Twenty-five years ago, the governments of Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia agreed to jointly promote the city-state, the state of Johor in Malaysia, and the Riau Islands in Indonesia. Facilitated by common cultural references, a more distant shared history, and complementary attributes,...

The following sections are included:IntroductionA Colonial Space: From Exclusivity to Inclusiveness… and ContestationA Ritualised Space: Festivals and Community-BuildingAn Authentic and Transcendental SpaceA Local Space Gone GlobalA Space of Urban Planning and Policy RelevanceA Disputed Space:...

Twenty-five years ago, the governments of Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia agreed to jointly promote the city-state, the state of Johor in Malaysia, and the Riau Islands in Indonesia. Facilitated by common cultural references, a more distant shared history, and complementary attributes,...