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Indonesian customs officials seize cooking oil shipment bound for East Timor

Indonesia impounds at least 81,000 litres of cooking oil bound for East Timor, seeking to enforce a ban on exports of crude palm oil and its derivatives.

ABC News · May 13, 2022

East Timor's coral reefs are the most biodiverse in the world. Why are they surviving climate change?

Fringing a remote East Timorese island, this reef is the most biodiverse in the world and holding up against climate change. What are its secrets? And can it be protected as the former war-torn state opens up to tourism?

ABC News · May 7, 2022

East Timor expected to join Asean in 2023: president-elect Ramos-Horta

DILI: East Timor's president-elect Jose Ramos-Horta said on Thursday he expects his country to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2023 when Indonesia chairs the 10-member bloc.

Bangkok Post · Apr 22, 2022

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China’s GDP, dubious COVID statistics and East Timor’s election

We gather the numbers from the week’s biggest economic and business news stories so you can impress your friends.

Al Jazeera · Apr 22, 2022

Ramos-Horta declares victory in East Timor presidential election

Independence leader and Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta declared victory in East Timor’s presidential election on Thursday, calling for unity and dialogue after a final count showed he had secured 62% of the vote.

Reuters · Apr 21, 2022

Nobel winner Ramos-Horta set to return as East Timor president

East Timor's Jose Ramos-Horta survived an assassination attempt when he was president in 2008 but that has not put him off wanting to lead his fractious country again, with a promise to end instability and foster a climate of cooperation.

Reuters · Apr 20, 2022

Ramos-Horta set to win East Timor presidency for 2nd time

East Timor’s former independence fighter and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta is set to win the presidential runoff election

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022

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East Timor's Ramos-Horta takes commanding lead in presidential vote

Independence leader and Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta has taken a decisive lead in the second and final round of East Timor's presidential election, early results of the vote showed on Wednesday.

Reuters · Apr 20, 2022

Factbox-East Timor, Asia's youngest nation, goes to the polls

East Timor, also known as Timor Leste, holds the second and final round of its presidential election on Tuesday, with frontrunner and Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta running against incumbent leader Francisco "Lu Olo" Guterres.

Reuters · Apr 19, 2022

East Timor's Ramos-Horta and 'Lu Olo' face off in presidential poll

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Reuters · Apr 19, 2022

Veterans face off in final round of East Timor presidential poll

Jose Ramos-Horta seems to have edge over Francisco ‘Lu Olo’ Guterres, but Asia’s youngest nation wants to move forward.

Al Jazeera · Apr 19, 2022

East Timor votes for president in runoff amid political feud

Voters in East Timor are choosing a president in a runoff Tuesday between former independence fighters who've blamed each other for years of political paralysis

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2022

How Four Corners investigated alleged torture and mistreatment by Australian soldiers in East Timor

Former servicemen told Four Corners what happened in East Timor in 1999 set in train cultural issues that would later lead to alleged war crimes by Australian SAS soldiers in Afghanistan.

ABC News · Apr 16, 2022

Australians ordered to extract videotaped confession from man allegedly tortured in secret interrogation centre in East Timor

An Australian intelligence officer ordered interrogators to extract a videotaped confession from a Timorese man after he was allegedly tortured in a secret interrogation centre in East Timor in 1999.

ABC News · Apr 13, 2022

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ABC News · Apr 12, 2022

Sir Peter Cosgrove 'dismayed' to learn of New Zealand's secret probe into allegations of torture by Australian soldiers in East Timor

Former INTERFET commander Sir Peter Cosgrove denies any senior New Zealand military officials raised concerns with him about the treatment of detainees by Australian soldiers in East Timor.

ABC News · Apr 5, 2022

Case against SAS soldier accused of mistreating corpses in East Timor collapsed after New Zealand witnesses were denied identity protections

Australia's only prosecution of an elite SAS soldier for crimes in combat collapsed because special forces witnesses were denied "standard" identity protections, the New Zealand military reveals.

ABC News · Apr 5, 2022

What has Four Corners' investigation into a deadly SAS ambush in East Timor revealed?

Witness accounts of the actions of an Australian SAS soldier in East Timor have been unearthed after more than 20 years. Here's what they say.

ABC News · Apr 4, 2022

An Australian soldier was accused of kicking corpses in East Timor. What the NZ SAS witnessed went much further

Secret documents reveal eyewitness accounts from New Zealand soldiers who said an Australian SAS operator brutalised corpses in East Timor in 1999.

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The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2022

East Timor set for presidential runoff election in April

East Timor is headed for a runoff presidential election after Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta failed to secure more than 50% of the vote despite a commanding lead over a fellow former independence fighter, incumbent President Francisco “Lu Olo” Guterres

Reuters · Mar 21, 2022

East Timor presidential election headed for April run-off

The top two candidates in East Timor's presidential poll on Tuesday appeared set for a second round next month, despite the latest vote count showing a commanding lead for Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta.

Reuters · Mar 21, 2022

Ramos-Horta leads in East Timor election, with chance of runoff

Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta secured a commanding lead in East Timor's presidential poll at the weekend with two-thirds of the vote counted, but with the possibility of a second round if no candidate secures a majority.

Reuters · Mar 20, 2022

Ramos-Horta, Guterres early frontrunners in East Timor election

Independence leader and Nobel laureate, Jose Ramos-Horta, and incumbent leader Francisco Guterres have emerged as the early frontrunners in East Timor's presidential election, official data showed.

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2022

Voting underway in East Timor presidential elections

Nearly a million people in East Timor are voting for president in an election that will test the young nation’s stability amid a protracted political crisis and economic uncertainty

Reuters · Mar 18, 2022

East Timor, Asia's youngest nation, votes for president

Polls have closed in East Timor after Asia's youngest nation held its fifth presidential election since independence on Saturday, with political stability and economic security at the forefront of voters' minds.

Reuters · Mar 18, 2022

Factbox-East Timor, Asia's youngest nation, goes to the polls

East Timor, also known as Timor Leste, will hold its fifth presidential election on Saturday, with Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta, incumbent leader Francisco "Lu Olo" Guterres, and 14 other candidates in the running.

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