From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
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 Francisco Guterres concedes defeat in the East Timorese presidential election. The winner, Nobel laureate José Ramos-Horta, is to be sworn in on May 20. Ramos-Horta pledges to unite the divided, fledgling nation. "I will honor what I told the people in the campaign: I will work for the poor, with the entire country, to unite it, and heal its wounds." (IHT) (AP) (BBC)  Dulmatin, a key suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings, eludes capture on remote Simunul island. Philippines military and police agents raided a safe house from which Dulmatin had fled hours before and found only his four children. (AFP)  Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi voices optimism over talks next with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to build a new bridge between Malaysia and Singapore, replacing the Johor-Singapore Causeway. (AFP)- The Singapore Grand Prix has been confirmed for the Formula One 2008 season, with a planned 4.8km (3.0 miles) long street circuit around the downtown area. It is planned to be the event's first night race when safety and logistical concerns are addressed. (CNA)
- A Republic of China Air Force F-5/F crashes into a military base in Hukou, Taiwan, killing the two Taiwanese crewmen as well as two Singaporean soldiers who were part of an unrelated overseas training stint on the ground. Another nine Singaporeans were injured, with two sustaining serious burn injuries. (CNA) (CNA) (MINDEF)
 The Thai government drops plans to file a criminal lèse majesté lawsuit against YouTube after the video-sharing website said it would remove 12 clips deemed offensive to King Bhumibol Adulyadej. However, the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology issues a new demand that YouTube provide it with the ISP addresses of the offending video uploaders. The site remains blocked in Thailand. (TNA) (AP) (Bangkok Post) (AFP)- South Thailand insurgency: Two policemen are killed in a raid by separatist militants on a security checkpoint in Narathiwat. Elsewhere in the same province, three Muslim men are fatally shot in separate attacks. (AFP)
 Two more dissidents are sentenced to jail in a crackdown on political activism. Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan are sentenced to five and four years respectively by the Hanoi People's Court. Both are human rights lawyers, arrested on March 6 and accused on collaborating with overseas democracy groups and using the Internet to spread their views. (BBC)
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