Complex sentence: The country is at a crossroads as the nation is about to break away from Malaysia and gain independence and their British colonial rulers are gradually pulling out while racial tensions are running high and the ensuing riots are threatening national security.
Split into simpler sentences: The country is at a crossroads as the nation is about to break away from Malaysia and gain independence. The British colonial rulers are gradually pulling out of the country, while racial tensions are running high and the ensuing riots are threatening national security.