A Letter from Timor Loro Sa'e
May 28, 2002
Tamala Alisjahbana
The writer, manager of the National Archives building in Jakarta, is assisting the government of Timor Loro Sa'e to set up a national library.
The last time I was in Timor was in 1998, a week after President Suharto fell from power. One of the biggest changes that I felt on my return to Timor was the absence of that permeating sense of fear, of things hidden below the surface that seemed to dominate all levels of s |