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East-Timor

East Timor's Ramos-Horta takes commanding lead in presidential vote
Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

East Timor's Ramos-Horta takes commanding lead in presidential vote

Timorese voters headed to the polls in the half-island nation of 1.3 million on Tuesday, choosing between Ramos-Horta and ex-guerrilla fighter President Francisco "Lu Olo" Guterres.
East Timor heads to polls to pick next president
Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

East Timor heads to polls to pick next president

Polling stations in Southeast Asia's youngest country open at 7 am (2200 GMT Monday) for what is a rematch of a 2007 election won handily by former revolutionary hero and peace prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta. 
Timor Leste votes in presidential election
Asia & Pacific 4 years ago

Timor Leste votes in presidential election

Voters lined up outside polling stations at the crack of dawn to choose between a record 16 candidates led by two revolutionary heroes in incumbent Francisco "Lu-Olo" Guterres and former president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta. 
A united and democratic Indonesia makes Australia more secure
Academia 4 years ago

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A united and democratic Indonesia makes Australia more secure

Taking cues from the past, the pro-autocrats believe that sectarian and political conflicts in Indonesia often gained support from overseas.
When Papuans ask Indonesia to let them go
Academia 4 years ago

When Papuans ask Indonesia to let them go

Let's act with dignity and acknowledge that the situation in Papua is indeed messy but that we intend to fix the problem and to prove to the world that we deserve its trust.
Self-denial about Papua
Editorial 4 years ago

Self-denial about Papua

What happened in East Timor decades ago could happen in Papua because discrimination and racism against the indigenous population persist.
Ukraine: Out of a tiger’s mouth into a crocodile’s mouth
Academia 4 years ago

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Ukraine: Out of a tiger’s mouth into a crocodile’s mouth

It is not difficult to predict Ukraine will have to face powerful Russia alone. Outsiders will only “fish in the murky waters”.
Dutch apology to Indonesia – Return to sender, with a thank you note
Academia 4 years ago

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Dutch apology to Indonesia – Return to sender, with a thank you note

The study may have opened a Pandora's box that could unravel the entire Dutch colonial history, and not just that specific period in the 1940s.
Timor Leste Nobel laureate Ramos-Horta to run for president again
Asia & Pacific 4 years ago

Timor Leste Nobel laureate Ramos-Horta to run for president again

The 72-year-old was a critical figure in East Timor's independence struggle, winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996 along with Carlos Filipe Ximines Belo.
Third Nobel for ASEAN
Academia 4 years ago

Third Nobel for ASEAN

The two journalists were named the winners as they had fought tirelessly “to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace”.
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