This modern-day country was the southernmost territory subject to an 1890 ordinance that banned secret societies such as the Ghee Hin. Race riots spilled over into this country from a larger neighbor on May 13, 1969, in response to a general election. This country’s CMIO model has been in use since its first census in 1824, assigning each resident to one of four racial categories. To discourage the use of a local creole whose name is a portmanteau of this country’s name and English, this country launched the Speak Good English Movement in 2000. Since this country’s 1819 founding as a trading post by Stamford Raffles, its indigenous population has become outnumbered by Tamil and Chinese migrants. For 10 points, name this island country that was briefly part of Malaysia. ■END■
ANSWER: Singapore [or Republic of Singapore; or Republik Singapura; or Xīnjiāpō Gònghéguó; or Ciṅkappūr Kuṭiyaracu] (The creole is Singlish.)
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