Original sentence: In 1963 Malaya became Malaysia with the acquisition of the British territories in North Borneo and Singapore.Malaysia survived this crisis as well as confrontation with Indonesia, but nearly succumbed to its own internal tensions in the race riots of 1969.The Chinese-majority Singapore and the Federation decided to part ways in 1965
Edited sentence: In 1963 Malaya became Malaysia with the acquisition of the British territories in North Borneo, although Chinese-majority Singapore decided to secede in 1964.Malaysia survived this crisis as well as “confrontation” with Indonesia, but nearly succumbed to its own internal tensions in the race riots of 1969