FP: What plans are in place for post-conflict justice for the crimes committed during the Indonesian occupation and around the 1999 referendum? President Jose Ramos-Horta: My personal preference is to adopt a law that simply puts an end to the tragic chapters of the past. Let bygones be bygones. Let us not forget the victims and heroes, but let us …

When I arrived in Timor-Leste, Merpati’s Bali-Dili flight was about $350. At some point this year they reduced it to $296. Now it’s back up to $338 and next month it will be $365 return. These prices are crazy considering that I can fly Bali-Bangkok one-way for as little as $50.

This from a government statement on "Ricegate": In regards to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports regarding rice, rice and more rice, boiled, baked and fried Fretilin style, the Spokesperson of the IV Constitutional Government, and the Secretary of State for the Council of Ministers, Ágio Pereira said, "While the continued campaign ad nauseum is becoming domestic fodder, Arsenio Bano is …

From Telegeography: According to MacauHub, Timor Telecom has inked a deal with China’s ZTE for the provision of a W-CDMA network. The news service cites a statement from the Chinese embassy saying that the contract was signed last May and that network deployment should be completed by August. The deal also includes the nationwide expansion of the cellco’s GSM network. …

I had nothing to do last night so I took The Scorpion out for a spin and ended up in my old neighbourhood around Santa Cruz. I paid some of my Timorese friends a visit to see how they’ve been getting on. It had been a while since I’d seen them and things were more or less the same. The …

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