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 Maria da Costa of Comoro. Drivers should also try to understand the different functions of roads …

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 of the joint venture with Conoco Phillips, Shell and Osaka Gas to develop the billion-dollar Sunrise gas …

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 Gusmao — together with the Ministers of Finance, Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, the Secretary of State for Natural Resources, and the head of Timor-Leste's armed forces, headed to China to …

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 and 25 voted for it, with one lawmaker not present. After the vote, …

Just watch this. It's madness. Hate is a strong word, but it's the kind of word reserved for people like Bill O'Reilly.

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