Overcoming the Obstacles of Overseas Elections: A Lesson from Timor Leste

Timor Leste’s 2023 general election has brought two senior independence figures to the helm of the country, which is the candidate of the 11th ASEAN member. Jose Ramos-Horta became the President of Timor Leste by pocketing 62 percent in the voting that took place on April 19, 2023. Meanwhile, Xanana Gusmao was appointed Prime Minister […]

Overseas Voters’ Turnout Shrink

Binti Rosidah is one of more than 1.6 million Indonesians living and working in Malaysia. She has been working as a domestic worker in Kuala Lumpur, the largest city in the country, for no less than 15 years. In those years, she has missed two general elections. Something she would not have missed if she […]