East Timor MPs bow to protesters, vote to scrap lifetime pensions | Protests News

Demonstrators were angered by a plan to spend $4.2m on cars for lawmakers in one of Southeast Asia’s poorest countries.

Lawmakers in East Timor have voted to end a law providing lifetime pensions for parliamentarians, following student-led demonstrations against lavish perks for public officials in one of Southeast Asia’s poorest countries.

Former members of parliament (MPs) and some public officials were…