This info comes from a local paper, STL, so it may not be 100% accurate, but it is most worrying.Timor-Leste born Indonesian citizens living in Atambua-Kupang-Indonesia, have threatened to set up checkpoints or sweeps vehicles with Timor-Leste white...
Topics: News

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Excerpt from a story by a local newspaper in Dili after interviews with people around the city.“What happens is that drivers sometimes shout at people who are walking in the middle of the road because there is no space on the sidewalk,” said...
Topics: Light news

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Addendum: This from The Australian:AN East Timorese government delegation led by Prime Minster Xanana Gusmao is in China looking for support for its bid for a major gas processing plant to be built in East Timor instead of Darwin.Woodside Petroleum, part.
Topics: The Boy

{"title":"Timor-Leste negotiating loan with the Chinese","post_url":"http:\/\/whatismatt.com\/timor-leste-negotiating-loan-with-the-chinese\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/whatismatt.com\/?feed=rss2","author":null,"date":"2009-10-15 03:05:00","summary":"Addendum: This from The Australian:AN East Timorese government delegation led by Prime Minster Xanana Gusmao is in China looking for support for its bid for a major gas processing plant to be built in East Timor instead of Darwin.Woodside Petroleum, part."}

Local civil society organization La’o Hamutuk sent around a concerned email this week. It raises questions about why top government brass are in China.From the email:Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão — together with the Ministers of Finance,...
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{"title":"So what are they doing in China?","post_url":"http:\/\/whatismatt.com\/so-what-are-they-doing-in-china\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/whatismatt.com\/?feed=rss2","author":null,"date":"2009-10-14 20:27:19","summary":"Local civil society organization La\u2019o Hamutuk sent around a concerned email this week. It raises questions about why top government brass are in China.From the email:Prime Minister Xanana Gusm\u00e3o — together with the Ministers of Finance,..."}

Well it’s the next day and I’ve been in the districts for most of it. I was in parliament last night for the vote. It was about 10 pm and everyone looked to have had a long day. The censure motion was rejected. Thirty-nine voted against it...
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{"title":"Censure debate concludes","post_url":"http:\/\/whatismatt.com\/censure-debate-underway\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/whatismatt.com\/?feed=rss2","author":null,"date":"2009-10-11 22:33:49","summary":"Well it’s the next day and I’ve been in the districts for most of it. I was in parliament last night for the vote. It was about 10 pm and everyone looked to have had a long day. The censure motion was rejected. Thirty-nine voted against it..."}