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Singapore became the capital of the Straits Settlements — as the EIC called its Malay holdings incorporating Penang and Melaka — and was the linchpin of Britain’s 150-year presence in the region.
Separatists intensified their campaign in January when the Indonesian president announced that there would be a referendum on autonomy or independence in East Timor, but the Straits Times observed, "Amputation is out because Aceh is unquestionably a part of Indonesia, unlike the former Portuguese colony East Timor it invaded and then annexed in 1976."
The seizure last week of the Myanmar (Burma) Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, by pro-democracy protestors "achieved precious little to advance the cause of the hobbled pro-democracy movement in that benighted country," the Straits Times of Singapore said in an editorial.
In an editorial, the Straits Times of Singapore dwelt Friday on the threat of further secessions from Indonesia following the independence of East Timor.
In Singapore, the Sunday Straits Times reported from West Timor that pro-Jakarta militias are being trained by Indonesian army defectors to kill Australian soldiers.