See Also: Straits Settlements(encyclopedia)
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)(money)
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)(finance)
Bank of International Settlements (BIS)(finance)
Menai Straits(dictionary)
Straits Question(encyclopedia)
Straits (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Mackinac, Straits of(encyclopedia)
Florida, Straits of(encyclopedia)
The Straits Times(finance)

Straits Settlements (sh)




Former British crown colony, on the Strait of Malacca in Southeast Asia.

It comprised three trade centres, Penang, Singapore, and Malacca, which were established or taken over by the British East India Company. United in 1826 under Indian control, they were made a crown colony by the British in 1867. Cocos Islands, Christmas Island, and Labuan were added in the early 20th century. Occupied by the Japanese during World War II, the colony was broken up in 1946 when Singapore became a separate colony. The remaining parts were ultimately ceded to Australia and Malaysia.