Tag: East Timor
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Timor’s Ramos-Horta says personal diplomacy could bring Myanmar ceasefire
The president of East Timor told AP yesterday that he would be willing to intercede personally to try and break the impasse in the region’s most ... -
Pope lands in economic power Singapore
Pope Francis flew to Singapore yesterday for the final leg of his trip through Asia, arriving in one of the world’s richest countries from one of ... -
Francis’ Mass draws 600,000 people, nearly half the population
An estimated 600,000 people — a figure nearing half of East Timor’s population —- packed a seaside park yesterday for Pope Francis’ final Mass, held on ... -
Activists criticize high cost of Pope Francis’ visit to 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, ... -
Pope Francis is visiting Dili after a clergy abuse scandal, but will he address it?
When the Vatican acknowledged in 2022 that the Nobel Peace Prize-winning, East Timorese independence hero Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo had sexually abused young boys, it appeared ... -
China, Timor-Leste to enhance ties
China and Timor-Leste pledged yesterday to deepen partnership under the Belt and Road Initiative and expand cooperation in agriculture, green development, the digital economy, and air ... -
Independence hero Xanana Gusmao returns to power as prime minister
Former East Timor independence fighter Xanana Gusmao was sworn in on Saturday as prime minister of Asia’s youngest country after his party won the parliamentary election ... -
Opposition party won most seats in parliamentary election
East Timor’s opposition party won Sunday’s parliamentary election, meaning independence fighter Xanana Gusmao is likely to return as prime minister in Asia’s youngest democracy. The final ... -
East Timor president Horta pushes back on environmental criticism
Give our country $100 billion — or stop lecturing us about making money from fossil fuels. That was the message East Timor President and Nobel Peace ... -
Ramos-Horta set to win presidency for second time
East Timor’s former independence fighter and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta is set to win the presidential runoff election, according to over 60% of the ... -
Breaking News: Australia and East Timor settle bitter border differences
Australia and East Timor will sign a treaty that draws the first-ever maritime border between the neighbors, resolving years of bitter wrangling with a deal that ... -
Drop in oil production reduces East Timor’s revenue
A drop in oil and natural gas production has been the main factor behind a reduction of oil revenues to East Timor, which account for almost ... -
East Timor | Minister restates gov’t plans to process gas from the Greater Sunrise field
The Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources of East Timor, Alfredo Pires, restated in Dili the government’s plan to process liquid natural gas (LNG) from the ... -
East Timor posts trade deficit of USD893 million
East Timor’s balance of trade in 2014 recorded a deficit of USD893 million, an increase of 13.79 percent year on year, said the Statistics Directorate of ... -
East Timor | Government approves USD102 million funding for Oe-Cusse Ambeno Authority
The government of Timor-Leste has approved funding of USD102.43 million, for the 2014 and 2015 budget, of the Authority of the Special Administrative Region of Oe-Cusse ... -
East-Timor wants more investment from Indonesia
East Timor’s minister of state and of foreign affairs and cooperation, Jose Luis Guterres, said in Jakarta that his country expects more private investment from Indonesia ... -
Heineken builds factory in East Timor
The government of East Timor has approved a proposal to build a brewery presented by Heineken Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. involving an investment of over USD40 ... -
New Zealand supports East Timor in fish production
Timor-Leste (East Timor) and New Zealand have signed an agreement to develop fish production (aquaculture) by creating 200 small businesses in the country, the New Zealand ... -
Australia funds rice processing plant in Timor Leste
A rice processing factory, which will benefit about 300 farmers in Timor-Leste (East Timor), has been inaugurated in Baucau, in the east of the country, the ... -
East Timor pays salaries of Guinea-Bissau civil servants
The government of East Timor (Timor-Leste) week granted the Guinea-Bissau government funding of USD6 million to pay a month’s salary to all Guinean civil servants, the ...
