Such attitudes were still evident in the independence movements that exploded after the surrender of the Japanese, who occupied most of Southeast Asia between 1942 and 1945. The end of World War II ...
Till today, colonial-era laws that ban homosexuality continue to exist in former British territories including parts of Africa and Oceania. But it is in Asia where they have had a significantly ...
The term ‘waste colonialism’ was coined in 1989 at one ... resulting in an influx of plastic waste to Southeast Asia, leading to overwhelming waste levels in these developing countries.
Over the next two decades, Britain and other colonial powers including France and Portugal lost their grip on nation after nation in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. Some former colonies were ...
JAKARTA: Hundreds of Indonesian artefacts that were in the Netherlands for more than a century - the bulk of which were looted by the Dutch during their colonial rule - are now on display at ...