East Timor: Gossip Trouble · Global Voices
Preetam Rai

The blogger at Timorsunshine blog blames gossip for reoccurring trouble in the country. “It's strange that i should be saying this – but i think what the government needs is a great mouthpiece to spread its propaganda – or in a less biased way – spread INFORMATION. There's a lack of accurate information dissemination in this country – lots of people rely on LIA ANIN (“windy words”) or GOSSIP – and statements repeated through a chain of whispers until they become distorted and incendiary in some cases.”