Asia Times
East Timor tries to buy some time
Friday, April 2nd, 2010Asia Times Online, October 24, 2008
DILI – The streets of Dili are quiet – for now. Clashes between rival gangs have subsided and thousands have finally returned to their homes after fleeing the fighting that erupted in East Timor in 2006. But behind the veneer of calm, the entrenched conflicts that sparked that street violence [...]
East Timor kills Chinese power deal
Friday, April 2nd, 2010Asia Times Online, December 3, 2008
DILI, East Timor – A US$390 million power project tendered to Chinese investors was to be the defining action of the Parliamentary Majority Alliance (AMP) coalition government, with the infrastructure seen as crucial for improving livelihoods and attracting foreign investment to this impoverished island nation.
It was announced in October that [...]