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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John the Jute, post: 589934, member: 17740&quot;]Hi Tholath,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The strait in question is the Strait of Malacca.&nbsp; The Straits Settlements were small colonies (presumbly originally colonies of British India) on the coast of the Malay Peninsula.&nbsp; Of the Settlements, Singapore became independent in its own right; the others became parts of Malaysia.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Later,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>John[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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