British Malaya power of the Colonial Office in London and was declared a crown colony. The declaration gave it considerable independence and power within the British Empire. In 1946, after the Second World War, the colony was dissolved. Malacca and Penang were absorbed into the Malayan Union, while Singapore was separated from the Union and made into a new crown colony on its own. The Malayan Union was later replaced with the Federation of Malaya in 1948, and in 1963, together with North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore, formed an enlarged federation called Malaysia. Prior to the late 19th century, the British East
British Softball Federation Fame. British Softball Federation The British Softball Federation (BSF) is the national governing body of softball within the United Kingdom, organising fastpitch and slowpitch leagues and national tournaments and registering players. BSF is a federated member of both the European Softball Federation and the International Softball Federation. BSF is the joint owner (with the British Baseball Federation) of BaseballSoftballUK (BSUK), a sports development agency. Softball umpires are registered and organised via the associated British Association Of Softball Umpires (BASU), their official body in the UK. UK Softball follow the International Softball Federation rules. In 2007 the BSF founded a Hall