Straits Settlements
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The Straits Settlements were a group of British territories located in Southeast Asia. Originally established in 1826 as part of the territories controlled by the British East India Company, the Strai
Malacca, 1860–1900
Penang from Tie Sin's Tower, 1860–1900
Malacca business street, 1912
British and Dutch Borneo, 1904
Colony of Singapore
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The Colony of Singapore was a Crown colony of the United Kingdom that encompassed what is modern-day Singapore from 1946 to 1959. During this period, Christmas Island, the Cocos Islands, and Labuan we
Straits Settlements
…territories now form part of Malaysia, from which Singapore separated in 1965. The Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island were transferred from Singapore to Australian control in 1955 and 1958, respectively. Their administrations were combined in 1996 to form the Australian Indian Ocean Territories. The…
Wilfred Lawson Blythe