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Timor-Leste police fire tear gas on second day of car purchase protests
The Straits Times
|September 17, 2025
Timor-Leste police fired tear gas on Sept 16 at protesters railing for the second day against a plan to buy new official cars for lawmakers, which became the latest flashpoint in one of the poorest nations in Southeast Asia.
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More than 2,000 people - mostly students from universities in the capital Dili - gathered near Parliament to protest against the plan to procure cars for each of the 65 members of Parliament, according to an AFP journalist.
The demonstration, which began peacefully, turned violent when police fired tear gas after some protesters hurled rocks towards them.
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हजारों चुनिंदा प्रीमियम कहानियों और 10,000 से अधिक पत्रिकाओं और समाचार पत्रों तक पहुंचने के लिए मैगज़्टर गोल्ड की सदस्यता लें।
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