Index: ASA 57/004/2011
Amnesty International calls on the governments of Timor-Leste and Indonesia to provide justice for the victims…
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November 12, 2011
Amnesty International Public Statement - November 12, 2011
East Timor Action Network (ETAN) Press Release - November 12, 2011
On the 20th anniversary of the infamous massacre at Santa Cruz cemetery in Timor-Leste, the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) called…
East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) - November 12, 2011
John M. Miller, ETAN National Coordinator – On November 12, 1991, Indonesia troops carrying US supplied weapons gunned down peaceful East Timorese…
Cafe Pacific - November 12, 2011
Charles Scheiner, Dili – Tonight, I'm honored to be with so many young Timorese people who believe in justice and independence. Twenty years ago,…
November 11, 2011
The Independente - November 11, 2011
Manuel da Silva, Dili – Education Minister Joao Cancio Freitas has recognized that monthly salary payments are still being made to teachers who…
November 9, 2011
West Australian - November 9, 2011
Flip Prior, Broome – East Timor's ambassador to Australia Abel Guterres flew into Broome last week for a whirlwind round of meetings with Broome…
November 6, 2011
Damien Kingsbury - November 6, 2011
This is not the first time that Gareth Evans has recognised that his, and Australia's, policy on reforming ABRI (Later TNI) was mistaken. As he…
November 3, 2011
Lowy Interpreter - November 3, 2011
Gareth Evans – Noam Chomsky, in Sydney on 2 November, repeated his familiar attack on my handling, as Australia's foreign minister from 1988-96,…
October 22, 2011
Agence France Presse - October 22, 2011
East Timor is mulling an investment firm based on Singapore's Temasek Holdings to invest part of the country's billions of dollars in petroleum…
October 21, 2011
Macau Hub - October 21, 2011
China – Companies from China, Japan and South Korea has shown interest in oil and gas exploration in East Timor, but an agreement has…
Reuters - October 21, 2011
Singapore – East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Friday his compatriots who met the new Woodside CEO Peter Coleman were "…
Australian Associated Press - October 21, 2011
Woodside Petroleum seems to be making progress with its stalled Sunrise project, saying its new chief executive Peter Coleman has held…
Reuters - October 21, 2011
Australian oil and gas firm Woodside Petroleum aims to hold further talks with the East Timor government on its stalled Sunrise LNG project, the…
October 19, 2011
IRIN News - October 19, 2011
Dili – A new bill allowing more diversified investments by Timor-Leste's multi-billion dollar oil and natural gas sovereign fund, which…
October 12, 2011
Timor-Leste Trade Union Confederation (KSTL) Press Release - October 12, 2011
On Tuesday 11 October at 08am, the General Secretary and the National Organizer of General Workers' Union including 17 workers were arrested by…
October 10, 2011
Sydney Morning Herald - October 10, 2011
Peter Ker – Woodside Petroleum has opened the door on East Timor's biggest-ever resource project, with the company agreeing to revisit the concept…
October 8, 2011
The Australian - October 8, 2011
Robert Connolly – In 2009, I took a small film crew to East Timor to make the feature film Balibo, a story depicting the events surrounding the…
The Australian - October 8, 2011
Jill Jolliffe – East Timorese hotel manager Alice Goncalves has survived many bad moments in the hospitality business.
The worst was as a…
September 29, 2011
IRIN News - September 29, 2011
Dili – Atoki Madeira says it started with threats and escalated into armed assaults. The 40-year-old Timorese NGO worker alleges the attacks…
September 28, 2011
The Australian - September 28, 2011
Simon Caterson – For local journalists in East Timor, breaking the news could mean being broken themselves. Then there's the difficulty of…
September 23, 2011
IRIN News - September 23, 2011
Hera – A cornerstone of the government's development plan is a promise to electrify every home in Timor-Leste within just a few years. But…
September 22, 2011
Sydney Morning Herald - September 22, 2011
Philip Dorling – East Timor's parliament is "corrupt and ineffective", Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao has an alcohol problem and former prime…
Agence France Presse - September 22, 2011
East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta saw his fledgling nation's parliament as corrupt and ineffective and believed himself both "above local…
Agence France Presse - September 22, 2011
East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta today dismissed fears the country will see a return of turmoil and violence ahead of elections next year…
September 15, 2011
ABC News - September 15, 2011
East Timor's foreign minister Zacarias da Costa says his country is keen to work closely with Melanesian countries to assist them in…
September 12, 2011
Agence France Presse - September 12, 2011
Stephen Coates – East Timor's fragile stability will be tested in coming months as the country's political and business elite manoeuvre ahead of…
September 9, 2011
Agence France Presse - September 9, 2011
East Timor's opposition called Thursday for Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao to step down as his cabinet faces scrutiny over corruption claims ahead…
Sydney Morning Herald - September 9, 2011
Wendy Frew – A new documentary about East Timor has raised questions about a Gold Walkley-winning ABC TV program that led to the resignation of…
ABC Radio Australia - September 9, 2011
The head of East Timor's armed forces stepped down last week, leading to speculation he may be preparing to run for President in nest year's…
Macau Hub - September 9, 2011
Dili – The new monetary authority of East Timor will be called the East Timor Central Bank and will be inaugurated on 13 September,…
September 8, 2011
September 8, 2011
Timor-Leste and international organizations today urged "the government of Timor-Leste to keep the nation debt-free and refrain from borrowing…
September 6, 2011
Judicial System Monitoring Program (JSMP) Press Release - September 6, 2011
The 6th of September is remembered as a day of national mourning to mark the Suai Church Massacre that was carried out by the Laksaur Militia with…
September 2, 2011
Agence France Presse - September 2, 2011
Dili, East Timor – The head of East Timor's armed forces, Major General Taur Matan Ruak, said Friday he had resigned, ahead of a possible run for…
IRIN News - September 2, 2011
Manatutu, East Timor – For Pedro Damaeao, having a brother who was part of Falantil, the Timorese guerrilla group that fought Indonesia's army,…
August 31, 2011
Asia Times - August 31, 2011
Guteriano Neves – Oil has different meanings for different societies. For developed societies like the United States, Japan, and Western Europe,…
August 30, 2011
Associated Press - August 30, 2011
Guido Goulart, Dili – A powerful earthquake hit waters off East Timor on Tuesday, but officials said it was too deep to trigger a…
Asia Times - August 30, 2011
Simon Roughneen, Dili – Land, corruption and poverty are all on the table as Timor-Leste gets into political mode ahead of parliamentary and…
Irrawaddy - August 30, 2011
Simon Roughneen, Dili – Across the city, banners and posters signal the new country's increasing integration with the world outside, heralding…
August 29, 2011
The Australian - August 29, 2011
Mark Dodd – East Timor's small army will be supplied with Indonesian weapons after the signing of a ground-breaking agreement between the two…
August 27, 2011
New Zealand Herald - August 27, 2011
Klas Lundstrom – Blackouts remain a significant part of East Timor's capital, Dili, although Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao has promised the country…
August 26, 2011
Macau Hub - August 26, 2011
Dili, East Timor – The East Timor parliament Tuesday approved the first change to the country's Oil Fund Law to allow greater…
August 25, 2011
Jakarta Post - August 25, 2011
Jakarta – World Bank managing director Sri Mulyani Indrawati commended Timor Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao for his administrative…
August 23, 2011
Macau Hub - August 23, 2011
Dili, East Timor – East Timor continues to demand that the natural gas from the Sunrise field, in the Timor Sea, be processed in the…
August 20, 2011
Macau Hub - August 20, 2011
Manila, Philippines – The East Timor economy is expected to maintain growth of 10 percent this year, driven by a rise in oil prices…
Agence France Presse - August 20, 2011
Dili, East Timor – East Timor on Saturday officially disbanded pro-independence armed unit Falintil who had fought against Indonesian occupation…
August 19, 2011
ABC News - August 19, 2011
Sara Everingham – East Timor's Council of Ministers has condemned recent violence in the country's south-west that left more than 100…
August 18, 2011
Brisbane Times - August 18, 2011
Peter Ker – The new Woodside Petroleum boss, Peter Coleman, will make a diplomatic mission to East Timor in a bid to revive hopes of building a…
August 17, 2011
East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) - August 17, 2011
A friend in Dili tells ETAN that police recently broke up a demonstration in support of West Papua. As we get more information, we…
August 16, 2011
Agence France Presse - August 16, 2011
Dili – Angry mobs of martial arts gang members set fire to dozens of homes Monday as they rampaged through an East Timorese town after…
August 10, 2011
IRIN News - August 10, 2011
Asulao Sare – Babies are plentiful in Timor Leste – almost seven per woman on average – and so too are health problems in a country where chronic…