East Timor Prez meets Kerala CM

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 20:42

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta on Wednesday met Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan at the latter`s official residence here.

East Timor deputy PM resigns over corruption

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 15:37

The prime minister reportedly called Carrascalao, 73, a “stupid liar” after the deputy accused Gusmao of involvement in an alleged 300-million-dollar corruption case in the finance ministry.

Australia defends `difficult` asylum-seeker plan

Last Updated: Sunday, July 11, 2010, 15:48

Australia seeks to create a processing centre for boatpeople in East Timor.

East Timor court clears Oz woman over assassination bid

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 20:11

An East Timor court on Wednesday cleared an Australian woman of the attempted assassination of the president and prime minister in a 2008 attack, but jailed more than 20 rebel gunmen.

East Timor should form anti-graft commission: President

Last Updated: Saturday, November 28, 2009, 12:42

East Timor should form its anti-corruption commission soon to support the economy and maintain people`s trust in the half-island nation, President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Saturday.

China showers gifts on tiny, resources-rich Timor

Last Updated: Monday, September 14, 2009, 11:19

Dili`s gleaming new Presidential Palace and Foreign Ministry, gifts from China, stand in stark contrast to nearby burned-out buildings and are symbols of how energy-hungry superpower is growing closer to tiny, oil-rich East Timor.

Australia `secretly supported` East Timor independence

Last Updated: Saturday, September 5, 2009, 14:27

Australia decided to support East Timorese independence many months before a referendum in 1999, but publicly maintained the line that it should remain part of Indonesia, a report said on Saturday.

East Timor marks 10th anniversary of independence referendum

Last Updated: Sunday, August 30, 2009, 18:31

East Timor commemorated the 10th anniversary of its independence referendum today with a call for an end to demands for a tribunal over its past violence.

East Timor marks decade since historic vote

Last Updated: Sunday, August 30, 2009, 13:39

East Timor on Sunday celebrated the 10th anniversary of the UN-backed vote that ended a bloody 24-year occupation by Indonesian forces and ushered in the birth of Asia`s youngest nation.

Indonesia tortured `Balibo Five`: Timor leader

Last Updated: Friday, July 24, 2009, 13:58

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta on Friday said Indonesian troops tortured and mutilated the ‘Balibo Five’ foreign journalists whose 1975 killing has sparked calls for war crimes charges.