Brief Timor-centred highlight reel from the Amnesty human rights report: Impunity persisted for perpetrators of gross human rights violations committed during Indonesian occupation between 1975 and 1999. The police and military were implicated in alleged ill-treatment and excessive use of force. Despite the enactment of a law against domestic violence, levels of domestic violence remained high. [R]eports continued of human …

There was a very interesting story in the NYT/IHT this week about the World Bank coming out and admitting that it has been partly to blame for the slow progress in Timor-Leste. It really highlights the difficult balance donors face in trying to give countries what they need while ensuring that the money doesn't go to waste, and this is …

The heavy oil power project in Timor-Leste came with a government promise of electricity for all by the end 2009. Obviously this isn't happening. Not even close. When I left Timor-Leste about three months ago, the blackouts in capital Dili had actually become more frequent. My house in Farol, near the Indo embassy and Mari Alkatiri's place, was without power …

The government of Timor-Leste continues to launch daggers at all things Woodside over development of Greater Sunrise. This from a government press release: In grandiose platforming at the UBS Resources Conference, CEO of Woodside Don Voelte amusingly attempted to convince a crowd that the Greater Sunrise project was progressing. "It's time for this project's day is in the sun," said …

When government ministers get caught up in "scandal", few foreigners jump to their defense. With finance minister Emilia Pires, however, it's been a different story. As you may recall from my last post, Pires has been in the firing line for some comments she made in a private email four years ago. The Timor Post last week ran a front …

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