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There was a party at the end of our street last night. Thankfully it wasn’t another Mexican party and it wasn’t organized by any foreigners. I walked down the road and was met by Carlos, who had apparently been waiting for me. We went to Jonny’s house and drank a liter and a half of tua sabu (palm brandy) with …

Progress is a good thing in Timor, but I sometimes think that moving forward slowly is the right way to go. Last night some workmen came and tried to fix the road of the street I live on. I say tried because they didn’t do a very good job of it. It was about 9 pm and they covered about …

This is democracy: The PAD has set up a rally site in front of Hat Yai railway station to rouse the crowds beginning today, Saroj said. Buses are ready for the 24-hour, non-stop departures to transport the protesters from today to Sunday. The PAD has declared a showdown to bring about the collapse of the government and the House. (Nation) …

I lived in Thailand for long enough to learn that the politics of the country is absolutely mad. I don’t find much time to blog about what’s happening in Thailand because I’m not there at the moment and I don’t have much to add to the discussion. There are more than enough Thailand blogs offering commentary and analysis. Every now …

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