Here is a resource you can search for available literature. It's from the APRL.
http://catalog.stamplibrary.org/inmagicgenie/If you are an APS or APRL member you can borrow most of the books that are in the APRL library.
There are a few dozen references to Straits Settlements, mostly auction catalogs. But some of these catalogs can be very comprehensive and become almost a reference.