Anyone who knows the history of East Timor knows that the Indonesian military just do as they please.

Sadly, Australia seems not to have the courage to face up to what has been done in West Papua and what continues to happen.

Not that I approve of the destruction. But it comes from years of frustration and exploitation of the resources the country has.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/why-there-s-unrest-in-the-indonesian-province-of-papua-20190905-p52o98.html

I would suggest the Australian readers not to be influenced by hoax stories peddled by the likes of the Guardian. Two Indonesian soldiers have been stabbed to death by the so-called 'peaceful' demonstrators. Hundreds of shops and buildings have been looted and torched.

These violent protestors are provoked by online hoaxes about non-existent 'murders of Papuans' in Java, calling for revenge attacks against non-Papuan residents. The peddler of lies being the separatist propagandists.

No wonder Indonesian government has shut down the internet to kill-off spread of provocative hoaxes. The new cybersecurity team, highly experienced in defeating recent massive internet hoax campaign by radical Islamists, is setting its sight on the separatist hoax makers. Given its experience, in no time the entire separatist propaganda team will be in custody.

The police and army has successfully restored order, while the population has set-up self-defense groups that deterred further looting.

Thus, Indonesian government can continue its mission in developing Papuan infrastructure and economy. Under current administration, Indonesia has built 4,000 kms of roads, dozens of new airports, and new port facilities to bring the region at par with rest of Indonesia. Indonesia will not give space to violent looters and the separatist provocators who offer nothing to advance Papuans' lives.

Well on this basis, the people of East Timor were misguided and treacherous, not being loyal to the Indonesian military and their local helpers who destroyed 80 per cent of the electricity supply, housing, government buildings and roads in East Timor. Those misguided East Timorese still wanted independence from their colonial masters. Indonesians are the colonists now.

If Indonesia really cared about Papuans they would stop assisting the Americans to take the wealth out of the mines and sending it overseas. And give the Papuans self-determination. They are too scared to do so.

Now I wonder why the Indonesian government created a media blackout and expelled journalists? And brought in thousands of soldiers? Didn't they want the world to see what they were doing to Papua?

East Timorese independence was a gracious gift from Indonesian president Habibie. That's why East Timorese govt recently named a bridge in Dili the Habibie bridge. No John Howard bridge there I'm afraid.

Purpose of internet shutdown was quite clearly explained by the govt, namely to kill-off the sinister separatist hoax campaign provoking racial violence. The shutdown is a service to humanity and cause of peace.

Now, the highly experienced cyber security agency is tracking down and arresting all the separatist hoax makers.

Indonesia will continue its program of developing Papuan infrastructure financed by the recently acquired former American Freeport mine now owned by Indonesian govt.