Matt Crook, Dili – East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta said his young country had finally achieved peace and could look forward to prosperity…

New Zealand's military deployment in East Timor is being cut because the security situation there has improved, Defence Minister Wayne…

In three days time, the Timorese people will celebrate the anniversary of the restoration of our independence. Though we have been happily…

Lindsay Murdoch – The East Timorese government has complained to the ASX about Woodside's announcement that it plans to build a floating liquefied…

Damien Kingsbury – East Timor President Xanana Gusmao is not budging over terms of a deal with Woodside on gas reserves in the Timor Sea.

A…

Lindsay Murdoch – The regulator of East Timor's petroleum industry has accused Woodside of failing to comply with its legal obligations before…

Dili – Partners in the Sunrise gas field joint venture met East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta on Thursday after the government angrily…

The Federal Government has told East Timor it cannot invite another company to develop the Greater Sunrise gas fields in the Timor Sea…

Xavier La Canna – Woodside Petroleum Ltd will send a high-level team including chief executive Don Voelte to East Timor, after the tiny nation…

Jakarta – East Timor has rejected a proposal for a floating liquefied natural gas platform in a disputed Timor Sea gas field as a waste of time…

A high stakes dispute between Australian Oil and Gas company Woodside and East Timor's Government has come to a head. Woodside operates the…

New York – Timor-Leste's police force has made considerable strides since its creation ten years ago, the top United Nations police official in…

Ishaan Tharoor – For most, the presence of an outfit of ninjas conjures scenes of Japanese comic book assassins or, perhaps, of mutant turtles…

James Paton – Woodside Petroleum Ltd., Australia's second-largest oil and gas producer, continues to face opposition from East Timor's…

The Australian government is standing by its aid program in East Timor after a scathing assessment of the performance of donors by Prime Minister…

Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin – Authorities in Dili have appealed against the acquittal of the Australian Angelita Pires on charges of…

Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin – In a fiercely anti-Western speech, East Timor's Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmao, has accused Australia of sacrificing the…

An Darwin woman found not guilty of trying to assassinate East Timor's president two years ago says the country needs to review its…

Sara Everingham – East Timorese president Jose Ramos-Horta says it is time to break the impasse between Australia and his country over the…

East Timorese Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao pledged Wednesday to increase government investment of the tiny country's oil wealth to boost economic…

Matt Crook, Dili – East Timor police have declared war on mysterious "ninjas" accused of murder and subversion in a new twist to the young country…

East Timor has marked the tenth anniversary of the founding of its own police force. At a weekend ceremony, Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao said he…

James Scambary – Here is the destruction of '99; here is the destruction of 2006, and here is the destruction of 2007," exclaims Mateus, a wide…

Dili – The tiny, impoverished nation of East Timor is on the cusp of an economic explosion that will eclipse even China in terms of growth, a top…

Rory Callinan – The Indonesian soldier alleged to have stabbed Australian journalists to death at Balibo has denied any involvement in the 1975…

Tim Lee – There are two distinct seasons in East Timor – the wet season and the dry season.

For many East Timorese, the time in between…

The Australian Defence Force Chief says he believes East Timorese forces will be able to take full responsibility for the country's…

H.E. Jose Ramos-Horta
President, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Dili, Timor-Leste

Dear Mr. President,

We are writing to…

AI number: ASA 57/004/2010

Amnesty International has written today to President Jose Ramos-Horta to follow up on his meeting on 5…

Tokyo – East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta said Tuesday that Indonesia still needs to apologise for its brutal occupation of the half-island…

Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin – Australian soldiers in East Timor have been accused of asking Timorese their political views, in violation of the…

East Timor's president Jose Ramos-Horta says his country is serious about making sure its interests are not ignored in the development…

Sara Everingham – The President of East Timor says it is embarrassing for Australia that Northern Territory police took five years to test remains…

Tito Belo, Dili – The construction of a luxury hotel near East Timor's capital has uncovered machine-dug graves containing remains of people who…

Dili – East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta on Wednesday denied claims by Amnesty International that he would support a tribunal for abuses…

Australian human rights activists are outraged that the Australian Government has bestowed Australia's highest civilian honour, the Honorary…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The Indonesian military on Tuesday said it doubted claims by Amnesty International that East Timor President Jose Ramos…

AI Index: ASA 57/003/2010

The President of Timor-Leste has told Amnesty International he would support the establishment of an…

Sara Everingham, Dili – Celebrations for International Women's Day have begun early in East Timor. About 50 people – men and women –…

Sara Everingham – East Timor's latest attempt to create a brighter future has unearthered a tragic reminder of its turbulent past, with the…

Lindsay Murdoch – Three Dili District Court judges have sentenced 24 rebels to jail terms of up to 16 years but their verdicts have raised more…

Sara Everingham, Dili – For the first time in nearly seven months, Australian woman Angelita Pires can relax, after being acquitted of involvement…

Lindsay Murdoch, Dili – Angelita Pires, the East Timorese-born Australian lover of the slain rebel leader Alfredo Reinado has been acquitted of…

Tito Belo, Dili – An East Timor court jailed on Wednesday 27 people for between nine and 17 years over the attempted assassination of President…

Guido Goulart, Dili – An East Timorese court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced 24 rebels to up to 16 years in prison over the attempted…

From March 23 until May 3, Zely Ariane will be touring Australia, speaking at Direct Action forums, at universities, to trade union meetings and…

The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the mandate of its mission in East Timor (UNMIT) for another year.

The…

Edith M. Lederer – The Security Council voted unanimously Friday to extend the UN peacekeeping mission in East Timor for a year and backed plans…

Clinton Fernandes – Australia conducted two military interventions in East Timor during the 20th century and both have been falsely reconstructed…

Ref: IOR 40/2009.177
AI Index: ASA 57/002/2010
H.E. the Permanent Representative

23 February 2010

Open letter to all members…