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Killer crocodiles: Why are more humans being attacked in East Timor?
People are targeted by crocodiles while they are fishing in small boats, or bathing and collecting water to drink
East Timor celebrates 20 years since historic independence vote
The capital Dili is filled with banners and flags as residents gear up for festivities, two decades after the tiny nation saw a rocky transition to stable democracy
Maria de Lourdes Martins Cruz: Fighting to empower East Timor's poor
2018 Ramon Magsaysay awardee Mana Lou says the poor in her country 'have a lot of things, but they don't know what to do with them because of lack of education'
PH's Howard Dee, 5 others named 2018 Ramon Magsaysay awardees
Other awardees of Asia's equivalent of the Nobel Prize are Youk Chang of Cambodia, Maria de Lourdes Martins Cruz of East Timor, Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk of India, and Vo Thi Hoang Yen of Vietnam
East Timor signs maritime border deal with Australia
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres witnesses the signing of the treaty, which is the first-ever reached under a special conciliation mechanism of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
East Timor parliament dissolved, new elections called
Speaking at the presidential palace, President Francisco Guterres calls for new parliamentary elections to put an end to 'a serious institutional crisis' and blasted leaders for turning 'their backs to each other'
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Ex-guerrilla wins East Timor presidential poll – early count
UPDATED With most ballots counted Francisco Guterres – known by his nom de guerre Lu Olo – received over 57 of votes cast in Monday s March 20 poll according to the election commission
East Timor votes in presidential poll seen as sign of stability
The vote comes at a challenging time for the tiny half island nation 15 years after gaining independence
East Timor and Australia to tear up sea border treaty
East Timor has now officially notified its southern neighbor it wants to end the Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea CMATS which carves up future revenue from oil and gas reserves in the area
Australia says tribunal has no jurisdiction over East Timor border
East Timor has been demanding that Australia renegotiate the border which cuts through lucrative oil and gas fields in the Timor Sea
Ex-general linked to human rights abuses is new security minister
Wiranto named to the powerful post in a cabinet reshuffle is among senior officers indicted by United Nations prosecutors over gross human rights abuses during the 24 year occupation of tiny East Timor
Thousands protest outside Australian embassy in East Timor
The protesters want Australia to renegotiate its maritime boundary with East Timor in the energy rich Timor Sea
East Timor makes debut in Winter Youth Olympics
Alexi Gonclaves Goutt the Southeast Asian country’s lone representative to the Lillehammer Winter Youth Olympic Games 2016 is the first Timorese to compete in the youth event
Back to the future: Resetting priorities for peace
The consideration of the BBL has been postponed till after the national elections in May 2016 This enforced hiatus may be an opportunity to address the issues linked to transitional justice and the peace process
Former East Timor guerrilla killed in security operation
Mauk Moruk died Saturday August 8 after a joint police and military operation in the town of Fatulia in Harare province a government spokesman says
Singapore jails Indonesian for SEA Games match-fixing
The Indonesian had offered Sg 15 000 11 000 to the East Timor soccer official the CPIB said in a statement
SEA Games football rocked by match-fixing scandal
The SEA Games were rocked by a match fixing scandal on Monday when East Timor s under 23 team manager was suspended over alleged bribery and corruption
East Timor accepts resistance hero PM's resignation
UPDATED The resignation of independence hero Xanana Gusmao paves the way for a major government overhaul and a new chapter in the nation s short history
East Timor's Gusmao offers resignation
A government statement says Gusmao has sent his letter of resignation from the post of prime minister to the president Taur Matan Ruak
Ramos-Horta to lead review of UN peacekeeping
The UN says the independent review of peace operations will include the issues that the Philippines raised after the controversial siege of its peacekeepers
Journalists 'outraged' as Australia drops 'Balibo Five' probe
It sends a dreadful message that no matter the scale of the tragedy governments can find plenty of excuses to sit on their hands and do nothing
Stories in every stitch
Atauro Island in Timor Leste is home to farmers who harvest crops fishermen who haul shoals of fish and artisans who sew dolls and stuffed toys
Martinez, 3 countries and the Winter Olympics
UPDATED The Philippines is not the only Southeast Asian nation competing in this year s Winter Games Check out some fast facts about PH Thailand and East Timor s participation
Sex with underage girls proves you're a man?
Timor Leste s education vice minister argues Are you a man or a woman? A man is a man Only homosexuals don’t enjoy it
East Timor says Australia spies used aid cover: reports
The East Timorese government believes it has identified a number of Australian spies who allegedly bugged its offices accusing them of using an aid program as cover
With UN gone, East Timor faces up to economic challenges
East Timor is striking out on its own after 13 years of UN protection facing the daunting challenge of how to retool its economy and ease its dependence on energy to tunnel out of poverty
E. Timor bids farewell to peacekeepers after 13 years
The mission which saw the presence of some 1 500 UN troops and police will take down its flag and send home the last of its peacekeepers
UN hands full police powers to East Timor
United Nations peacekeepers in East Timor on Wednesday October 31 handed full responsibility for policing to Asia s youngest nation
East Timor can cope without UN peacekeepers
UN secretary general Ban Ki moon says East Timor is ready to take charge of its own security
85% of 'Coral Triangle' reefs at risk
More than 85 percent of reefs in Asia s Coral Triangle are directly threatened by human activities such as coastal development pollution and overfishing a new report warned Monday July 9
E.Timor celebrates a decade of independence
East Timor s new president on Sunday May 20 lauded the maturity of his young country s democracy at celebrations marking 10 years of independence which come as UN forces prepare to leave at year s end
Rappler Newscast | May 17, 2012
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East Timor marks 10th anniversary in crucial year
Ten years after winning formal independence following a brutal occupation by Indonesia East Timor is struggling to escape extreme poverty corruption and an over reliance on energy revenues
Ex-defense minister Ruak elected East Timor president: preliminary results
Ruak won 275 441 votes or 61 23 percent while Francisco Guterres known as Lu Olo took 174 386 or 38 77 percent according to a count announced by the elections secretariat which organized Monday s polls
Voting begins in East Timor presidential run-off
Either of 2 candidates is set to replace Nobel Prize winning Jose Ramos Horta who trailed in 3rd place in the first round last March 17
Ramos-Horta out as East Timor heads for run-off
East Timor is heading for a run off in its presidential election with the Nobel Prize winning incumbent Jose Ramos Horta out of the race a polling official said Sunday
Opposition ahead in East Timor election count
Early results from East Timor s presidential polls on March 18 showed the opposition Fretilin party s Francisco Lu Olo Guterres has surged ahead with incumbent Jose Ramos Horta lagging in third
East Timor goes to the polls
The election in East Timor comes as it celebrates its 10th year of independence
