Politics
Emilia Pires
Friday, April 1st, 2011Monocle Issue 41 Emilia Pires Finance Minister PDF
Countdown to coup
Friday, April 1st, 2011LONDON: There’s a familiar tension simmering in Thailand. Growing dissatisfaction among the middle and lower classes is close to ruining a bubbling political hotpot in the hands of Abhisit Vejjajiva, an unelected pretty-boy prime minister whose rise to power was only possible thanks to deals struck with the army and corrupt politicians.
But the people have [...]
Forecast 2011: Flashing the cash seen as the path to success
Thursday, December 30th, 2010Monocle December 28, 2010 — Dili
Writer: Matt Crook
They may not yet have flat roads, regular electricity or a constant water supply, but work on Timor-Leste’s first mall is almost complete. While it’s all systems go in the capital, Dili, where high-end developments are sprouting in the most unlikely places, two-thirds of the country who live [...]
Protest greets Sunrise chiefs in East Timor
Saturday, May 8th, 2010DILI, May 8 (AFP) — Partners in the Sunrise gas field joint venture met East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta on Thursday after the government angrily rejected plans to process Timor Sea gas on a floating platform.
About 100 protesters greeted the delegation led by Australia’s Woodside Petroleum as it arrived at Dili airport, in a show [...]
East Timor-Australia Urged to Dialogue Over Gas Fields
Saturday, May 8th, 2010DILI, May 6, 2010 (IPS) – The prickly issue of where to pipe and process gas from the Timor Sea between Australia and East Timor must be resolved through open dialogue, say members of civil society in East Timor.
“Don’t keep it deadlocked – it will not help. Whatever the options, we need to talk, as [...]
Gusmao unveils plans to invest E.Timor oil wealth
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010AFP April 8, 2010 — East Timorese Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao pledged Wednesday to invest more of the tiny country’s oil wealth to boost economic growth and living standards.
Gusmao told international donors at the country’s eighth annual development partners meeting that “the people need us to create conditions to improve their livelihoods”.
“The people do not [...]
Timor police declare war on mysterious ‘ninjas’
Monday, April 5th, 2010AFP DILI, April 6, 2010 — East Timor police have declared war on mysterious “ninjas” accused of murder and subversion in a new twist to the young country’s struggle to establish security.
The latest whispers of ninjas to transfix the nation emerged after the murders of a 15-year-old girl in the western district of Bobonaro on [...]
Timor opposition claims success in village polls
Friday, April 2nd, 2010AFP October 17, 2009 — EAST TIMOR’s opposition Fretilin party said yesterday there had been a “huge swing” against the government in recent village or suco elections, even though candidates were supposed to be independent.
“The suco elections, our community leaders elections, held across the country last Friday show that the (ruling coalition) parties’ votes have [...]
East Timor govt survives no-confidence vote
Friday, April 2nd, 2010AFP DILI October 12, 2009 — East Timor’s opposition stayed on the offensive Tuesday after the government survived a no-confidence vote over its decision to free an Indonesian militia leader accused of crimes against humanity.
Members of the opposition Fretilin party and its allies brought the motion before the house, accusing the government of Prime Minister [...]
ETimor lawmakers attack govt on militia leader
Friday, April 2nd, 2010AFP DILI October 11, 2009 — Lawmakers in East Timor shouted jibes at each other Monday in a fiery censure debate over a government decision to free an Indonesian militia leader accused of crimes against humanity.
Members of the opposition Fretilin party pushed the motion against the government of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, accusing it of [...]