Itinera mundi mentisque

I only wrote the elections commentary in Finnish, as I believe information in English is widely available elsewhere. Once again, the most up-to-date information seem to be available at http://timor-online.blogspot.com/ (in Portuguese mainly). The official National Electoral Commission page also provides some information, but in less stylised formad.

In any case, a very interesting result... Does not require lot of fortune telling skills to predict that the negociations on composition of a new government cabinet is not going to be easy.

Labels: East Timor, English, Timor-Leste

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Aika mielenkiintoiselta näyttää. Parlamenttivaalithan olivat lauantaina, ja äänistä on nyt laskettu suurin osa. Jossakin määrin virallinen väliaikatieto lienee kansallisen vaalikomission sivulla, mutta sitä on hieman vaikea lukea. Timor Online - blogissa on havainnollisia kuvia, kuten tämä (Lähde: Timor Online - Em directo de Timor-Leste: Resultados Nacionais Parciais (406.480 votos apurados)):




Itä-Timorissa on siis vaalien jälkeen yhden selkeän valtapuolueen (vallankumousrintama FRETILIN) kaksi kookkaahkoa ja kaksi keskisuurta puoluetta tai vaaliliittoa. FRETILIN:in haastaja on virkansa hiljattain jättäneen ensimmäisen presidentin ja vallankumoussankarin Xanana Gusmãon elvyttämä akronymi CNRT, joka tässä tarkoittaa "Congresso Nacional da Reconstrução Timorense", eli suunnilleen "Kansallinen Timorin jälleenrakennuskongressi". Tämä vaikuttaa pieneltä nostalgisoivalta mediatempulta, sillä kaikki timorilaiset varmasti muistavat itsenäisyystaistelun aikaisen CNRT:n, jossa "R" oli lyhenne sanasta Resistencia, eli siis vastarinta.

FRETILININ ylivoiman kutistuminen ensimmäisen parlamentin 63 prosentista 31 prosenttiin oli sinänsä odotettua ja demokratian kannalta ehkä toivottavaakin, mutta epäselväksi jää, millaisia konkreettisia muutoksia CNRT ja muut puolueet sitten aikovat toteuttaa. Tulivatko äänet vain karismaattisen johtajahamon ja anti-FRETILIN-retoriikan myötä? On kyllä huomattava että myös perinteisten sosiaalidemokraattisen puolueiden ASDT:N ja PSD:n koalitio yli tuplasi ääniosuutensa 8:sta 17:ään prosenttiin. Toivotaan parasta, mutta hallitusneuovotteluista tuskin tulee helpot.
 
Vanhan parlamentin kokoonpano.

Labels: Itä-Timor, Suomeksi, Timor-Leste

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At the same time, Dili is the same and different compared to nine months ago. On the surface many things look like nothing had happened, but the IDP (internally displaced people) camps quickly make it clear that there is a difference. On the way from the airport on Friday, I was 'greeted' at Comoro bridge by a gang fight that was being handled with tear-gas by the international police forces.

On the other hand, lunch and swim at the beach side made me feel as if I never had left.

I had really great three days meeting many old friends and I realise I had missed this country despite all the work-related stress that I used to complain about.

Just before leaving today, I had a luch at my usual table 9 at Hotel Timor and again, it felt like I didn't ever really leave...

Labels: East Timor, English, Round-the-world, Timor-Leste, Travel

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I meant to post this earlier, but forgot to publish. Anyway, the official report of the 'Independent Special Commission of Inquiry for Timor Leste' is finally out.

Read here

Labels: Dili, East Timor, English, Timor-Leste

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I finally managed to read through the whole report. Definitely an interesting read, but I somehow feel it's credibility is compromised by the selectivity of sources used. It mainly draws from CAVR report and a couple of interviews, but many other possible lines of investigation are cut short, resulting in a rather simplistic analysis. The report basically implies that the conflict is a direct result of the rivalties inside the resistance movement.

There is probably a lot of truth in what the report says, but by being selective with the use of available sources, including people who were interviewed, it leaves a lot of room for dispute. Apparently Alkatiri has already done exactly that - he issued a statement completely undermining the whole report. The report also completely ignores the socio-economic conditions that are conducive to such petty rivalries to escalate into a large-scale open conflict.

Labels: Dili, East Timor, English, Timor-Leste

Posted by Janne at 15:10 | Permalink | Comments

This is certainly an interesting read! I skimmed through it very quickly, and it seems to be using very direct language. I'll comment the contents later when I have managed to read it properly.

International Crisis Group - Resolving Timor-Leste’s Crisis

Labels: Dili, East Timor, English, Timor-Leste

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Welcome to my new blog, which is to continue and complement the flow of conciousness started in my Timor-Leste blogs earlier. Now that I am permanently in Finland, and as I intend to continue blogging, I thought it would be appropriate to write under a more wide-ranging title.

Is this blog in Latin?

Occasionally, yes, but I'm going use whatever language seems most appropriate for each post, depending on the subject, intended audience and my mood. Most posts are probably going to be in English.


Confused when this started?

The first post to this blog was made on July 31, 2006. However, I have since posted some stories about my past trips (in accordance with the blog title) backdated to where they actually occured. I may continue this practice as I get my photos organised.

Labels: Dili, East Timor, English, Finland, Helsinki, Latin, Lingua latina, Timor-Leste, Travel

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Ergo questio illa responsa est. Timoria orienatlis a Nuntiis Latinis Radiophoniae Finnicae Generalis appellatur, et his confido. Fragmentum subiunctum (conservatum hic) in conspectu rerum ante diem quartum Nonas Octobres anno p.Chr.n MMII emissum est.

De historiae Timoriae orientalis
Timoria orientalis, parva res publica in Asia inter meridiem et solis ortum spectante sita, membrum Nationum Unitarum centesimum nonagesimum primum cooptata est. Agitur de civitate omnium recentissima, quippe quae abhinc quattuor menses sui iuris facta sit, cum diu contra Indonesianos pro libertate pugnasset. Inter saeculum autem sextum decimum et annum millesimum nongentesimum septuagesimum quintum (1975) illa regio colonia Portugallorum fuit, donec Indonesiani eam occupaverunt.

Labels: East Timor, Latin, Lingua latina, Timor-Leste, Translating

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Hoc commentarium meum nomine Itinera mundi mentisque de omnibus rebus (et quibusdam aliis) in linguis quibuslibet narrat. Primum maximam partem itinera mundi referam cum ad fabulis illis scribendis vacam. Has dum expectas, fortasse tibi folium domesticum meum aut commentaria de commoratione mea in Timorine orientali libeat.

At vos lectores questiones de vocabulariis linguae latinae novae duas rogo, responsa cum in Tela Totius Terrae googleni non reppererim:

1. Blog: blogis -is aut blog -is aut blogus -i aut commentarum telanum aut telantarum (cf. web log -> blog) aut aliquod aliud?
   
2. Timor-Leste (vel East Timor): scilicet Timor orientalis, sed res publica hac novissima non est timenda! Interim hoc verbum utor sed declino: "Timor o.- Timorinis o.".
   

Labels: East Timor, Latin, Lingua latina, Timor-Leste

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Labels: Development economics, East Timor, English, Ethiopia, Timor-Leste, Travel

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