Baduy people language are similar to the general Sundanese people population. One of the differences is their beliefs and lifestyle. The Kanekes people isolate themselves from the outside world influences and strictly preserve their traditional lifestyle, while the Sundanese people are much more open to outside influences and majority of them embraces Islam. Generally, the Baduy are divided into three groups, namely "Tangtu", "Panamping" and "Dangka". The community of villages in which they live are considered "mandalas", derived from the Hindu/Buddhist concept but referring in the Indonesian context to places where religion is the central aspect of life. The first group, "Tangtu"
Indonesian occupation of East Timor described as "the act of self-determination" in East Timor. Indonesia kept East Timor shut off from the rest of the world, except for a few years in the late 1980s and early 1990s, claiming that the vast majority of East Timorese supported integration. This position was followed closely by the Indonesian media such that an East Timorese acceptance of their integration with Indonesia was taken for granted by, and was a non-issue for, the majority of Indonesians. East Timor came to be seen as a training ground for the officer corps in tactics of suppression for Aceh and Papua, and