Tag: East Timor
Women's day celebrations underway in East Timor
Celebrations for International Women's Day have begun early in East Timor.[MORE]
Mass grave uncovered on hotel site
East Timor's latest attempt to create a brighter future has unearthered a tragic reminder of its turbulent past, with the construction of a new luxury hotel and golf course leading to the discovery of a mass grave.[MORE]
Pires relieved at not guilty verdict
Angelita Pires and her family are relieved and happy she was aquitted of involvement in a plot to kill East Timor's leaders.[MORE]
Pires not guilty of assassination plot
Australian woman Angelita Pires is cleared of plotting to kill East Timor's top two political leaders.[MORE]
Pires awaits verdict in East Timor kill plot
Australian woman Angelita Pires will today learn her fate over the alleged assassination attempt against two of East Timor's leaders.[MORE]
UN extends mission in East Timor
The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the mandate of its mission in East Timor (UNMIT) for another year. [MORE]
QC slams Ramos-Horta assassination case
Lawyers for Timorese-Australian woman say new evidence has come to light in case involving alleged plot to kill East Timor's President.[MORE]
Brisbane soldiers arrive in East Timor
Soldiers from Brisbane's 8th and 9th Battalion have arrived in East Timor.[MORE]
Pires in visit to spot where Reinado died
The Australian woman charged with conspiring to kill East Timor's president has accompanied her lawyers to the site where the president was shot.[MORE]
ADF fails to contact killed woman's kin
The Defence Department has responded to a report that its members have not contacted the family of a woman who died after being hit by an army vehicle in East Timor.[MORE]
Woman dies after ADF road accident
An East Timorese woman has died after being involved in an accident with a Australian Defence Force vehicle in Dili.[MORE]
New technology may solve East Timor bones mystery
Northern Territory Police say new technology may help solve a mystery involving an East Timorese national hero who was killed by Indonesian forces more than 30 years ago. [MORE]
Fears cane toads have hitched to E Timor
There are renewed concerns that one of Australia's worst exotic pests may have hitchhiked to East Timor.[MORE]
Green odyssey takes cyclist to Copenhagen
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An Australian cyclist who has spent 16 months cycling from Brisbane to the UN climate talks in Copenhagen says the journey has given him a host of accounts of how global warming is changing lives for the worse.[MORE]
Balibo Five were killed deliberately: soldier
A former Indonesian soldier says troops deliberately killed the Balibo Five.[MORE]
Fishermen to sue over Timor oil spill
Hundreds of fishermen and seaweed farmers are seeking compensation from the Federal Government and a Thai operator after the Montara oil spill in the Timor Sea. [MORE]
Poor sanitation killing kids in E Timor: WaterAid
An international charity focussed on safe water and sanitation says children are dying needlessly in East Timor due to poor toilet facilities. [MORE]
Poor nutrition stunts growth of millions
Nearly 200 million children in developing countries suffer from stunted growth and health problems due to poor nutrition.[MORE]
Aussie doco on Timor wins US film award
An Australian-made documentary film about soldiers in East Timor has won an award in a major US film festival.[MORE]
Signs of stability in East Timor
The new ISAF commander in East Timor says there are many signs of progress in the war-torn country.[MORE]
East Timor hatches plan for turtle tourism
The East Timorese Government says a new responsible tourism campaign could help pull parts of the country out of poverty.[MORE]
Australia marks 10 years in East Timor
Today marks the 10th anniversary of Australia's involvement in East Timor's multi-national peacekeeping force.[MORE]
Timor 'war criminal's' departure sparks anger
Australian authorities are facing bitter accusations from East Timorese torture victims and in Parliament after accused war criminal Gui Campos flew out of Australia and out of the reach of an Australian Federal Police investigation[MORE]
Outrage as E Timor 'war criminal' goes home
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has suspended an investigation into an East Timorese man accused of war crimes because he has left the country.[MORE]
SBY warns against Balibo probe
Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has warned that relations with Australia may be harmed by the Australian Federal Police's fresh investigation into the 1975 deaths of the Balibo Five.[MORE]
