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East Timor hopes to join ASEAN under Indonesia presidency next year

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Tuesday during a visit to Indonesia that he hoped to boost trade ties between the countries and seal a decades-long bid by his nation to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) next year.

Reuters

José Ramos-Horta pleased ‘fairness prevailed’ in Bernard Collaery case

Exclusive: Timor-Leste president welcomes decision to end prosecution of ‘good man’ who helped expose Australian bugging operation

The Guardian - AU

PM arrives in Indonesia ahead of talks

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has arrived in Jakarta for key talks with Indonesia's president in his second overseas visit as leader.

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6.1-magnitude quake strikes off East Timor, tsunami advisory issued

Dili (East Timor) (AFP) - A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of East Timor on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, although there were no immediate reports of damage.

AFP

East Timor’s new president pledges stronger ties with China

East Timorese independence figure and Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta was inaugurated as the country's fifth president on Friday, pledging to dedicate his time in office to strengthen national unity and forge closer relations with China.

Reuters

Young Timorese celebrate diversity after historical trauma

Those born after bloody separation from Indonesia see strength of ethnic heritage and dream of economic progress.

Al Jazeera

Nobel winner Jose Ramos-Horta sworn in as East Timor president

New president pledges to reduce poverty, improve health services for mothers, children, and restore political stability.

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Nobel laureate sworn in as East Timor leader on independence anniversary

Dili (East Timor) (AFP) - Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta was inaugurated as East Timor's president on Friday, pledging to break a longstanding political deadlock in Southeast Asia's youngest country as it celebrated its 20th independence anniversary.

AFP

East Timor celebrates independence anniversary, new leader

Former East Timor independence fighter and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta is being sworn in as president of Asia’s youngest country as it marks its 20th anniversary of independence

The Independent UK

In East Timor, president-elect confronts thorny addiction to oil

Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta will be inaugurated on Friday as his country eyes new oil and gas development.

Al Jazeera

Collaery set to call on Timorese presidents again

The whistleblowing lawyer hopes to provide further evidence from two former presidents of East Timor, including one who is set to return to the nation's top job on Friday.

The Canberra Times

India feels the heat: Country reels from unusually early heatwave

Earlier this month, India's northwest sweltered under a heatwave that came unusually early. Every year, hundreds of people die during heatwaves in India and the country usually also suffers severe water shortages. There are fears that because of climate change, heatwaves are coming earlier and may be more severe. Nagraj…

France 24

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

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

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José Ramos-Horta declares resounding victory in Timor-Leste presidential election

Nearly two-thirds of Timorese vote for independence leader and Nobel laureate José Ramos-Horta in a run-off election against the incumbent, Francisco "Lu Olo" Guterres.

Reuters

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.

AFP

Ramos-Horta wins East Timor presidential election: officials

Dili (East Timor) (AFP) - Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta scored a landslide victory in East Timor's presidential election, according to preliminary results published Wednesday by the election secretariat.

The Independent UK

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

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Reuters

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

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.

The Independent UK

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East Timor votes to pick next president

Dili (East Timor) (AFP) - People across East Timor went to the polls on Tuesday to choose either a Nobel laureate or a former guerrilla fighter -- the incumbent president -- as their next leader.

Reuters

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

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Al Jazeera

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.

The Independent UK

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

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