by Dr Nihal D Amerasekera
My story begins more than a 100 years ago when the sun never set on the British Empire. As rulers they weren’t perfect. They indeed did rule the waves and wave the rules. But the countries were managed firmly and efficiently and they maintained the rule of law. In those distant days, jobs were scarce. People preferred to work for the government as the work and pay were secure and on retirement, they received a pension. For Ceylonese in those days British Malaya was a popular country to find employment and they returned home to become “Malayan Pensioners”.