Under the so-called Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, Japanese troops initiated a ground invasion of Malaya in December 1941, and British colonial forces surrendered ... and isolation from ...
This made Buddhist communities increasingly nervous and xenophobic and was only solidified after the Rohingya aided the British in their fight against the Japanese Empire and local Burmese ...
Colonialism built Britain's economy. As calls for reparations grow, it's time Britain's politicians were honest about the ...
Christopher Patten, Hong Kong's last British colonial governor who oversaw its handover to Chinese rule in 1997, is among the 87 foreigners recognized in this year's fall decorations for their notable ...
Britain outlawed the slave trade in 1807 but did not legislate to emancipate slaves in its territories until 1833. A growing list of British institutions, including the Church of England ...
Cameroon still has some colonial-era infrastructure, such as the railroad bridge in the photo. Colonized 1884-1914 Modern country: Togo and part of Ghana Post-war: The British and French invaded ...
A debate about reparations for Britain’s role in the slave trade overshadowed a summit in Samoa of the Commonwealth, many of whose member nations were once British colonies ...
LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Some British Labour lawmakers on Sunday accused Prime Minister Keir Starmer of having a "colonial mindset ... to promote 'free and open' trade, The Observer reports ...
(via REUTERS) King Charles III on Friday acknowledged past colonial injustices at a Commonwealth ... s role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The British monarch told leaders in Apia that he ...
Baha Mar’s financial crisis would have been “averted” if its main contractor had properly used $54m to pay the project’s sub-contractors rather than fund the British Colonial’s purchase ...
Christopher Patten, Hong Kong's last British colonial governor who oversaw its ... year's fall decorations for their notable contributions to Japan, the government said Sunday.