00:00When Timor-Leste was born in blood, one Malaysian lawyer walked into its chaos with only conviction.
00:07Shamala Alagendra came not to rebuild buildings, but to rebuild trust and justice.
00:12In courtrooms without lights, she helped a new nation find its voice after war.
00:18Every case she touched carried the memory of those who couldn't speak.
00:22She wasn't there for headlines, she was there for truth.
00:25From Timor-Leste's shattered villages to the Hague's global stage, her journey never lost its purpose.
00:32Justice, no matter how delayed, must still be delivered.
00:36Today, Shamala stands in international courts, defending the voiceless from Kosovo to Myanmar.
00:42Her work crosses continents, but her values began at home, in Malaysia.
00:47That's where she learned that justice is not just law, it's empathy in action.
00:51As Timor-Leste joins ASEAN, her story comes full circle.
00:56A Malaysian helped shape one of ASEAN's youngest democracies, and in doing so, she proved that integrity travels farther than influence.
01:05Her story isn't about power, it's about purpose and the belief that peace begins when someone chooses to stand firm for what's right.
01:13For the full story, read The Malaysian Prosecutor Who Helped Timor-Leste Find Justice and a Future by Frankie de Cruz only on FMT.
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