Premise: Singapore . Stamford Raffles founded colonial Singapore in 1819 as a trading post of the East India Company ; after its collapse and the eventual establishment of the British Raj , the islands were ceded to Britain and became part of its Straits Settlements in 1826 . The Straits Settlements ( Negeri-negeri Selat , نݢري٢ سلت ) were a group of British territories located in Southeast Asia .
Hypothesis: Singapore is in Asia.
Label: ENTAILMENT