naval base.

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sɪŋʌpɔɹ'ɛs ɪkskluʒʌn, ʌv kɔɹs, ɔlsoʊ ɛnʃʊɹd ðʌ pɹʌtɛkʃʌn ʌv ɪts fɹi pɔɹt ʌnd, mɔɹ ɪmpɔɹtʌntli, ðʌ bɹɪtɪʃ neɪvʌl beɪs.

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But with this act, Malaya was split into two. Welcome back.

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bʌt wɪð ðɪs ækt, wɑz splɪt ɪntu tu. wɛlkʌm bæk.

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So for all the progressive ideals of the Malayan Union, separating Singapore from the rest of Malaya was a tacit admission that in Malaya, some people were more equal than others.

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soʊ fɔɹ ɔl ðʌ pɹʌɡɹɛsɪv aɪdilz ʌv ðʌ mʌleɪʌn junjʌn, sɛpɜ˞eɪtɪŋ sɪŋʌpɔɹ fɹʌm ðʌ ɹɛst ʌv wɑz ʌ tæsɪt ædmɪʃʌn ðæt ɪn , sʌm pipʌl wɜ˞ mɔɹ ikwʌl ðæn ʌðɜ˞z.

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Malaya was not an inalienable home

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wɑz nɑt æn ɪneɪljʌnʌbʌl hoʊm

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by the political arrangements subject to political needs.

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baɪ ðʌ pʌlɪtʌkʌl ɜ˞eɪndʒmʌnts sʌbdʒɛkt tu pʌlɪtʌkʌl nidz.

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By calculating politics on ethnic terms, it legitimised and reinforced race as central to the political process.

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baɪ kælkjʌleɪtɪŋ pɑlʌtɪks ɑn ɛθnɪk tɜ˞mz, ɪt ʌnd ɹiɪnfɔɹst ɹeɪs æz sɛntɹʌl tu ðʌ pʌlɪtʌkʌl pɹɑsɛs.

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Within a year of the creation of the Malayan Union, two opposing forces had coalesced, articulating two different Malayan identities.

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wɪðɪn ʌ jɪɹ ʌv ðʌ kɹieɪʃʌn ʌv ðʌ mʌleɪʌn junjʌn, tu ʌpoʊzɪŋ fɔɹsɪz hæd koʊʌlɛst, ɑɹtɪkjʌleɪtɪŋ tu dɪfɜ˞ʌnt mʌleɪʌn aɪdɛntɪtiz.

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On the right, the Federation-based United Malays National Organisation, or UMNO,

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ɑn ðʌ ɹaɪt, ðʌ fɛdɜ˞eɪʃʌn-beɪst junaɪtɪd mʌleɪz næʃʌnʌl ɔɹɡʌnɪzeɪʃʌn, ɔɹ ,

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was the party of the Malay bureaucratic elite, the sons of the Malay aristocracy who had been trained for decades by the British to run the country.

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wɑz ðʌ pɑɹti ʌv ðʌ meɪleɪ bjʊɹʌkɹætɪk ɪlit, ðʌ sʌnz ʌv ðʌ meɪleɪ ɛɹʌstɑkɹʌsi hu hæd bɪn tɹeɪnd fɔɹ dɛkeɪdz baɪ ðʌ bɹɪtɪʃ tu ɹʌn ðʌ kʌntɹi.

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They formed an alliance with the Sultan.

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ðeɪ fɔɹmd æn ʌlaɪʌns wɪð ðʌ sʌltʌn.

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They objected to the granting of citizenship to non-Malays, the loss of autonomy for the Malay states, and the removal of the Sultan's powers.

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ðeɪ ʌbdʒɛktʌd tu ðʌ ɡɹæntɪŋ ʌv sɪtɪzʌnʃɪp tu nɑn-mʌleɪz, ðʌ lɔs ʌv ɔtɑnʌmi fɔɹ ðʌ meɪleɪ steɪts, ʌnd ðʌ ɹɪmuvʌl ʌv ðʌ sʌltʌn'ɛs paʊɜ˞z.

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they sought to do the right thing for Malay as Malays, to protect their people.

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ðeɪ sɔt tu du ðʌ ɹaɪt θɪŋ fɔɹ meɪleɪ æz mʌleɪz, tu pɹʌtɛkt ðɛɹ pipʌl.

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an exclusively Malay-Malayan identity and cemented their elite status atop a rigid social-political hierarchy.

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æn ɪksklusɪvli meɪleɪ-mʌleɪʌn aɪdɛntɪti ʌnd sʌmɛntɪd ðɛɹ ɪlit stætʌs ʌtɑp ʌ ɹɪdʒʌd soʊʃʌl-pʌlɪtʌkʌl haɪɜ˞ɑɹki.

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On the left was the Singapore-centred AMCJA Putra, the All-Malaya Council of Joint Action and the Pusat Tenaga Rakyat .

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ɑn ðʌ lɛft wɑz ðʌ sɪŋʌpɔɹ- , ðʌ ɔl- kaʊnsʌl ʌv dʒɔɪnt ækʃʌn ʌnd ðʌ .

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a coalition of left-wing groups who supported the union but wanted the inclusion of Singapore.

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ʌ koʊʌlɪʃʌn ʌv lɛft-wɪŋ ɡɹups hu sʌpɔɹtɪd ðʌ junjʌn bʌt wɔntɪd ðʌ ɪnkluʒʌn ʌv sɪŋʌpɔɹ.

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Amongst its leaders were the Malayan Democratic Union, or MDU, the Parti Kembangsaan Melayu-Malaya, or PKMM, the Malay Nationalist Party,

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ʌmʌŋst ɪts lidɜ˞z wɜ˞ ðʌ mʌleɪʌn dɛmʌkɹætɪk junjʌn, ɔɹ , ðʌ pɑɹti -, ɔɹ , ðʌ meɪleɪ næʃʌnʌlʌst pɑɹti,

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of Malaya and the Malayan Communist Party or MCP.

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ʌv ʌnd ðʌ mʌleɪʌn kɑmjʌnʌst pɑɹti ɔɹ .

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