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...South Korea via Singapore. But confusion surrounded the fate of five other North Korean defectors seized by Chinese police in the grounds of the Japanese consulate in Shenyang. Japan demanded the Chinese hand them back, but talks over their fate stalled, straining already tense relations. EAST TIMOR New Nation Almost three years after residents braved a hostile militia to vote for independence, the former Indonesian territory prepared to become a sovereign nation on May 20. To help it on its way, donors representing 27 countries and organizations pledged a total of $440 million in aid, but the country will still...
...since then the world has changed yet again, and Indonesia's military is now receiving mixed signals. Post-Sept. 11, Washington, while still demanding radical improvement in the TNI's human rights record (the U.S. cut military ties and banned hardware sales after Indonesia's violent withdrawal from East Timor in 1999), is clearly itching to patch up military relations with Indonesia, which it regards as a hotbed of Islamic extremism. As for Megawati, she won her presidency last year with military backing, and former TNI officers hold key posts in her Cabinet. Because she stresses the country's unity...
...widespread for it to be just a question of individuals," says Aris Santoso, a military analyst with a Jakarta think tank. "The institution itself must take the blame." Four middle-ranking soldiers and one police officer are currently on trial in Jakarta for a 1999 mass killing in East Timor. It is Indonesia's first human-rights court, but many doubt it will throw any light on the role senior officers played in orchestrating the violence. Another case in point: the murder of Papuan independence leader Theys Eluay, found strangled to death in Papua's capital of Jayapura last November...
...family. "They protect us day and night." Since the TNI arrived, many former residents are returning, while local fishermen are again venturing up the river to sell their catch. The village mosque, previously deserted after nightfall, is now bustling. A local TNI lieutenant proudly notes the contrast with East Timor, where he did many tours of duty. "They hated us in East Timor," he says. "Here, they love...
Person of the Week BIRTH OF A NATION It took years of struggle in the jungle and many more as a political prisoner in Indonesia, but East Timor's favorite son finally reached the presidency after an overwhelming victory at the polls. Now Xanana Gusmão faces his most difficult task: building a country from scratch...