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...from 33.7% in 1999. Megawati faces re-election in July, and trails her former Security Minister, retired army general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. She also faces competition from another ex-general, the Golkar candidate, Wiranto, who has been indicted for crimes against humanity by a U.N.-backed court in East Timor. Power Play HONG KONG In the biggest show of force since Hong Kong's 1997 handover to China, eight Chinese naval vessels cruised through the territory's harbor to mark the navy's 55th anniversary. Some saw this display of military muscle as an appeal to local patriotism, others...
...EAST TIMOR: You were only able to exploit those resources in the Timor Gap because you negotiated a good deal with Indonesia while it was illegally occupying our country. It was a political solution, not a legal one. As soon as we achieved independence, all bets were...
AUSTRALIA: That area in the Timor Gap is now the Joint Petroleum Development Area. The Timor Sea Treaty gives you 90% of the taxes and royalties and that's very generous...
...EAST TIMOR: You know that is only a temporary agreement and that we've always claimed petroleum fields that are much closer to East Timor than Australia. A permanent boundary along the median line would place the JPDA entirely on our side. As well, we are fully entitled to the Laminaria and Greater Sunrise areas under international...
...EAST TIMOR: No, you come...