The Dutch acquired the greatest prize: control over the vast archipelago now called Indonesia (formerly the Netherlands East Indies). France established itself on the eastern flank of the mainland, controlling all territory east of Thailand and south of China. The British conquered the Malay Peninsula, gained power over the northern part of the island of Borneo, and established themselves in Burma as well. Other colonial powers also gained footholds but not for long. The exception was Portugal, which held on to its eastern half of the island of Timor (Indonesia) until after the Dutch had been ousted from their East Indies.