Asean – On Friday, Nobel laureate and East Timorese independence figure Jose Ramos-Horta was sworn in as the country’s fifth president, promising to use his time in office to promote national unity and create stronger ties with China. Ramos-Horta previously served as president from 2007 to 2012, as well as prime minister and foreign minister before that. He spent decades …

ASEAN – On March 19, voting began in East Timor for its fifth presidential election since liberation, with worries about political and economic stability at the top of the list. Former resistance soldier and current President Francisco “Lu Olo” Guterres, as well as independence figure and Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta and a former Catholic priest, are among the 16 presidential …