!['Good or bad, its Hong Kong history' says British colonial museum founder 'Good or bad, its Hong Kong history' says British colonial museum founder](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-06/71655788426_HongKong.jpg)
'Good or bad, its Hong Kong history' says British colonial museum founder
Bryan Ong has made it his mission to preserve items that tell the story of Hong Kong's British colonial past.
Tue Jun 21 2022
![India celebrates 70 years of independence India celebrates 70 years of independence](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-08/51471241546_IndiaIndependence.jpg)
India celebrates 70 years of independence
India celebrates its 70th Independence Day of August 15, 2016 to celebrate its independence from British colonialism in 1947.
Mon Aug 15 2016
![Longtime leader Lee Kuan Yew guided Singapore from colony to financial powerhouse Longtime leader Lee Kuan Yew guided Singapore from colony to financial powerhouse](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-03/41427089879_295x200.jpg)
Longtime leader Lee Kuan Yew guided Singapore from colony to financial powerhouse
Lee Kuan Yew's efficient but often heavy-handed leadership helped transform Singapore from a chaotic British colonial backwater into one of the world's most prosperous and orderly states.
Mon Mar 23 2015
![What is Sedition Act 1948? What is Sedition Act 1948?](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2014-09/71409638447_295x200.jpg)
What is Sedition Act 1948?
The Sedition Act was enacted by the British colonial government in 1948 to combat the Communists.
Tue Sep 02 2014
![Stamp sells for record US$9.5 million in New York Stamp sells for record US$9.5 million in New York](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2014-06/81403052931_295x200.jpg)
Stamp sells for record US$9.5 million in New York
A tiny one-cent magenta rare 19th century stamp from British colonial Guyana was sold for US$9.5 million at a New York auction.
Wed Jun 18 2014