Dili News

[The following letter to the UN Security Council was signed by 65 individuals, representing nearly 50 organizations worldwide. Because of a short deadline, more are expected to join the list. A complete list of signers can be found at http://www.etan.org/news/2009/10unsc.htm.]...

Timor Leste Red Cross exludes homosexuals from HIV-AIDS Reduction Program ETLJB 19 September 2009 Before the undemocratically-formulated Constitution was adopted in East Timor in 2002, constitutional protection for homosexuals in East Timor was expunged from an early draft. The then...

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_juqB-R1zC4c/Sk9WGytwDNI/AAAAAAAACIo/hpFvMdT9OHI/s320/timor_animal_2.JPG ETLJB 4 July 2009 SYDNEY - These images of the carcasses of several protected cuscus apparently for sale at a market place in the eastern town of Los Palos in East Timor were published on...

Horta calls for Govt to combat corruption Timor Post 21 May 2009 - President Jose Ramos Horta has called for the Government led by Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao to make efforts in implementing its development programs and combating corruption in...

ETLJB 8 May 2009 SYDNEY In staunchly Catholic East Timor, it is anomalous that there persists a strong belief in witchcraft. In September, 2000, this first came to focus the attention of the judicial system when four men were tried...

ETLJB SYDNEY 2 May 2009 - Who are the lawful owners of land in East Timor? The government seems intent on finding out who owns the land in East Timor without there being the sound foundations of a reformed land...

Judiciary Council members meet with Horta Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 23 April 2009 - The Timorese Judiciary Council members have met with President Jose Ramos Horta discussing administration, human resources and discipline in the Court of Appeal. Paulo Remeido says...