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Singapore
3 different administration:
Straits settlement (1826)
Federated Malay States (1896)- Perak,
Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang
Non Federated Malay States ((1909) under
the Bangkok Agreement, Siam handed over
Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan and Trengganu
1914- Johor accepted a British advisor
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1) Economy.
a. System of transportation: Road, Railway
b. Post, Telephone and Telegraph
- 1st post office was built in the Straits of
Settlements
- Telegraph to improve the efficiency of the
administration
- Telephone 1st used in the Straits of
Settlements
c. Modern Agriculture
- British introduced rubber and palm oil
around 1900-1920s.
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2) Social
a. Education
- Introduced vernacular system of
education
3) Multi ethnic Society
Opening of tin mining, sugar cane and
rubber plantations by the British
contributed the influx of immigrants in
Malaysia such as the Chinese and the
Indians
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