{"product_id":"pre-order-the-albatross-file-unredacted-what-the-official-story-leaves-out-by-thum-ping-tjin","title":"[Pre-order] The Albatross File Unredacted: What the official story leaves out \/ by Thum Ping Tjin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreorders are expected to be fulfilled after 20 June 2026. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe official exhibition and accompanying book, The Albatross File, promised to disclose the inside story of Singapore’s separation from Malaysia. But the newly declassified documents point to something more unsettling. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on a close reading of these records, \u003cem\u003eThe Albatross File Unredacted\u003c\/em\u003e challenges the official account of Lee Kuan Yew as a leader overtaken by events. It shows instead that Lee was not merely swept along by history: his choices helped push Singapore towards separation. The result is a fuller, more human portrait of Lee: not as myth, but as a brilliant and forceful political actor whose triumphs and failures shaped the birth of independent Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThum Ping Tjin (“PJ”) is Founder of New Naratif, a movement to democratise democracy in Southeast Asia. He is an award-winning and best-selling writer, Rhodes Scholar, Commonwealth Scholar, Olympic athlete, and the first Singaporean to swim the English Channel. He works on Malayan nationalism and, more broadly, Southeast Asian decolonisation. He has a doctorate in history from the University of Oxford, where he was also a fellow between 2014 and 2022. He currently lives in political exile in Manila, Philippines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOthers book including \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/citybookroom.com\/products\/nationalism-and-decolonisation-in-singapore-by-pj-thum?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=21e89a018\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eNationalism and Decolonisation in Singapore\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/citybookroom.com\/products\/new-naratif-the-first-year\"\u003eNew Naratif: The First Year.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"City Book Room ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47972959748314,"sku":"9789811781650","price":18.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9344\/0730\/files\/The-Albatross-File-Unredacted-cover.png?v=1781088159","url":"https:\/\/citybookroom.com\/en\/products\/pre-order-the-albatross-file-unredacted-what-the-official-story-leaves-out-by-thum-ping-tjin","provider":"City Book Room ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}