Overview
- The National Library Board and the Ministry of Digital Development and Information launched a book and permanent exhibition presenting The Albatross File.
- Declassified notes compiled by Goh Keng Swee show he viewed Malaysia as an “albatross” and argued for a clean break.
- Materials detail Lee Kuan Yew’s late hesitation as he asked Tunku Abdul Rahman whether any alternative to separation remained.
- The publication includes interviews with several founders and releases documents not previously available to the public.
- Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong outlined the contrasting positions in a launch speech, marking an official update to the separation narrative.