Infrastructure
‘Big’ Projects To Make Up Oil Losses
Friday, April 2nd, 2010DILI, May 8, 2009 (IPS) – With an eye on tourist dollars, the government of East Timor has given the go-ahead to two major developments, including a shopping mall complete with stores, restaurants and the impoverished island nation’s first escalator.
Jape Group Australia, owned by a Chinese-Timorese family with holdings in Dili and Darwin, has begun [...]
Power Situation Better, But Problems Lie Ahead
Friday, April 2nd, 2010DILI, Apr 6 (IPS) – Residents in East Timor’s capital used to suffer from daily power blackouts last year, sometimes occurring two or three times a day.
”Electricity was a big problem. There were blackouts here every day. They usually happened at around 6 p.m. and lasted for three hours,” said Maria Ucabere, 44, [...]
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 [...]