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February 16, 2004

Antara - February 16, 2004

Mataram – The Indonesian military will deploy soldiers to Batek Island in neighboring East Nusa Tenggara province, which borders East…

February 15, 2004

Antara - February 15, 2004

Atambua – Illegal border crossing into Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province from East Timor is something hard to control, a local…

February 13, 2004

Agence France Presse - February 13, 2004

Dili – Production has begun at an offshore gasfield which is expected to earn impoverished East Timor more than $US100 million a year, a…

World Socialist Web Site - February 13, 2004

John Roberts – Long-running disagreements between Australia and East Timor over their maritime border and therefore control of Timor Sea oil and…

February 12, 2004

Timor Post Editorial - February 12, 2004

Australia – East Timor's neighboring nation, which East Timor has known since the Second World War, the Australian political position during the…

Asia Times - February 12, 2004

Thalif Deen, New York – The United Nations plans to withdraw its 3,500 peacekeepers from East Timor in May, despite calls from the government in…

February 9, 2004

Radio Australia - February 9, 2004

Indonesia's former military chief, General Wiranto, has agreed to testify to a public hearing of war crimes charges against him, relating to post-…

February 6, 2004

Agence France Presse - February 6, 2004

An East Timor court has jailed a former pro-Jakarta militiaman for seven years for murdering an independence supporter during the…

Sydney Morning Herald - February 6, 2004

Indonesian presidential candidate General Wiranto has agreed to testify to a public hearing of war crimes charges against him, East…

Lusa - February 6, 2004

Dili – The UN Security Council will "probably" opt for a continued civilian and security presence in East Timor following the end of its current…

February 3, 2004

Melbourne Age - February 3, 2004

Melbourne coffee roaster Wells Trenfield is the second-last person in a global coffee chain. Before him are the brokers, importers, exporters,…

February 2, 2004

Radio Australia - February 2, 2004

Radio Australia – The United Nations has announced it may maintain a presence in East Timor beyond the end of its peacekeeping mandate on May 20.…

Radio Australia - February 2, 2004

A political dissident in East Timor says he is preparing to challenge the government when the United Nations mission to the country…

January 29, 2004

Lusa - January 29, 2004

Brussels – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan assured East Timor Thursday that the UN would likely maintain a presence in the country…

Agence France Presse - January 29, 2004

The military chief in Indonesian West Timor has promised that members of an opposition group in neighbouring East Timor, an independent state,…

January 28, 2004

Jakarta Post - January 28, 2004

Kupang – Wirasakti military commander Col. Moeswarno Moesanif accused an East Timor opposition group on Tuesday of infiltrating the…

Asia Times - January 28, 2004

Jill Jolliffe, Bobonaro – As the world's youngest nation battles to repress rebel groups, the harshness of the crackdown risks provoking the very…

January 27, 2004

East-West Center (Hawaii) - January 27, 2004

Honolulu – Although East Timor leaders know that building a constructive relationship with Indonesia is essential for a more secure future, the…

January 26, 2004

Antara - January 26, 2004

Atambua – The people living in border areas shared by Indonesia's province of East Nusa Tenggara and East Timor did not care about the UN…

January 24, 2004

Melbourne Age - January 24, 2004

Jill Jolliffe, Bobonaro – There is a palpable fear in the town of Bobonaro, which sits on the Timorese side of the border with Indonesia.

It…

January 22, 2004

Agence France Presse - January 22, 2004

Jakarta – East Timor's top prosecutor says he will ask an appeals court for help in securing arrest warrants for Indonesian presidential candidate…

Lusa - January 22, 2004

Jakarta – A senior Indonesian army officer denied Wednesday that Jakarta had any "concrete plans" to station security forces on an…

January 21, 2004

ETAN Press Statement - January 21, 2004

The East Timor Action Network (ETAN) today urged the United Nations and United States to strongly condemn Indonesia's use of military force in a…

January 20, 2004

Jakarta Post - January 20, 2004

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – The Indonesian Military (TNI) says it will soon deploy troops to the disputed island of Batek, which is close to East…

Radio Australia - January 20, 2004

A UN assessment team returns to New York this week from East Timor amid speculation there may be an extension of its presence there.

On May…

January 19, 2004

The Australian - January 19, 2004

Sian Powell – A delegation of senior Australian diplomats last week toured an Indonesian region considered by the UN to be more dangerous than…

Voices Unabridged - January 19, 2004

Sophie Boudre – As violence against women is recognized as a major health concern worldwide, Timor-Leste is struggling to overcome domestic…

January 18, 2004

Agence France Presse - January 18, 2004

Ian Timberlake, Jakarta – Thousands of former East Timorese refugees have been given homes of their own in Indonesian West Timor after more than…

January 17, 2004

Sydney Morning Herald - January 17, 2004

Jill Jolliffe, Dili – A headless skeleton discovered by workmen digging in the yard of East Timorese Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri is believed to…

Jakarta Post - January 17, 2004

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara A senior Navy officer denied on Friday that a military exercise, held recently on Batek island that…

January 16, 2004

Antara - January 16, 2004

Kupang – The struggle of factions in East Timor to grab power in the government and political elite are viewed as having made the pro-integration…

Radio Australia - January 16, 2004

Australia and East Timor are set to begin tough negotiations over marine boundaries this year, although Australia has refused to set a deadline.…

Antara - January 16, 2004

Atambua – Indonesian immigration officers in Mota'ain, a town on the Indonesia-East Timor border, on Friday turned away a group of UN lawyers who…

Jakarta Post - January 16, 2004

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – A senior Indonesian Military (TNI) commander in Kupang denied on Thursday recent reports in several local media that 78…

January 15, 2004

Lusa - January 15, 2004

Dili – Foreign Minister Josi Ramos Horta said Thursday he was "convinced" the United Nations would extend its engagement with East…

Jakarta Post - January 15, 2004

Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – Pessure has been placed on the relevant authorities to investigate alleged irregularities in the use of Rp 53 billion (…

Agence France Presse - January 15, 2004

Jakarta – East Timor has expressed concern after Indonesian troops fired on an uninhabited island whose ownership has not yet been determined, a…

January 14, 2004

Melbourne Age - January 14, 2004

Jill Jolliffe, Dili – East Timor's chief prosecutor has accused the United Nations of blocking an arrest warrant for war crimes against Indonesia'…

ABC News - January 14, 2004

Indonesia's highest court has confirmed the acquittal of a senior policeman accused of human rights abuses in the last days of…

January 12, 2004

Herald Sun - January 12, 2004

Mark Dodd and Ian McPhedran – In a dramatic show of military muscle, an Indonesian warship has blasted a contested island near East Timor with…

Radio Australia - January 12, 2004

By May, the last United Nations troops stationed in East Timor are due to hand over responsibility for security to the local army and police. But…

Associated Press - January 12, 2004

Dili – East Timor called on the United Nations Monday to extend its mandate in the country as the leader of a UN team arrived to assess whether…

January 10, 2004

Herald Sun (Melbourne) - January 10, 2004

Gerard McManus – Don't run over the chooks or goats ... that's unofficial rule No. 1 in the Australian Defence Co-operation Group's manual for…

Antara - January 10, 2004

Atambua – The Indonesian Defence Forces (TNI) is mulling the reopening of traditional markets on the Indonesian-East Timor border, a local…

January 6, 2004

The Australian - January 6, 2004

Australia has made a huge investment in East Timor for which the nation can be proud, but now is not the time to give up on it. From a position…

Australian Financial Review - January 6, 2004

Allesandra Fabro – The sustainability of Australian aid activities in East Timor is at risk despite the significant contribution made by bilateral…

January 3, 2004

Radio Australia - January 3, 2004

Hundreds of people have marked the death of the East Timor independence activist Andrew McNaughtan at a memorial service in the…

The Australian - January 3, 2004

Patrick Walters – From the rocky, tree-shaded summit of "Mount Everest", 1980m up in the cool, moist highlands of the Bobinaro ranges in East…

January 2, 2004

Melbourne Age - January 2, 2004

[Obituary - Dr Andrew Ian, McNaughtan, campaigner for East Timorese Independence, 21-2-1953 – 22-12-2003.]

John Martinkus – Dr Andrew…

January 1, 2004