East Timor

                   

Defence urged to utilise part-timers (AAP)

yahoo.com
Nov 18, 2008 1 related
        

The Australian Defence Force could make far better use of its part-timers by giving them little-used defence roles such as ground air defence, a new study says. The paper, released on Wednesday by the Australian Strategic...

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ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Youth on missions in Oecussi, the Timor district located on Indonesian territory

fides.org
Nov 18, 2008
        

Dili (Agenzia Fides) – A small part of the land on East Timor, on the western part of the island, is under the national sovereignty of Indonesia. Its name is Oecussi, a coastal district where Timor's citizens can arrive by sea,...

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Gun Control, Leakage of Police, Military Weapons Still Haunt East Timor

gunpolicy.org
Nov 16, 2008
        

A new report by the Small Arms Survey group says East Timor still has a serious problem with controlling weapons. Weapons collections and an attempt to introduce gun control legislation to parliament are signs the government is...

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AUSTRALIA: On the box

greenleft.org.au
Nov 16, 2008
        

Summer of Love - Looks at the hippy district of San Francisco’s Haight Ashbury during the summer of 1967, which had utopian beginnings born of idealistic youths who’d grown up with post-WWII affluence but were now dealing with...

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Howard pushed me on E Timor referendum: Habibie (ABC)

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Nov 15, 2008 1 related
        

Former Indonesian president BJ Habibie says a letter from then-Australian prime minister John Howard pushed him into acting quickly on independence for East Timor . In 1998 Mr Howard wrote a letter to Mr Habibie supporting a...

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america.gov: Close-up on Berkeley (Courtesy of Jen Sloan) america.gov

Human Rights Provide Framework for Principled Journalism

america.gov
Nov 14, 2008 1 related
        

An innovative seminar at Columbia University’s Graduate School for Journalism is giving young reporters an additional tool for approaching stories by improving their knowledge of human rights. The instructors talk with...

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Youth meet in East Timor to grapple with violence in society - Feature

earthtimes.org
Nov 14, 2008
        

Dili - Young people from around the world gathered this week in East Timor to participate in a conference to share ideas on identity, conflict and peace as the country, one of the most at-risk nations in Asia, tries to come to...

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bbc.co.uk: Aid trucks in East Timor bbc.co.uk

East Timor court rules against PM

bbc.co.uk
Nov 14, 2008
        

The government said it needed a budget increase to build infrastructure The Constitutional Court in East Timor has ruled against the government in a key political battle. The government, led by former independence fighter...

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E Timor's budget unconstitutional, court rules

abc.net.au
Nov 14, 2008 1 related
        

By Stephanie March for Radio Australia East Timor's Court of Appeal has ruled that the country's $612 million mid-year budget is unconstitutional. The court says the budget was seeking $443 million more from the nation's...

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Woodside flags LNG options for E Timor

abc.net.au
Nov 13, 2008 4 related
        

The head of resources giant Woodside says there could be opportunities for East Timor to capitalise on gas developments in the Sunrise field if the company goes ahead with a floating gas processing plant.

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