<prompt> Ka 1818, Mohlomphegi Stamford Raffles o ile a kgethwa bjalo ka Lieutenant Governor wa kolone ya Brithane ka Bencoolen. O be a ikemišeditše gore Brithane e swanetše go bea Netherlands bjalo ka maatla a magolo ka dihlakahlakeng, ka ge tsela ya kgwebo magareng ga China le British India, yeo e bego e le bohlokwa kudu ka setheo sa kgwebo ya opium le China, e fetile ka dihlakahlakeng. Dutch e be e thibela kgwebo ya Brithane tikologong ka go thibela British go šoma ka maemakepeng ao a laolwago ke Dutch goba ka go ba bea ka tlase ga tefo ya godimo. Raffles o be a holofela go hlohla Dutch ka go hloma boemakepe bjo bofsa go bapa le Straits of Malacca, tsela ya motheo ya sekepe bakeng sa kgwebo ya India-China. O be a hloka boemakepe bja boraro ka ge boemakepe bja Brithane bo be bo na le maemakepe a Penang le Bencoolen feela.  <response>: go bapa le Strait of Malacca 