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Postcolonial corruption in Timor-Leste
Gembong Hanung
Teaching assistant at Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia

Cambodia orders Mekong conservation zone to save endangered dolphins
Cambodian premier orders authorities to establish conservation zones with fishing ban to save Irrawaddy dolphins after close to a dozen died the past year alone.

EU to establish in Nuuk as Greenland eyes new markets
Amid Greenland’s search for new business partners, the European Union establishes first office in Nuuk as the island’s exports decreased by 15% after Russian sanctions.

Denmark and Greenland to investigate shared historical relations
Denmark and Greenland will establish an independent commission mapping the two countries relationship starting from WWII. Result’s will show if Denmark followed UN decolonization requirements.

Danish authorities lack an understanding of cultural differences when placing Greenlandic children in care
Children with Greenlandic parents have a higher chance of been taken into care homes in Denmark partly due to language and cultural understandings with Danish authorities.

Sápmi Norwegian municipalities in dire need of Sami language competences
Report concludes serious lack of Sami language skills and cultural knowledge among workers in 13 Sápmi Norwegian municipalities making it difficult to enforce local rights.

New language app to support learning endangered languages
An EU funded project has released a new language learning app called IndyLan, encouraging English, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish speakers to learn endangered languages.

Kazakh protest spilled over into political demands
Kazakhstan suddenly had global media attention due to street riots and demonstrations against the government. What exactly happened in the richest country in Central Asia?

New republic Barbados cuts ties to monarchy but remembers history
Barbados in the Caribbean Sea is the youngest republic entering 2022 after declaring independence from British rule last year, with promise to become Caribbean’s beacon.