The country borders Malaysia on the island of Borneo (Kalimantan), Papua New Guinea on the island of New Guinea and East Timor on the island of Timor.

印度尼西亚与婆罗洲(Kalimantan)海岛和马来西亚，新几内亚和巴布亚新几内亚，以及帝汶海岛和东帝汶海岛毗邻。

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In the 16th century, the Portuguese established an isolated presence on the island of Timor, while the surrounding islands came under Dutch control.

在16世纪，葡萄牙人在帝汶岛上的控制不是很强，同时周围的岛屿都被荷兰所控制。

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The island of Timor Leste is part of the Indonesian archipelago and the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands.

帝汶岛是印度尼西亚群岛的一部分，也是努沙群岛的最大和最东部分。

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But critics of the Indonesian government have been outraged that militias are still operating in the Indonesian half of the island, and occasionally cross into East Timor to make trouble.

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The Indonesian parliament agreed unanimously to let the province of East Timor become independent, as thousands of refugees from the west of the island made their way back home.

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