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1786
Colonial settlement of Penang established
1810
Mauritius becomes British colony
1816
English-medium school established in Penang
1823
English-medium school established in Singapore
1826
Straits Settlements' colony established
1826
English-medium school established in Malacca
1842
Hong Kong ceded to Britain
1845
"Straits Times" begins publication
1867
Federated Malay States become British Crown Colony
1888
Brunei is British Protectorate
1898
The Philippines becomes an American colony
1901
English is made the medium of all schools in the Philippines
1942
University of Ceylon established
1965
Singapore separates from Federation of Malaysia
1967
Malaysia drops English as an official language
1967
ASEAN established
1970
'Oxford Advanced Learner's English-Chinese Dictionary'
1974
The Philippines introduces bilingual education policy
1977
M A Frankel works at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
1985
Brunei introduces bilingual education policy
1989
Richards is Head of Department of English, City University, Hong Kong