Complex sentence: Following the dissolution of the Straits Settlements, Singapore became a Crown Colony on 1 April 1946, with its Governor restoring the civil government, while Penang and Malacca, previously part of the Straits Settlements, were incorporated into the newly formed Malayan Union.
Split into simpler sentences: Following the dissolution of the Straits Settlements, Singapore became a Crown Colony on 1 April 1946. Its Governor restored the civil government, while Penang and Malacca, previously part of the Straits Settlements, were incorporated into the newly formed Malayan Union.