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Monday | Scoop

East Timor Honours Returning Aussie Troops

Monday, 8 February 2010, 1:57 pm Press Release: Australian Department Of Defence The President of East Timor, Dr Jose Ramos Horta, has presented medals and expressed his nation's gratitude to nearly 200 Australian Defence Force personnel who are about to return home.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Australia, Oceania, Jose Ramos-horta

Sun Feb 07, 2010

Earth Times

Five 'enslaved' Cambodian fishermen rescued after jumping overboard

Five Cambodian fishermen were rescued near East Timor after jumping overboard to escape reportedly slave-like conditions on board a Thai fishing vessel, local media said Friday.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Cambodia,

Fri Feb 05, 2010

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

East Timor appoints corruption commissioner

Monday to Saturday from 8:00 am on ABC Local Radio and 7:10 am on Radio National .

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News

Scoop

East Timor food import deal a must be made publica

East Timor food import deal 'must be made public' The terms of a controversial business deal to import Chinese fruit and vegetables into Timor-Leste should be made public given its potential to disadvantage local farmers, former Minister for Agriculture and Prime Minister Estanislau da Silva said The terms of a controversial business deal to import ...

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Life, Food, Vegetables, Agriculture, Science

Thu Feb 04, 2010

AlertNet

INTERVIEW-East Timor anti-graft tsar sees long fight ahead

High-profile prosecutions will not end widespread corruption in East Timor and a long public re-education campaign will be needed to fight graft and nepotism, the country's new anti-corruption tsar said on Friday.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Indonesia,

Wed Feb 03, 2010

Scoop

Political thriller Balibo set for NZ cinemas this ...

An Australian political thriller about the Indonesian invasion of East Timor in 1975 and the murder of six journalists - one of them a New Zealander - opens in cinemas here on February 18.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, Oceania, New Zealand

Mon Feb 01, 2010

Fides News

Asia/East Timor - Diocese of Maliana erected, first Bishop appointed

The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on January 30, 2010, erected the Diocese of Maliana , with territory taken from the Diocese of Dili.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Pope Benedict XVI, Indonesia,

ABS-CBN News

Video spotlights East Timor police abuse

The brutal beating of a demonstrator by East Timorese police in front of UN officers raises serious questions about the world body's training of the local force, an opposition lawmaker said Monday.

1 comment

Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Jose Ramos-horta

Sat Jan 30, 2010

Voice of America

East Timor Declares War on Leprosy

East Timor is one of the few remaining countries where leprosy is endemic, and one of only two in Asia where it has yet to be eliminated.

1 comment

Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News

PR-inside.com

WPAT and ETAN on Naming of Senior Kopassus Officer as Indonesia Military Commander in West Papua

Kopassus forces have a long and dark history in the region. The appointment of Major General Hotma Marbun to the Military Command for the Kodam-XVII Cenderawasih region comes as Papuans continue to seek a dialogue with the Jakarta Government and the demilitarization of their homeland.

1 comment

Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Indonesia,

Thu Jan 28, 2010

Scoop

Horta asks PM to reshuffle East Timorese cabinet

President JosA© Ramos Horta has asked East Timor's Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmao to reshuffle the coalition government of the Majority Parliamentary Alliance block amid ongoing allegations of corruption because "the time has come". Horta said he did not want a nation whose name is dirty in the international world due to corruption, and so for ...

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Indonesia,

Wed Jan 27, 2010

The Age

'The Australian Army left us in the lurch'

Josefina Ba Kita, 15, was orphaned when her mother was killed by an ISF vehicle in Dili.

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Related Topix: Indonesia, World News, Southeast Asia

Mon Jan 25, 2010

The New Zealand Herald

War hero urges Australians to root out racism

General Peter Cosgrove, the commander of the international force that moved into East Timor in the bloody aftermath of the tiny nation's independence vote, and one of his country's most respected figures, has urged Australians to stand up against racism.

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Related Topix: Australia, Oceania, World News, Southeast Asia, India,

Sat Jan 23, 2010

The New Zealand Herald

Haiti: Devastation stuns aid veteran

James Addis has seen suffering from Kosovo to East Timor but says Haiti is the worst.

1 comment

Related Topix: Haiti, Central America, World News, Southeast Asia

Thu Jan 21, 2010

The Sydney Morning Herald

Big tax looms for mining giants

Thank you. Henry: Tax increase inevitable The Secretary to the Treasury, Ken Henry, has dashed expectations his review of the tax system will pave the way for lower tax.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News

Scoop

Motor Vehicle Accident In East Timor

Friday, 22 January 2010, 10:38 am Press Release: Australian Ministry of Defence A motor vehicle accident occurred on 18 December 2009 involving an Australian Defence Force vehicle, operating as part of the International Stabilisation Force , and a female East Timorese pedestrian.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News

Wed Jan 20, 2010

Scoop

East Timor: A Singaporean view of a Pacific future

Larry Teo mulls over the future of Timor-Leste; keen to stand on its own feet. DILI, Timor-Leste :A Will Timor-Leste be freed of all foreign controls and stand proudly one day among the countries of Asean and the world? Or will its economy go down once the United Nations, or even Australian assistance, pulls out? Whatever social occasion I was in - ...

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Related Topix: Travel, East Timor Travel, Southeast Asia, World News, Indonesia, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Singapore, Malaysia Travel, Malaysia Travel

Tue Jan 19, 2010

The Straits Times

Petronas-E.Timor gas deal?

MALAYSIA'S national energy firm Petronas said on Tuesday it has been asked by East Timor to develop offshore gas resources from the country's vast Sunrise field.

1 comment

Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News

Sun Jan 17, 2010

ZDNet

2010 start for $650m Defence logistics system

A vision of providing the Australian Defence Force with a single logistics system to replace disparate systems operated throughout the massive organisation is set to go live by mid this year.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News

Fri Jan 15, 2010

Scoop

Death of Airman a " 3rd Statement

Death of Airman - " 3rd Statement The Chief of Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Graham Lintott has released the name of the airman killed this morning when his airtrainer aircraft crashed near Ohakea Air Force Base.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, Solomon Islands, Oceania, World News

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