Indonesia's manufacturers said that they had been concerned since Malaysia and Vietnam joined with eight countries in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.

Havana – Cuban parliament President Esteban Lazo welcomed today Timor Leste Prime Minister Rui Maria de Araujo, in a meeting that ratified the good state of bilateral relations between the nations.

Havana – Timor-Leste's Prime Minister, Rui Maria de Araujo, will pay tribute today to Cuba"s National Hero, Jose Marti, as part of his official visit's agenda to the Caribbean island.

Havana – The Prime Minister of East Timor, Rui Maria De Araujo, is paying an official visit to Cuba on Friday, during which he will hold talks with President Raul Castro and will carry out other ac

Jakarta – Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman has said the government is striving to control food imports and has saved a significant amount of foreign exchange reserves ahead of the one-year anniv

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will bring a new dimension to Australia's relationship with Indonesia given his former international business career, according to Trade M

Jakarta – In following up on the issuance of the government's economic policy package last week, the Trade Ministry will ease export and import regulations to improve the business climate and ensur

Jewel Topsfield – Indonesia is expected to allocate permits for another 200,000 to 300,000 live cattle from Australia this year but warns it plans to import beef from other countries to end the vir

RNZI reported that New Zealand's Foreign Minister Murray McCully said (in relation to a call by civil society organisations for a fact finding mission to West Papua) that:

West Papua Action Auckland (WPAA) is shocked at Murray McCully's refusal to back a fact-finding mission for West Papua at the Pacific Island Forum.

Beijing – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met with East Timor counterpart Taur Matan Ruak, who is in Beijing for activities marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Jakarta – Indonesia and Timor Leste have committed to cooperate on forestry, agriculture, maritime and fisheries issues.

Jewel Topsfield, Jakarta – Australia's relationship with Indonesia is like that of two porcupines in the middle of a cold night, according to a senior adviser to the government of Indonesian Presid

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The United Liberation Movement for West Papua is calling on the Pacific Islands Forum leaders to send a human rights fact finding mission to the Indonesian region.

Singapore – Singapore and Timor Leste reaffirmed warm relations on Friday (Aug 14), as Mentoring Minister Xanana Gusmao arrived in the Republic for a study visit.

Singapore – Mentoring Minister of Timor Leste Xanana Gusmao met with Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Law K Shanmugam on Friday afternoon.

Jakarta – Indonesian Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman has expressed shock – shock – that the price of beef has surged following a massive cut in the import quota by the government.

Eveline Danubrata & Klara Virencia, Jakarta – A steep increase in Indonesia's import tariffs on wine and spirits could more than double prices that were sky-high already, denting demand and rai

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – Top economic ministers on Thursday rejected mounting accusations that the government is adopting a protectionist trade policy stance as Indonesia's new import tariff

Manila – The Philippines reiterated its support for the inclusion of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Lindsay Murdoch, Kuala Lumpur – Foreign minister Julie Bishop has signalled that Australia's relationship with Indonesia is back on track after a diplomatic freeze over the executions of the Bali n

Jakarta – The Indonesian delegates would raise the issue of membership of Timor Leste in ASEAN during the 48th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur early next month, an Indonesian offic

East Timor's former president, Jose Ramos Horta, says that he does not think an independence campaign for the Indonesian province of West Papua will be successful.

The Deputy Director-General of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community says the addition of East Timor or Timor-Leste to the organisation will strengthen the region.

Jayapura, Jubi – Exports from Papua nearly doubled in May, compared to the previous month, the head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Papua Province Didiek Koesbianto said.

Dili (Timur Leste) – Vice Minister for Commerce, Industry and Environment, Constancio Pinto, said on Thursday that he appreciated the support from the Vietnamese Government for Timor-Leste's candid

Jakarta – A majority of Timor Leste's population and a sizable proportion of the country's elite have come to terms with the past and look forward to engaging more with Indonesia after the two nati

Following the execution of two Australian drug convicts despite repeated pleas to Jakarta for clemency, a new poll reveals that Australians have a strong preference for a restrained diplomatic resp

Bagus BT Saragih, Bandung – The patron of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) leader Megawati Soekarnoputri, was in a front-row position on Friday when s

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The West Java Police have urged the public to participate in securing a series of events during the 60th anniversary of the Asia-Africa Conference in Bandung and refrain from h

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – A total of 2,500 members of the National Police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) are ready to help secure Jakarta and Bandung during the upcoming Asian-African Conference, includin

Balqis Jamaludin, Kuala Lumpur – Timor Leste is ready to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) anytime, says Ambassador to Malaysia, Jose Antonio Amorim Dias.

Singapore – Timor Leste's bilateral cooperation with China is increasing and it has been an "important development partner" since the country became independent, but new prime minister Rui Maria de

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – For the last 70-or-so years, Indonesia and Australia have been in a dynamic relationship, frequently punctuated by tensions.

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Venidora Oliveira – Timor-Leste is unlikely to be admitted to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2015.

Yohanna Ririhena, Jakarta – Indonesia, Timor Leste and Australia are ready to move forward with a trilateral initiative for sub-regional integrated economic development linking eastern Indonesia, T

Hasyim Widhiarto and Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Foreign leaders congratulated Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday on his presidential inauguration, saying that they were looking forward to worki

Daniel Hurst, Canberra – Australia wants to move on from past disputes over spying, asylum-seeker policies and live-cattle exports to focus on building trade links with Indonesia under

Indonesia's incoming president has sent a blunt message to the Australian prime minster, Tony Abbott, about asylum seeker boat turnbacks.

James Massola, Michael Bachelard, Peter Hartcher – Prime Minister Tony Abbott is off to the inauguration party of incoming Indonesian President Joko Widodo this Sunday but it appears th

Jakarta – A coalition of NGOs said on Sunday that outgoing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had failed to formulate pro-people foreign policies during his 10 years' tenure.

Jakarta – Deputy Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin denied that Timor Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao made a statement saying that his country wanted to reunite with Indonesia.

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono bestowed the country's highest award, the Adipurna Star, on Philippine President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III and East Timor Prime Minister X

Minsk (BelTA) – Belarus and East Timor have established diplomatic relations.

Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao of Timor-Leste, a country which the United Nations shepherded to independence from Indonesia a dozen years ago, told the General Assembly today that while t

Jerry Omona, Jayapura – General Coordinator of the National Army of Free Papuan Organization (OPM) Lambert Pekikir has rejected the change of Special Autonomy Law of 2001 into Special A

Manny Tsigas – Dr Ramos Horta has been recognised for his leading role in East Timor's independence movement, as well as helping maintain a strong relationship with Australia.

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