This article looks at the state of sociolinguistics and the sociology of language in Malaysia and Singapore. Singapore and Malaysia go their ways as independent polities, but probably with far greater amity and cooperation than if the marriage had never been dissolved. Economically and politically, they remain complementary. In Singapore, language problems are in symbiotic relationship with political, economic, cultural, and social processes. For the past years, as of 1984, a Speak Mandarin campaign has been directed at the Chinese-speaking population, ostensibly to enhance cultural pride and unity among them. There is also a campaign in progress to reinforce certain aspects of traditional Confucian ethics, corresponding to an Islamization campaign for Muslims in Malaysia. This article shall deal briefly with the conflicts apparently inherent in the policies of the Singapore Government and the need for a more coherent understanding, in both Malaysia and Singapore, of sociolinguistic processes. [Download]