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That's the percentage of malnourished children in Timor-Leste according to UNICEF. It was 54% in a 2011 report. Timor-Leste is number three among Asian countries with the most people living with malnutrition. This is despite the country spending billions of dollars and the much touted double digit economic growth. The deputy prime minister, Fernando Lasama, has called on the government's health minister to tackle this issue. But I'd be interested to know if Lasama himself knows, and has any plans on how to solve it, being the PM's deputy and all, the number two person in the government. (Source: Jornál Diário Nacional 1/2/2013, ETAN news list for translation).
10
That's Timor-Leste's position among 30 countries on a chart which lists countries at risk of having a coup d'état in 2013. The blog, Dart-Throwing Chimp, which came up with this forecast was quoted in a stablished Portuguese news agency called SAPO. Apparently Timor-Leste is at more risk of coups than Syria. Although Timor-Leste is by no means free from political instability, unless you are living on Mars, this forecast is plain rubbish. You can follow the discussions on ETAN's Timor-Leste news listserv.
6
That's Timor-Leste's place among 10 fastest-growing economies in 2013 according to The Economist, China the fastest. At 8.3%, this forecast is rather modest compared to the government's own numbers, which puts it in the double digits. In fact Timor-Leste has been growing at that pace for some years now according to the government. But the economic activities have been fuelled overwhelmingly by government spending of revenues from non-renewables. Lots of spending and inability to absorb the billions of dollars produced equally high inflation, also in the double digits (over 15% at the end of last year). Few people prospered, the majority suffered, and gap widening fast between the rich and poor.
That's the percentage of malnourished children in Timor-Leste according to UNICEF. It was 54% in a 2011 report. Timor-Leste is number three among Asian countries with the most people living with malnutrition. This is despite the country spending billions of dollars and the much touted double digit economic growth. The deputy prime minister, Fernando Lasama, has called on the government's health minister to tackle this issue. But I'd be interested to know if Lasama himself knows, and has any plans on how to solve it, being the PM's deputy and all, the number two person in the government. (Source: Jornál Diário Nacional 1/2/2013, ETAN news list for translation).
10
That's Timor-Leste's position among 30 countries on a chart which lists countries at risk of having a coup d'état in 2013. The blog, Dart-Throwing Chimp, which came up with this forecast was quoted in a stablished Portuguese news agency called SAPO. Apparently Timor-Leste is at more risk of coups than Syria. Although Timor-Leste is by no means free from political instability, unless you are living on Mars, this forecast is plain rubbish. You can follow the discussions on ETAN's Timor-Leste news listserv.
6
That's Timor-Leste's place among 10 fastest-growing economies in 2013 according to The Economist, China the fastest. At 8.3%, this forecast is rather modest compared to the government's own numbers, which puts it in the double digits. In fact Timor-Leste has been growing at that pace for some years now according to the government. But the economic activities have been fuelled overwhelmingly by government spending of revenues from non-renewables. Lots of spending and inability to absorb the billions of dollars produced equally high inflation, also in the double digits (over 15% at the end of last year). Few people prospered, the majority suffered, and gap widening fast between the rich and poor.
113
That's Timor-Leste's latest rank on the Corruption Perception Index. Naomi Rovnick points out that Timor-Leste's position in 2012 has improved markedly compared to the year before, jumping from 143 to 113. At 118th, Indonesia is perceived as more corrupt than Timor-Leste. However, not everyone agrees with this 'improvement'. La'o Hamutuk warns that changes to the way the index is calculated for 2012 is responsible for this supposed improvement. Otherwise not much has changed.
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That's the number of brand new Toyota Prados the government has purchased and given to each one of Timor-Leste's members of parliament.
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