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UN rejects Timor attack 'failure'

bbc.co.uk     5 hrs ago          

Mr Ramos Horta was seriously wounded in the February attack The UN in East Timor has rejected claims by the country's president that it was slow to act in the aftermath of his shooting earlier this year. President Ramos-Horta...                    

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Goff says troop reduction likely in East Timor

radionz.co.nz     55 mins ago   7 related          

Updated at 4:02pm on 22 August 2008 Defence Minister Phil Goff says both New Zealand and Australia hope to reduce the number of troops they have in East Timor. Mr Goff says the issue was on the agenda when he met his Australian...                    

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Timor guest workers 'would benefit all'

abc.net.au     2 hrs ago          

The East Timorese Embassy in Canberra says Territory businesses will benefit if workers from the developing country are allowed temporary working visas to Australia.In a bid to tackle the skills shortage in the Top End, the...                    

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Timor Leste makes progress in human rights, but challenges remain

un.org     13 hrs ago   1 related          

According to a UN report issued Thursday in Dili, Timor-Leste is making progress in key human rights areas, including adherence to the rule of law, strengthening of the judicial system and addressing past violations, but it...                    

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'No govt plans' to extend worker scheme (AAP)

yahoo.com     yesterday   9 related          

There are no plans to extend a guest worker scheme beyond Pacific Island nations despite pleas from East Timor , the federal government says. A three-year pilot scheme will provide 2,500 workers from Tonga, Vanuatu, Kiribati...                    

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Indon spy accused over activist's murder (AAP)

yahoo.com     yesterday   13 related          

A former top Indonesian state intelligence official is on trial on a charge of ordering the murder of the country's most prominent human rights activist four years ago. Retired army general Muchdi Purwoprandjono, 60, was...                    

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33 years on, E Timor military struggling to find feet (ABC)

yahoo.com     yesterday          

As East Timor 's defence force celebrates its 33rd anniversary, analysts say it will take time to build the force's strength. Since East Timor gained independence in 1999, the now-called Falintil-FDTL has been trying to...                    

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Ex-spy chief wins $375,000 defamation (AAP)

yahoo.com     23-Jul-2008   6 related          

A former head of the secretive Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO) has been awarded $375,000 in damages after successfully suing the publishers of the now defunct Bulletin magazine for defamation. Frank Lewincamp had taken...                    

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Kuwaiti PM embarks on Asian tour Thursday

zawya.com     23-Jul-2008   8 related          

By Adnan Al-Failkawi KUWAIT, July 23 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah will embark on an Asian tour on Thursday -- taking him to Brunei, Japan, South Korea, Cambodia, Laos,...                    

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Non-lethal weapon training programme by US Marines ends

ittefaq.com     22-Jul-2008          

Staff ReporterAt least 100 security personnel of the country achieved a non-lethal weapons practical demonstration on how to control angry civilians without causing fatal injuries by the group of trainers of the US Marine...                    

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