Here is a premise:
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.

Here is a hypothesis:
Penang and Melaka would later seek a separate independence from the Straits Settlements.

Is it possible to conclude that if the premise is true, then so is the hypothesis?
it is not possible to tell