UN peacekeepers will hand over full responsibility for policing to East Timor next week as they begin withdrawing in earnest from Asia's youngest…

The family of a Kiwi news cameraman slain during the Indonesian invasion of East Timor is calling on the Government to seek justice.

Gary…

Michael Bachelard, Jakarta – Shirley Shackleton is the only of the relatives of the Balibo Five who wants the men's grave dug up and their remains…

The family of one of the five journalists killed in East Timor in 1975 is opposed to having his remains returned to Australia.

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Michael Bachelard, Indonesia – Shirley Shackleton refers to it as "my job" – telling journalists the story of her husband, Greg, who died at…

Stephanie March – East Timor is considering walking away from its treaty with the Australian government and Woodside Petroleum over the…

Relatives of two news reporters killed at Balibo in East Timor in 1975 say an attempt to exhume their remains will cause more trauma. The…

George Roberts, Indonesia – The widow of one of five journalists killed by Indonesian troops in Timor in 1975 has launched a new campaign to have…

The 80-year-old widow of an Australian journalist allegedly shot by Indonesian forces in East Timor in 1975 pleaded Sunday for her husband's…

Lauren Turner – Intestinal worms affect up to half of East Timor's children and former president Jose Ramos-Horta is calling on Australians to…

Former East Timor president Jose Ramos-Horta has called for help for students wanting to study in Tasmania.

The Nobel Peace…

Rizky Amelia – The East Timor Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday visited the headquarters of Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission in…

David Beniuk – East Timor's former president Jose Ramos-Horta has dismissed what he says are Australian suggestions that his country is growing…

Paul Cleary – For most of its history, East Timor has been justified in blaming foreign powers for its woes. But now, with oil revenue flooding…

The excellent new ABC Television Four Corners documentary Taxing Times in Timor highlights critical issues for Timor-Leste, and will open they…

Woodside Petroleum Ltd, along with ConocoPhillips and other resource companies, is facing demands by the East Timor government to pay…

Peter Cronau and Andrew Fowler – Potentially billions of dollars of tax is being withheld from the government of East Timor by some of the world's…

Wendy Frew – Historians often say the past is a foreign country but in East Timor it's a thread that runs through the fabric of daily life.…

(Footage of US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, arriving for a visit in Timor Leste)

Kerry O'Brien, presenter: For a country struggling…

Dozens of people from Timor Leste, who had taken refuge in the province for 13 years with minimum facilities from the Indonesian…

Fatulmau, East Timor – Filomena Mendonca gave birth to all five of her children at home in the village of Fatulmau, high up in the mountains of…

Brazil will represent Timor Leste's (East Timor) interests at the International Monetary fund (IMF) starting on 1 November, the…

Stephanie Quine – The access-to-justice system in East Timor is in "crisis", an Australian lawyer working there has said.

Danielle…

A programme to build and repair infrastructure, including roads, bridges, airports, schools, hospitals and power and communication…

Matthew Lee, Dili, East Timor – US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton praised East Timor on Thursday for holding fair elections this year,…

Andrew Quinn, Dili – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a short visit to East Timor on Thursday, throwing her considerable diplomatic…

On the eve of her visit to Timor-Leste, the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) urged Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to…

5 September 2012

Ms. Hillary Rodman Clinton
United States Secretary of State
Your Excellency,

La'o Hamutuk is a civil society…

Joyce Morgan – On a steamy afternoon in Dili, I am heading to a rehearsal of an East Timorese-Australian co-production when my phone rings. The…

Warwick Fry – There has been plenty of warm inner glow around East Timor about the exemplary conduct of the general elections in July. But it's…

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says East Timor is ready for UN peacekeeping troops to withdraw as planned by…

Guido Goulart, Dili, East Timor – East Timor is ready to maintain stability on its own without the hundreds of international peacekeepers who have…

East Timor's president swore in the nation's new coalition cabinet Wednesday, announcing three additional ministerial posts that the opposition…

Max Lane – Timor Leste's third parliamentary election since the restoration of independence in 2002 was held on July 7. The largest of the…

Joe Leribun, Jakarta – The government of East Timor did not take over any land in the region of the border in the Nusa Tenggara Timor Province. A…

Yemris Fointuna – The situation on the border of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province of Indonesia and East Timor remains tense following a clash…

Dili – National police and NGOs in East Timor have noted an uptick in alcohol-fueled violence, especially among unemployed youths.

Vidal…

Indonesian and East Timorese civilians are guarding a neutral buffer zone between both countries a day after a land conflict sparked a…

Peter Alford, Jakarta – Political normalisation is finally at hand in East Timor, despite last weekend's sudden outbreak of rioting that marred at…

Ulma Haryanto – Former East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta stressed the need to maintain border security with Indonesia as a key part of…

Armindo Maia and Sue Ingram – Hopes and fears of an alliance between Timor-Leste's two major political parties, CNRT (National Congress for…

Violence in East Timor was sparked when Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao announced his National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction will form a…

Joyce Morgan, Dili – The East Timorese President has called for calm after a night of violence in the capital, Dili, which left one man dead,…

Michael Bachelard – Violence erupted in East Timor late last night, apparently prompted by political party Fretilin being excluded from a role in…

To East Timor, where Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao's CNRT party is moving towards forming a coalition government. His party won the most seats in…

Guido Goulart, Dili – East Timor's president called on security forces to restore peace and order Monday as violence persisted over the runner-up…

The Australian government has updated its travel advice for East Timor, warning of the possibility of further violence following a night of unrest…

East Timorese Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao will form a coalition government with the country's two minor parties. The decision was announced at a…

Six weeks ago, Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao formally nominated two leaders from our oil and gas sector to develop investment policy for Timor-…

The ruling party of East Timor resistance hero Xanana Gusmao has won 30 seats in parliament, according to a final count on Friday from last…