E. Timorese lack news from home<\/p>\n
ATAMBUA, East Nusa Tenggara: East Timorese living in the Insana
\nregency in East Nusa Tenggara lack access to news about their
\nhomeland, causing many to decide to stay in the Indonesian half
\nof Timor island, an official said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\"The East Timorese community here are really short of news on
\nthe political, economic and security developments in their
\nhomeland,\" Insana regent Piet Sanan said.<\/p>\n
Around 295 East Timorese families or 1,780 people have settled
\nin the regency, which has a population of 33,675, he said.<\/p>\n
The East Timorese were former refugees who fled East Timor due
\nto the violence that followed its separation from Indonesia in
\n1999.<\/p>\n
Piet said many of the East Timorese wanted to go home, but due
\nto the lack of information they feared the situation might still
\nnot be safe for them.<\/p>\n
Many of the refugees were pro-Jakarta militia members who,
\nbacked by the Indonesian Military, led a violent rampage in East
\nTimor following a United Nations supported referendum that led to
\nits independence.<\/p>\n
Piet urged the East Timor government to help Indonesia
\ndisseminate information among its people here about progress in
\nthe new country. -- JP<\/p>",
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