Frank Swettenham became first Resident-General of the Federation, with Kuala Lumpur as the capital.
Kuala Lumpur became the capital of the Federation that Frank Swettenham led.
The living history of Melaka is to be found among the Baba Nyonya community, the descendants of the original Chinese pioneers and entrepreneurs who married local Malay women in the old Straits Settlements Melaka, Penang, and Singapore.