The Timorese police today arrested two persons in Baucau, east of Dili, for stoning supporters of the Revolutionary Front of Independent East…

Jakarta – Twenty four bodies were recovered on Wednesday from a mass grave that was accidentally found in the garden of the office of Timor Leste'…

Damien Kingsbury – When Timor-Leste's Anti-Corruption Commission (CAC) was established in 2009, many people wondered whether it was just a…

Emma Macdonald – The decision by independence fighters in East Timor to swap guns for diplomacy not only worked in creating the new independent…

Paul Stewart – My mother has had one contact from the Australian federal government in the 37 years since my brother, Tony Stewart, was murdered…

Kate Hodal – Young, blonde, and Australian, she was an unlikely undercover agent for an unlikely cause: a far-flung province on a Southeast Asian…

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Edward Rees – Last weekend, a number of uniformed Indonesian military officers were lounging about the Dili Beach Hotel drinking coffee, laughing…

Dili – With UN peacekeepers set to leave East Timor at the end of the year, local police are striving to shed a reputation for rough justice as…

Damien Kingsbury – As Timor-Leste heads towards it parliamentary elections, it is increasingly likely that no single party will receive sufficient…

East Timor had dual celebrations over the weekend, as it marked 10 years of independence and also swore in its third president, Taur Matan Ruak.…

Vincent Souriau – East Timor's new president on Sunday lauded the "maturity" of his young country's democracy at celebrations marking 10 years of…

Lindsay Murdoch, Dili – The East Timorese political party headed by Prime Minister and former guerilla leader Xanana Gusmao has been accused of…

Lindsay Murdoch, Dili – East Timor has made a new plea for Indonesia to return the remains of Timorese national hero Nicolau Lobato on the eve of…

Damien Kingsbury – On Sunday 20 May, East Timor will celebrate ten years of independence. As a nation born from the ashes of destruction, its…

Fitri & Arientha Primanita, Mataram – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered the acceleration of development in the impoverished…

This weekend, East Timor will see the installation of the new head of state after the recent presidential elections. But it's also facing a…

Lisa Martin – On the eve East Timor's decade anniversary of independence former Prime Minister John Howard has reflected Australia's involvement…

Lindsay Murdoch, Dili – Celebrations down the mountains marking the 10th anniversary of East Timor's independence today mean little to Ines Lemos…

Arientha Primanita & AFP – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will attend the 10th anniversary celebrations of East Timor this weekend,…

East Timor's new president says the 10th anniversary of his country's independence from Indonesia is a time for generational change.

Taur…

This weekend, East Timor's president-elect will be sworn in to office as the country celebrates ten years since its formal independence from…

Shamim Adam and Ramsey Al-Rikabi – The Southeast Asian nation of East Timor celebrates 10 years of independence tomorrow night facing a challenge…

Meagan Weymes, Dili – Ten years after winning formal independence following a brutal occupation by Indonesia, East Timor is struggling to escape…

The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) congratulated the people of Timor-Leste as they prepared to celebrate the 10th anniversary of…

Liam Cochrane, Dili – The government in East Timor has shown off a European-built pipeline which it says can be used to send natural…

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Damien Kingsbury – As Timor-Leste moves towards marking the 10th anniversary of its independence and completing the third round of its national…

The federal government is in discussions with East Timor about carbon price liabilities for gas companies which operate in the Timor…

Police in the East Timorese capital Dili fired warning shots and arrested 84 people to disperse some 500 May Day protesters calling…

Lindsay Murdoch – Jose Ramos-Horta guns his Mini Moke along Dili's pot-holed backstreets, waving and laughing with barefooted children running to…

The East Timorese government has raised concerns that it risks losing millions of dollars in revenue, as a result of Australia's carbon tax.

David Wroe – East Timor could be slugged millions of dollars a year under the carbon tax, which is set to take a bite out of revenues from…

Anna Powles, Dili – In a vote influenced by nationalism and nostalgia, Timor Leste's voters overwhelmingly chose former defense force chief Jose…

Former guerrilla fighter Taur Matan Ruak has officially won East Timor's presidential election, according to a court statement that confirmed…

Damien Kingsbury – States that have been colonised commonly reflect elements of their colonial past. Timor-Leste has the unusual distinction of…

Michael Bachelard – Three weeks ago some of the world's unluckiest people were given one more reason to curse their fate.

Fleeing…

The second round vote for the President of Timor Leste has been announced. The two candidates were Lu'olo (Francisco Guterres), a candidate put…

Max Lane – The second round vote for the President of Timor Leste has been announced. The two candidates were Lu'olo (Francisco Guterres), a…

Michael Bachelard, Dili – Australia can expect a more aggressive line from East Timor's new president Taur Matan Ruak over maritime boundaries and…

Michael Bachelard, Dili – A military man recommended by the United Nations for criminal prosecution six years ago seems almost certain to become…

Damien Kingsbury – When East Timor's outgoing president, Jose Ramos-Horta, won office in 2007 by a crushing 69 per cent, many outsiders attributed…

Gerry Van Klinken – There is bitter irony here. Even for the winning side, this bloody outcome was not optimal. Indonesia was left in physical…

Meagan Weymes – Former guerrilla Taur Matan Ruak has won East Timor's presidential run-off by a wide margin, preliminary results showed Tuesday,…

Guido Goulart, Dili, East Timor – Two former guerrilla leaders vied for East Timor's presidency Monday, each hoping to help steer the region's…

Meagan Weymes – Former military commander Taur Matan Ruak was ahead in an early count for East Timor's presidential run-off vote on Monday,…

Unrest has broken out in East Timor, where the campaign office of presidential candidate Taur Matan Ruak has been attacked in the lead-up to the…

Dili – East Timor's second presidential election as a free nation will see two ex-guerrillas compete in a run-off vote on Monday, after the Nobel…

Victor R Savage – The current presidential election in Timor-Leste has brought international visibility to this rather marginalised state within…

Dili – Following a peaceful presidential poll in March and several years of stability, international peacekeeping forces dispatched in 2006 to…