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East Timor Fights New Battles 25 Years After Independence Vote

Along the waterfront of East Timor's capital, buzzing restaurants sell local dishes and Portuguese colonial fare facing turquoise waters where the Indonesian military launched an invasion nearly half a century before.

International Business Times

East Timor firm in gas pipe wrangle, may look elsewhere

East Timor is threatening to accept Chinese or Kuwaiti investment in a gas field if an agreement can't be reached with Australia, which remains its preference.

AAP

East Timor Says Australia Pipeline Deal To Be Struck By November

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Wednesday a deal with Australia on a vast fossil fuel project seen as crucial to the tiny nation's economic future will be struck by November.

International Business Times

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Pope Francis speaks out against ‘every kind of abuse’ of children in East Timor visit

Pope Francis spoke out against child sexual abuse during his visit to East Timor on Monday, indirectly acknowledging a long-running abuse scandal involving independence hero Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo. Thousands of devotees journeyed from remote areas and crossed the Indonesian border to witness the first papal visit since the country…

France 24

Activists criticize high cost of Pope Francis' visit to East Timor, one of the poorest nations

East Timor pulled out all stops for Pope Francis’ historic visit to one of the world’s youngest and poorest countries to the tune of $12 million, drawing rebuke from activists and human rights organizations

The Independent UK

East Timor looks to the pope's visit as a reward after 20 years of fragile stability

East Timor is in a festive mood as it prepares for the arrival of Pope Francis on his first trip to the deeply Catholic country, hard on the heels of the 25th anniversary of the referendum on independence from Indonesia

The Independent UK

Concern China help would spark 'over-reaction': Timor

East Timor's president says China expressed concern that helping the island nation develop military infrastructure would spark an "over-reaction" in Australia.

AAP

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Q&A: East Timor’s ASEAN membership and the Myanmar conflict

President Jose Ramos-Horta insists East Timor is on track to join ASEAN, which seeks to resolve the crisis in Myanmar.

Al Jazeera

Timor-Leste's election counting continues, with independence hero Xanana Gusmao in prime position

Former guerilla fighter and independence hero Xanana Gusmao is in prime position to win Timor-Leste's parliamentary election, with more than half of the votes counted after Sunday's poll.

ABC News

East Timor polls close as voters hope for end to deadlock

Dili (East Timor) (AFP) - Voters in East Timor flocked to polling stations on Sunday to cast their ballots in parliamentary elections, hoping for an end to years of political deadlock in Asia's youngest country.

AFP

For East Timor president, ASEAN membership a lifelong dream

It was as a budding diplomat in the 1970s that Jose Ramos-Horta, a man who would go on to win the Nobel prize for his fight for East Timor's independence, first raised the idea of his country joining Southeast Asia's economic and political bloc.

Reuters

East Timor gets the nod to join Asean grouping

PHNOM PENH: Southeast Asian leaders agreed on Friday to allow East Timor to join the 10-nation Asean regional bloc, according to a statement released by summit host Cambodia.

Bangkok Post

Former premier Bracks appointed gas envoy

Steve Bracks has been named Australia's special representative for the Greater Sunrise gas project in the Timor Sea.

AAP

Vatican affirms sanctioning Nobel-winning bishop over sex scandal

Holy See says it received allegations over Carlos Ximenes Belo’s behaviour in East Timor 2019, and then sanctioned him.

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The Independent UK

Bishop who won Nobel for work in Timor accused of sex abuse

A Dutch magazine has reported that a Nobel Peace Prize-winning Catholic bishop has been accused of sexually abusing boys in East Timor in the 1990s

Al Jazeera

East Timor’s Ramos-Horta presses Australia on stalled gas fields

Exploration has stalled due to maritime boundary disputes and whether the gas would be refined in Darwin or East Timor.

AFP

East Timor says China could help fund major pipeline project

Sydney (AFP) - East Timor leader Jose Ramos-Horta on Wednesday said China could help fund a vast fossil fuel project seen as crucial to the nation's economic future, dismissing Western concerns over Beijing's growing influence.

The Guardian - AU

Australia hails ‘new chapter’ in Timor-Leste relationship as leaders sign defence pact

Albanese government looks forward to military cooperation as Jose Ramos-Horta calls for help to develop Greater Sunrise gas fields

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East Timor sees Indonesia, S.Korea, Japan, China as potential investors in Sunrise gas

Indonesia, South Korea, Japan and China could all be interested in investing in the Greater Sunrise gas project, which lies in waters between East Timor and Australia, East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Wednesday.

AAP

Timor should get gas pipeline: Ramos-Horta

East Timor president Jose Ramos-Horta has urged the Albanese government to help progress a lucrative gas project.

The Independent UK

East Timorese leader flies to Australia for critical talks

East Timor’s President Jose Ramos-Horta is scheduled to arrive in Australia for a state visit as negotiations over lucrative gas resources reach a critical stage for his impoverished nation

AAP

Timor-Leste president to visit Australia

Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta is set to arrive in Australia as his country seeks to attract more investment and build ties with the Labor government.

The Independent UK

Australian FM warns East Timorese against Chinese debt

Australia’s foreign minister on a visit to East Timor is warning the nation against going into “unsustainable debt” to the Chinese on a major gas project

Bangkok Post

Upcoming AMM facing uphill tasks

The Asean Foreign Ministerial Meeting (AMM) next week will be a test of its centrality and relevancy as never seen before. The annual meeting has to confront sensitive new and divisive issues that will require the 55-year-old bloc's collective wisdom, commitment and foresight.

The Independent UK

East Timor hopes to join ASEAN when Indonesia chairs in 2023

East Timor’s President Jose Ramos-Horta says he hopes Asia’s youngest country can join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations next year

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