I don't know what is going on, but upon my return to Dili, I appear to have come down with all sorts of illnesses, all at the same time. First of all my tonsillitis came back, which was unpleasant. Then I caught a cold, which I'm just getting over now. And then I did something weird to my neck, which …

The UN Security Council needs to step up and take action to address the lack of accountability for human rights violations committed in East Timor to ensure there isn't a repeat of the violence that has marred Dili, the nation's capital, in recent years, says Amnesty International. "On two separate occasions since independence, in 2006 and again in 2008, political …

For the sake of informing the world, I am now back in Dili and working once more, writing stories about this, that and the other. I will be here for the foreseeable future. Got a project you think deserves attention or a burning issue you reckon needs covering? I can be contacted by email or else I'm back on my …

I'm not on the ground in Dili and I'm getting my info from a UN press release at this time, so I don't have all the details yet. There was a shooting on Monday in the Comoro neighbourhood of Dili. Supposedly there was some kind of situation to which local officers were called, one of whom is alleged to have …

This is from the International Cost of Living Ranking for October 2009. Apparently Dili was the fourth-highest climber, rising 106 places. Transport in Timor-Leste also comes in as being very expensive, with Dili actually topping the transport basket group. This is perhaps reflective of the changing face of Dili, which is certainly not in keeping with the (lack of) changing …

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