[i]East Timor, which declared independence on May 20, 2002 after

East Timor, which declared independence on May 20, 2002 after
almost 500 years of colonization, has to deal with a host of
complicated problems and toil for a bright future. The Jakarta
Post's Pandaya recently visited Indonesia's new neighbor to look
at some crucial issues in the new nation.

The following is a report on East Timorese refugees still
holed up in Indonesia's West Timor after almost three years. More
reports on other issues will appear on this page next week.