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Forecast podcast: Protests erupt in East Timor over plan to buy SUVs for lawmakers

Factal September 18, 2025

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Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Awais Ahmad discuss the protests in East Timor over a controversial plan to buy SUVs for lawmakers, plus more on a…