128 - Timor Leste's Fading Sunrise

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Jan 30, 202578:18News & Politics

Timor-Leste stands at a crossroads, grappling with the legacies of Indonesian occupation, economic dependence on dwindling oil reserves, and the encroaching geopolitical pressures shaping its future. Once heralded as a s...

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