How do you appeal to a former rock star? Grow an algae mohawk Nov 13, 2009
As do East Timor etc. So big media and major party system has failed us so far on this historic oil spill. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
UN may not certify result of East Timor vote Nov 1, 2009
THE presidential candidate Jose Ramos-Horta has warned that attempts to intimidate voters who go to the polls today could backfire as they did in 1999, when East Timorese voted to end Indonesia's brutal 24-year rule. But Mr Ramos-Horta, one of three frontrunning candidates tipped to win the influential post, said people should not expect that East Timor could hold an election of the same standard as many other countries ... A United Nations-appointed certification team has criticised... (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
Second poll likely to choose president Nov 1, 2009
Counting is underway tonight in East Timor's first presidential elections since independence, with analysts predicting no clear winner ... " Ramos Horta is considered a frontrunner, along with Fretilin candidate Francisco Guterres "Lu Olo", and new generation candidate Fernando "La Sama" de Araujo, of the Democratic Party. Ballot paper shortage The National Electoral Commission (CNE) said the only major problem of the day was the shortage of ballot papers at some polling stations across the... (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
Votes counted in East Timor poll Nov 1, 2009
Preliminary results in East Timor's presidential election show Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta with a narrow lead over his seven rivals ... This was the first presidential poll for East Timor since it won independence from Indonesia in 2002 ... Turnout on Monday was thought to be high, with just over half of East Timor's one million population eligible to vote. (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
Violence breaks out in East Timor Nov 1, 2009
Violence has broken out in several areas of East Timor, a day after independence hero Xanana Gusmao was named as the new prime minister ... June's election had been seen as a fresh start for the young, impoverished nation, but neither Fretilin nor the CNRT party led by Mr Gusmao - who was East Timor's president until May 2007 - were able to achieve an overall majority ... Former guerrilla leader who led East Timor to independence Spent six years in Indonesian prison Made first post-independence... (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
Labor's policies are not encouraging boat people Oct 23, 2009
Interfere in Sir Lanka and give independent to Tamils just like East Timor 2. Stop giving citizenship to any one coming from out side. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Yudhoyono thanks his friends Oct 21, 2009
Kevin Rudd was flanked by other regional leaders from Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and East Timor. Australia's Chief of Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, was also present. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
* East Timor braces for no-confidence vote Oct 13, 2009
East Timor braces for no-confidence vote ... Lawmakers in East Timor shouted jibes at each other yesterday in a fiery censure debate over a government decision to free an Indonesian militia leader accused of crimes against humanity ... Members of the opposition Fretilin party and allies pushed the motion against the government of East Timorese Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, accusing it of breaking the law in an August decision to release militia leader Martenus Bere. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Sacked UN man attacks mission Oct 6, 2009
PETER GALBRAITH: KEY DATES 1979-1993: Senior adviser to US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations 1993-1998: First US Ambassador to Croatia, and co-author of Erdut Agreement that ended the war in Croatia 2000-2001: Director of Political, Constitutional and Electoral Affairs for the UN Transitional Administration in East Timor 2003: Resigns from the US government to write The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End. UN sources say Secretary General Ban Ki-moon decided to... (BBC News -- South Asia)
Profile: Peter Galbraith Oct 1, 2009
In 1993 he was appointed by President Clinton as the first US ambassador to Croatia and later served with the UN in East Timor. He has indicated more recently that he is interested in a political career - there was speculation last year that he might run for the governorship of Vermont. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Top U.S. official at U.N. in Afghanistan fired Oct 1, 2009
Galbraith worked for the U.N. in East Timor in 2000-2001 and as the U.S. ambassador to Croatia from 1993 to 1998. He is close to Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, and became friends with Eide in the Balkans. (Florida Today)
Afghan sacking 'sends bad signal' Oct 1, 2009
PETER GALBRAITH: KEY DATES 1979-1993: Senior adviser to US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations 1993-1998: First US Ambassador to Croatia, and co-author of Erdut Agreement that ended the war in Croatia 2000-2001: Director of Political, Constitutional and Electoral Affairs for the UN Transitional Administration in East Timor 2003: Resigns from the US government to write The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End. He wanted to present the evidence to the Afghan Election... (BBC News -- South Asia)
Bad Day at Turtle Bay Sep 24, 2009
Obama made mention of trouble spots in Darfur, East Timor, and Haiti, but he saved the bulk of his comments on pursuing world peace for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The president drew the loudest applause of his address when he chastised Israel for continuing to construct settlements on the West Bank. (Human Events Online)
Gates Foundation helps bring banking to the poor Sep 21, 2009
A decade after tiny East Timor bro 00002680 ke from Indonesia and prompted one of the most expensive U.N.-led nation-building projects in history, there is little to show for the billions spent ... 8 billion in assistance to East Timor since the vote for independence in 1999, according to figures compiled by The Associated Press from the U.N. and 46 donor countries and agencies ... That works out to $8,000 for each of East Timor's 1. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Officials Clash Over Afghanistan Vote Fraud Charges Sep 16, 2009
He worked for the U.N. in East Timor in 2000-2001 and as the U.S. ambassador to Croatia from 1993 to 1998. FOX NEWS VIDEOS. (Fox News)
Gusmao under fire over militia leader Sep 14, 2009
East Timor's opposition has moved to censure the government of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao over its decision to free an Indonesian militia leader accused of crimes against humanity ... Bere was detained after crossing into East Timor on August 8 but was released amid 10-year anniversary celebrations of the 1999 UN-backed referendum that saw Timorese vote overwhelmingly to break from Indonesian rule. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Today in History Sep 4, 2009
Anti-independence militias in East Timor went on a rampage, hours after the United Nations announced that residents had overwhelmingly voted for independence from Indonesia. Five years ago: Slow-moving Hurricane Frances snapped power lines and whipped the Atlantic coast with winds over 90 miles-an-hour as it neared Florida. (Yahoo News)
Mixed emotions Aug 30, 2009
The president says the real failure is the pervasive poverty in East Timor ... Now East Timor is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its vote for independence from Indonesia ... In the lead-up to the vote and its aftermath, pro-Indonesian militia went on a rampage, killing and injuring hundreds of East Timorese. (BBC News)
E Timor leader rejects criticism Aug 29, 2009
The president says the real failure is the pervasive poverty in East Timor. The president of East Timor has dismissed a report by Amnesty International that the government had failed to deliver justice to citizens ... This weekend, East Timor marks the 10th anniversary of a vote in favour of independence from Indonesia. (BBC News)
Banyan: The Burmese road to ruin Aug 17, 2009
Yet except for tiny East Timor, the country remains in one piece. Moreover, under Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, just re-elected president, it is politically stable, economically resilient and largely peaceful. (The Economist)
Aquino Buried, Hailed as Moral Leader Aug 5, 2009
Her successors Fidel Ramos and Joseph Estrada, the latter deposed in a second popular uprising in 2001 on corruption allegations, together with East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta, attended Wednesday's requiem Mass. Huge crowds chanting "Cory" lined up along Manila's rainy streets as the procession, lashed by winds, inched on the way to her final resting place beside her husband, Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., at the Manila Memorial Park. (Time.com)
Philippines lays to rest democracy icon Aquino Aug 5, 2009
East Timor President and Nobel Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta also visited the body early Wednesday, while thousands of ordinary Filipinos began lining up along Roxas Boulevard on Manila Bay to await the passing of the hearse. Father Catalino Arevalo recalled Aquino's role and ultimate triumph in the non-violent struggle to end the 20-year Marcos dictatorship that claimed her husband's life. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Marcos seeks peace as Philippines mourns Aquino Aug 3, 2009
East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta was also expected to view the coffin at the cathedral later Monday, friends and family said. John Bolinao, 43, stood four hours late Sunday to see Aquino's body. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Tens of thousands bid farewell to Aquino Aug 3, 2009
If these two families reconciled, there will be a miracle for the Philippines," the former first lady said on television. The Aquino family earlier said members of the Marcos family could attend the wake for the former president, but should not expect a warm welcome. Marcos's aides have said the former first lady or her children may attend Aquino's wake later Monday, although there were no concrete plans. Mourners also offered silent payers and recalled fond memories of the deeply religious... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Exporting terror: How Al Qaeda lit the Bali fuse Jul 18, 2009
" An opening Those political miscalculations provided Faruq and his allies with an opening. Though Indonesia is a secular state, it has the world's largest Muslim population, with about 90 percent of its 220 million people adhering to the faith. Coming on the heels of the UN-sponsored independence referendum in overwhelmingly Christian East Timor, many thought, however absurdly, that the fighting represented a Western attempt to carve out a Christian republic in Indonesia's midst. In the early... (Christian Science Monitor)
Country profile: Indonesia Jul 14, 2009
Indonesia has seen great turmoil in recent years, having faced the Asian financial crisis, the fall of President Suharto after 32 years in office, the first free elections since the 1960s, the loss of East Timor, independence demands from restive provinces, bloody ethnic and religious conflict and a devastating tsunami ... But the country faces demands for independence in several provinces, where secessionists have been encouraged by East Timor's 1999 success in breaking away after a traumatic... (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
The same - but different - in Indonesia Jul 10, 2009
At the other end of the 17,000-island archipelago, East Timor had completed a legal but violent separation from its 25-year machinegun marriage with Indonesia. In all of the violence, as well as separatism in Papua, the military played a shadowy role, enabling if not instigating violence to reap profits and political instability. (Asia Times Online)
Food fight in East Timor Jul 10, 2009
DILI - Allegations that East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao signed off on a food contract benefiting a company that listed his daughter Zenilda as a shareholder has caused new political ructions in the volatile young country ... 5 million government rice supply contact as part of the government's spending program to deal with East Timor's on-off food insecurity problems ... After spending most of the 1990s in a Jakarta prison, Gusmao initially planned to stay out of party politics upon his... (Asia Times Online)
A democratic dark spot Jul 9, 2009
(Indonesia also invaded East Timor within a year after it declared independence in 1975 ... Officers indicted for gross human-rights violations in East Timor and Aceh remain at large and active in the military, some of them have been promoted to new posts in West Papua ... For example, Colonel Burhanuddin Siagian, indicted for crimes against humanity in East Timor, later became commander of Papua's Jayapura sub-regional military command. (Asia Times Online)
Indonesia's president: a crooner and a general Jul 9, 2009
During later deployments to the former Indonesian territory of East Timor, where around 174,000 Timorese died as a result of Indonesian military operations, Yudhoyono headed a battalion of soldiers. His name has been mentioned by opponents in connection with atrocities, but there have never been trials for past military rights abuses and no evidence has ever been presented linking him to wrongdoing. (Santa Maria Times)
Violence breaks out in East Timor Jul 5, 2009
Violence has broken out in several areas of East Timor, a day after independence hero Xanana Gusmao was named as the new prime minister ... June's election had been seen as a fresh start for the young, impoverished nation, but neither Fretilin nor the CNRT party led by Mr Gusmao - who was East Timor's president until May 2007 - were able to achieve an overall majority ... Former guerrilla leader who led East Timor to independence Spent six years in Indonesian prison Made first post-independence... (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
Timor Seeks Help To Protect Whale, Dolphin Hotspot Jun 25, 2009
DILI, East Timor, Jun ... Tiny East Timor Seeks Help To Conserve Vast Whale, Dolphin Hotspot ... (AP) The government of East Timor says it plans to establish a national park to protect a bounty 00004000 of dolphins and whales _ some of them endangered species _ recently discovered mingling and feeding off the coast of Asia's youngest country. (CBS News -- World)
In Indonesia Vote, Change Not on Ticket Jun 25, 2009
Those records, in both men's cases tarnished during the 1998 riots and the breakaway of East Timor the following year, is enough to convince some voters that SBY remains the best man for the job. "SBY may be a bit dull and is not about fiery rhetoric, but at least he has stood behind his principles," says Hidayat Jati, an executive in the media industry. (Time.com)
Indonesian candidates spar in TV debate Jun 19, 2009
Megawati's running mate, Prabowo Subianto, has admitted to involvement in the kidnapping and disappearance of pro-democracy activists while Kalla's pick, Wiranto, has been indicted by a UN-backed unit in East Timor for crimes against humanity during that country's struggle for independence. Yudhoyono's centrist Democratic Party tripled its vote in April's general elections to become the biggest party in parliament, on the back of a stable economy and the president's anti-corruption drive. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Back to the muck, Malcolm Jun 17, 2009
The former Standard Chartered Bank bod Vishnu Mohan will look after Smith's businesses in East Timor, PNG and the Solomons. Flourishing weeds. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Homes burnt in E Timor violence Jun 3, 2009
Scores of homes have been burnt in two districts in East Timor, amid protests triggered by the appointment of a new prime minister ... According to the UN Mission in East Timor, a total of 142 houses had been burned in the two eastern districts ... International peacekeepers have been in East Timor since violence last year left more than 30 people dead. (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
UN may not certify result of East Timor vote May 22, 2009
THE presidential candidate Jose Ramos-Horta has warned that attempts to intimidate voters who go to the polls today could backfire as they did in 1999, when East Timorese voted to end Indonesia's brutal 24-year rule. But Mr Ramos-Horta, one of three frontrunning candidates tipped to win the influential post, said people should not expect that East Timor could hold an election of the same standard as many other countries ... A United Nations-appointed certification team has criticised... (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
Second poll likely to choose president May 22, 2009
Counting is underway tonight in East Timor's first presidential elections since independence, with analysts predicting no clear winner ... " Ramos Horta is considered a frontrunner, along with Fretilin candidate Francisco Guterres "Lu Olo", and new generation candidate Fernando "La Sama" de Araujo, of the Democratic Party. Ballot paper shortage The National Electoral Commission (CNE) said the only major problem of the day was the shortage of ballot papers at some polling stations across the... (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
Votes counted in East Timor poll May 22, 2009
Preliminary results in East Timor's presidential election show Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta with a narrow lead over his seven rivals ... This was the first presidential poll for East Timor since it won independence from Indonesia in 2002 ... Turnout on Monday was thought to be high, with just over half of East Timor's one million population eligible to vote. (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
Indonesia's presidential elections pit reformer vs old guard May 10, 2009
But his approval rating is low, as is that of his running mate, Wiranto, a former armed forces chief accused of human rights abuses in East Timor. While none come close to Yudhoyono in the opinion polls, all four of his main rivals, Megawati, Prabowo, Kalla, and Wiranto, have sworn to form a grand coalition to oppose Yudhoyono in parliament potentially making it hard to pass legislation. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
FIFA official compares Asian chief to 'crime boss' May 8, 2009
"Asian football is now suffering from a serious lack of transparency, democracy and rule of law.'' Chung also accused Hammam of financial mismangement, saying the AFC is expected to incur a deficit of more than $100 million over the next four years. Hammam's critics accuse him of being an autocrat who has usurped the powers of AFC's executive committee and its members. They also say he has silenced critics and treated the AFC as a personal fiefdom. Hammam caused an uproar earlier this year when... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Asian soccer braces for showdown on FIFA vote May 7, 2009
"Kuwait FA has been barred from voting'' by the Asian Football Confederation executive committee, which met in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, said the KFA said in a statement. The AFC did not immediately confirm the development but said a statement would be issued later. There was no word whether the executive committee of the 46-nation AFC had decided if Mongolia, East Timor, Afghanistan and Laos have the right to vote in the election. AFC president Mohammed Bin Hammam, who is standing for election... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
D-day for contest Bitter AFC battle to be decided on Friday May 6, 2009
There have also been moves to bar Kuwait, Laos, East Timor, Afghanistan and Mongolia, all seen as Sheikh Salman supporters, from voting. The AFCs ad hoc legal committee ruled they did not meet the necessary criteria, although FIFA said they did. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Ex-AFC official warns body in danger of splitting May 5, 2009
Earlier this year, the AFC's legal committee told Afghanistan, Laos, East Timor and Mongolia that their non-participation in regional competitions over the past two years had rendered them ineligible to vote in Friday's election. Critics said the AFC committee, which was hand-picked by Hammam, issued the ruling because these countries would vote against him. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
AFC members question fairness in AFC poll May 4, 2009
Last week, Hammam rejected FIFAs instruction to reinstate the voting rights of Kuwait, Laos, East Timor, Afghanistan and Mongolia. Several key proposals by Hammam have been controversial and sparked the move to oust him, including moving AFC headquarters out of Malaysia and a proposed 12-year marketing deal with World Sport Group. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Bitter FIFA fight to go to Asian vote May 1, 2009
Afghanistan, Laos, East Timor and Mongolia were initially told by the AFC that their non-participation in regional competitions over the past two years had rendered them ineligible, but FIFA reversed that ruling. FIFA also reinstated Kuwait, which had been told by the AFC that it would not be counted due to non-recognition of that country's interim committee running football. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Hamman defies FIFA in run-up to AFC Congress May 1, 2009
FIFAs legal director last week told the AFC that Kuwait, Laos, East Timor, Afghanistan and Mongolia had the right to vote in deciding who will fill the bitterly contested FIFA executive committee seat currently held by Hammam ... Four of the associations Laos, East Timor, Afghanistan and Mongolia were told by the AFC they could not vote because they had not participated in at least three Asian competitions in the past two years. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Timeline: Indonesia Apr 9, 2009
1975 - Portugal grants East Timor independence. 1976 - Indonesia invades East Timor and incorporates it as a province ... East Timor independence vote. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Blood on their hands Apr 4, 2009
A decade after a massacre intended to blunt East Timor's demands for independence, Lindsay Murdoch finds that the appetite for justice continues unabated. We confronted the mass murderer as his men hosed blood from his balcony; Leoneto Martins angrily denied the massacre in the East Timorese town where he was Indonesia's appointed mayor ... But on that stifling April 6 early morning 10 years ago the extent and brutality of what the world would come to know as the Liquica Massacre - the slaughter... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Democratic permutations in Indonesia Mar 21, 2009
Although politically astute and charismatic, he stands accused of overseeing human-rights abuses and crimes against humanity through his perceived command control of the state-sponsored violence that ushered in the separation of East Timor from Indonesia in 1999. Another military dark horse candidate, Prabowo, a soldier with a spotty human-rights record and son-in-law of Suharto, has thrown his hat into the presidential ring. (Asia Times Online)
Is GAM real, or a nonentity? Mar 13, 2009
And its consequences are severe: First, the Dutch attempt in the 1940s to regain Indonesia incited the war of independence; second, the United Nation's role to resolve the East Timor issue and hold a plebiscite in 1999 ended in a bloody conflict. Now it seems the Helsinki MOU is yet again seen as "foreign intervention". (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Fight to the end Feb 27, 2009
On the other hand, Eritrea, East Timor, much of the former Yugoslavia - indeed, colonial America along with numerous other nations carved out of empires - attained independence because they either defeated or exhausted occupiers or cohabitants. And Kosovo, Bangladesh and Taiwan achieved and preserved independence through military intervention from outside. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Defence members 'among hardest workers' Feb 10, 2009
They also spend long periods away from home, with 81 per cent of permanent members absent from their usual residences for an average of 15-16 weeks, reflecting the ADF's high operational tempo which includes ongoing missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, East Timor and the Solomons. Only 12 per cent had not been away at all. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
