A petition calling on the government of Timor-Leste "to keep the nation debt-free" was delivered to the National Parliament. The parliament is currently debating the 2012 budget, which contains provisions authorizing the borrowing of $43 million.

On Monday, November 7, protesters will express their outrage at the honoring or former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger by the New-York Historical Society (N-YHS). Demonstrators will gather from 5:30-7 pm at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in NYC.

The appointment of Lieutenant General Sjafrie Sjamsuddin as Indonesia's Deputy Minister of Defense undermines human rights accountability and civilian control of the military, said the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN).