Contributor ReportsTIMOR-LESTE: Bird flu worries as awareness remains low
Source: IRIN
Dili :: East Timor | updated Mon Nov 23 00:45:48 -0800 2009 | green-news
Ask Afonso de Jesus what he knows about avian influenza (H5N1) and the answer is worrying. “What’s that?” the 27-year-old chicken vendor asked, holding a bird he hopes to sell on the open market in Dili, the Timorese capital. “I...
Candles and prayers for victims of Timor massacre
Source: The Boston Globe
Dili :: East Timor | updated Thu Nov 12 18:27:08 -0800 2009 | political-news
East Timor— Thousands of mourners lit candles, sang hymns and prayed in East Timor on Thursday, honoring the victims of a massacre of pro-independence demonstrators by Indonesian troops 18 years ago. Many called on the tiny nation's leaders to seek...
Timor Leste should form anti-graft commission: president
Source: Channel NewsAsia
Dili :: East Timor | updated Sat Nov 28 01:04:34 -0800 2009 | political-news
Timor Leste should form its anti-corruption commission soon to support the economy and maintain people's trust in the half-island nation, President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Saturday. The Nobel laureate said at a military event that fighting graft was an important...
Honour the fallen on Remembrance Day
Source: Labor Herald
Dili :: East Timor | updated Wed Nov 11 05:48:35 -0800 2009 | political-news
In 2009 we also said farewell to our last living link to the First World War, John 'Jack' Ross, and the last Victoria Cross recipient of the Second World War, Edward 'Ted' Kenna...At 11 am on 11 November 1918 fighting...
U.N. hands back control in Timor-Leste
Source: United Press International
Viqueque :: East Timor | updated Sun Dec 06 08:07:47 -0800 2009 | political-news
The United Nations has returned control of the largest district in Timor-Leste to the country's police force, officials said Saturday. Atul Khare , special representative of the secretary-general for Timor-Leste, and Deputy Prime Minister Jose Luis Guterres spoke at the...
John Schumann To Tour East Timor
Source: Scoop
Dili :: East Timor | updated Tue Nov 17 16:58:55 -0800 2009 | entertainment-news
We’ve had so many requests from serving men and women of the Australian Defence Force that it’s nice to be able to finally go. We are all really looking forward to the tour and we hope to bring a bit...
HMAS Adelaide to become a diving site
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Dili :: East Timor | updated Wed Nov 11 21:51:42 -0800 2009 | business-news
Adelaide has passed another milestone on its way to becoming a diving site on the NSW Central Coast. Thirteen metres of the ship's mast were removed in a semi-formal ceremony in Sydney on Thursday morning, as the ship is prepared...
Dunedin officer awarded by UN for drowning rescue (NZPA)
Source: Xtra News
Dili :: East Timor | updated Thu Nov 26 19:24:28 -0800 2009 | disasters
The United Nations is awarding a Dunedin police officer a hero's accolade after he saved an elderly man from drowning in East Timor. Southern district commander, Superintendent Bob Burns, will present Senior Constable Malcolm Parker with the UN Courageous Service...
The Role Of Journalists In The Freedom Struggle
Source: Scoop
Dili :: East Timor | updated Mon Nov 16 14:33:29 -0800 2009 | political-news
After all, journalists enjoy no greater protection from attack than other civilians. One answer to this question must be that journalists played a crucial role in the independence struggle. Another answer is that in East Timor itself, Sander Thoenes is...
Poor sanitation killing kids in E Timor: WaterAid
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Dili :: East Timor | updated Tue Nov 17 18:21:44 -0800 2009 | political-news
WaterAid Australia estimates more than 1000 children die from diarrhoea in East Timor each year and poor sanitation is a reason for this. Its chief executive, Adam Laidlaw, says diarrhoea rates can be cut by more than a third when...
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