Wednesday 5 May 2010

Banana Republic or what?

In today's (May 5th 2010) Timor-Leste newspapers the following Prime Ministrial edict appeared:
(please excuse the translation from Tetum)

Based on instructions from His Excellency Mr. Prime Minister and from the Ministry of Tourism, Commerce and Industry:

1. Bussiness's such as supermarkets, shops and kiosks, all of them in Dili, must participate in the general clean-up which takes place every week on Friday by cleaning the area in front of their place of business.


2. Starting today 3rd May 2010 all supermarkets, shops and kiosks in Dili have to paint and decorate with coloured fairy lights to commemmorate the restoration of independence on 20th May.

NB - Those who do not participate in the general clean-up and do not follow these instructions will be sanctioned by the withdrawal of their business licenses by the Ministry of Tourism, Commerce and Industry.

Signed and stamped by:
Fernando Da Silva,
National Director of Commerce.


What a bloody joke. This is what you fought for Falantil.
I wonder whose relatives have a coloured fairy lights and paint business?

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1 comment:

Unknown said...

So did you figure out who is in the fairy lights and paint business?