Tag: East Timor
Timor Air to fly internationally
An agreement has been signed to create East Timor's first international airline.[MORE]
Alkatiri to coordinate gas plan
East Timor's former prime minister Mari Alkatiri has been appointed to coordinate negotiations over the development plan for the Greater Sunrise gas field.[MORE]
Darwin exhibition showcases E Timor art, craft
The first international exhibition of art and crafts from East Timor has opened today in Darwin.[MORE]
Howard pushed me on E Timor referendum: Habibie
Former Indonesian president BJ Habibie says a letter from then-Australian prime minister John Howard pushed him into acting quickly on independence for East Timor.[MORE]
E Timor's budget unconstitutional, court rules
East Timor's Court of Appeal has ruled that the country's $612 million mid-year budget is unconstitutional.[MORE]
Woodside flags LNG options for E Timor
The head of Woodside says there could be opportunities for East Timor to capitalise on gas developments in the Sunrise field, off Darwin. [MORE]
Ramos Horta urges Obama to fight against poverty
East Timor's President Jose Ramos Horta is urging the new US administration to assist developing countries like East Timor by ending agricultural subsidies.[MORE]
Ramos-Horta hails Obama victory, urges more trade
East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta says Barack Obama's election as the US President is a turning point in American history, as it shows that the country's society has moved away from the racial discrimination and exclusion of the past.[MORE]
E Timor seeks to build natural resources management skills
A group of 33 East Timorese students are on their way to Australia to begin bachelor degrees in natural resource development areas.[MORE]
Ramos-Horta urges Aussies back to E Timor
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East Timor's President is urging Australians wanting to make a difference to his country to travel there for a holiday.[MORE]
East Timor President wants Aust to help stop people smuggling
The President of East Timor says his country is vulnerable to becoming a staging ground for people smugglers unless the Australian Government does more to help Timor's maritime police.[MORE]
Ramos-Horta calls for more Australian aid
The President of East Timor says his country is vulnerable to becoming a staging ground for people smugglers and is asking the Aust Govt for help.[MORE]
Ramos Horta makes gas development plea
The President of East Timor has made an impassioned plea for the Australian company Woodside Petroleum to choose his country over Darwin as the base for its Sunrise gas development.[MORE]
Security on agenda for Rudd, Alkatiri talks
East Timor's opposition leader Mari Alkatiri says he will discuss security issues when he meets Prime Minister Kevin Rudd today in Melbourne.[MORE]
Fretilin defends democratic right to protest
East Timor's opposition leader has defended his party's right to plan a mass demonstration in Dili, amid Government claims it could trigger new clashes.[MORE]
E Timor Opposition defends 'Peace March'
East Timor's Opposition Leader has rejected Government accusations that the Fretilin party is stoking security tensions by planning a mass demonstration.[MORE]
Troop drawdown 'not aimed at boosting Afghan role'
The Australian Defence Minister, Joel Fitzgibbon, says troops coming home from East Timor are not being withdrawn to provide surplus capacity for operations in Afghanistan.[MORE]
Diggers to be pulled out of E Timor
About 100 Australian troops will be withdrawn from East Timor as security in the troubled nation improves.[MORE]
Sri Lankan asylum seekers detained in East Timor
Authorities in East Timor have detained 16 Sri Lankans and four Indonesians who were trying to make their way to Australia by boat. [MORE]
East Timor releases penal code draft
East Timor's Government has released the final draft of the nation's first penal code.[MORE]
E Timor President pushes for Vatican agreement
East Timor's President is calling for the state to sign an agreement, known as a 'concordata' with the Vatican, following his recent visit to the Holy See. [MORE]
East Timor's hunger season growing: Oxfam
A new report shows people in parts of East Timor are now facing up to five months of the year without enough food to eat.[MORE]
Ramos Horta wants UN to drop 1999 violence probe
East Timor president Jose Ramos-Horta has said he wants the United Nations to drop its investigation into bloodshed surrounding a 1999 independence vote from Indonesia.[MORE]
E Timor players join Darwin AFL carnival
This weekend's AFLNT season opening carnival in Darwin will feature a combined team of East Timorese players and Australian soldiers.[MORE]
Study investigates health impacts on Defence personnel
A military health service is urging Defence personnel and veterans to take part in a study on the health impact of army service in East Timor and Papua New Guinea.[MORE]
