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Council of Ministers Meeting 9 April 2008
2008-04-10 04:44:00
Organic Law on the Economic and Food Inspectorate - Organic Structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries - Presentation of the Report of the National Commission for Research and Development - Resolution approving the change of name of the ferry, which is a maritime link with the enclave of Oe-Cusse and Isle of Ataúro to "Berlin Nakroma
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National Media Legal Reports 9 April 2008
2008-04-10 04:43:00
Guterres appeals to Salsinha to cooperate - Joint Operation asks people not to believe rumours - Commander Paixão confirms launch of Joint Operation - Fretilin agrees that Salsinha should surrender when Horta returns - Alkatiri: ICI stall shows no respect for National Parliament decision - Commander Paixão: Four of Salsinha's men surrender - Prime Minister inspects President's residence - Treason to hide or feed Salsinha
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Decision in Baucau Sexual Assault Case
2008-04-09 01:50:00
Legal researchers from JSMP monitored three cases of violence against women that were heard at Baucau District Court on 10, 11 and 12 March 2008. One case involved domestic violence and two involved sexual assault. Two of these cases are still being processed - JSMP will monitor their progress.
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East Timor Directory
2008-04-09 01:41:00
Discover enigmatic East Timor online with the internet's leading open access directory on Asia's newest nation.
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East Timor president says no plans to step down
2008-04-09 01:38:00
08/04/08 DILI (AFP) — East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta gave assurances on national television here Tuesday that he would return to lead his country, after an Australian newspaper quoted him as saying he may step down.
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Procedural Flaws in Baucau Domestic Violence Case
2008-04-09 01:31:00
JSMP Press Release 26-27 March 2008 Nine criminal cases were scheduled for hearing at the Baucau District Court during the last week of March 2008. Two of these cases, however, could not be heard due to the absence of defendants and witnesses. Three of the seven remaining cases related to domestic violence
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National Media Legal Reports 08 April 2008
2008-04-09 01:28:00
Alkatiri: Do not kill Salsinha or anybody else - Joint Operation threatens to shoot MP - Joint Operation will collect all illegal guns - Petitioners wait for a just decision - Acting President: No Pardon for Salsinha - Police have set up 12 posts in Dili
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National Parliament Plenary Session 8 April 2008
2008-04-09 01:28:00
The President of the Parliament informed the House on the following subjects: The next Thursday, April 10, 2008 , the Heads of the Parliamentary Benches will visit the petitioners in Aitarak Laran. The Attorney General of the Republic will provide the information in the plenary of the National Parliament, next Monday, April 14, 2008

Former PM Alkatiri claims alleged assassination attempt on Xanana Gusmao wa
2008-04-08 08:44:00
WSWS 8 April 2008 Mari Alkatiri, former East Timorese prime minister and current general secretary of the Fretilin opposition party, has alleged that the reported assassination attempt on Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao on February 11 was a fake.
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Ramos Horta hits out at Indonesian military
2008-04-08 06:23:00
Darwin 7 April 2008 East Timor's President Jose Ramos Horta today lashed out at senior Indonesian military officers who have refused to admit responsibility and apologise for the violence that swept his country in 1999.
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Ramos Horta hints at resignation
2008-04-08 02:02:00
Paul Toohey 8 April 2008 The Australian - JOSE Ramos Horta has had enough. The East Timorese President never wanted the job in the first place and he wants a quieter life. "I will address the parliament when I return and I will not promise the country that I will serve the full term," Ramos Horta told The Australian yesterday.
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UN slams basket-case Timorese police force
2008-04-08 02:01:00
Mark Dodd | April 08, 2008 EAST Timor's police force is tribalised, corrupt, inadequately trained and has no public trust. A scathing UN report, obtained by The Australian, argues the force is politically manipulated, chronically mismanaged and massively underfunded.
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Security forces accused of 'beating up' civilians
2008-04-08 01:45:00
7 Apri 2008 ABC East Timor's armed forces are being accused of using violence against civilians as they hunt for rebel soldiers involved in February's attacks on the country's President and Prime Minister.
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East Timor army kills rebel supporter in operation
2008-04-07 01:48:00
DILI (Reuters) - East Timor's security forces have shot dead a civilian believed to be a supporter of rebel soldiers involved in an assassination attempt on the country's president, the military said on Sunday.
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Indonesian court overturns conviction of militia leader in 1999 East Timor
2008-04-05 12:15:00
IHT - 05/04/08 JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia's Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a notorious militia leader accused in attacks that left around 1,000 people dead during East Timor's 1999 break for independence. The acquittal will likely anger human rights groups and add weight to calls for the establishment of an international tribunal to try those responsible for the violence.
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East Timor militia leader Guterres acquitted
2008-04-05 03:39:00
JAKARTA, April 4 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Former pro-Jakarta East Timor militia leader Eurico Guterres, who had been jailed in Indonesia since 2006 for having committed gross human rights violations in East Timor in 1999, has been acquitted, a Supreme Court judge said Friday. "We found new evidence which was enough to acquit him," Justice Iskandar Kamil, who led a panel dealing with Guterres' judicial review, told Kyodo News.
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National Parliament Plenary Session 7 April 2008
2008-04-05 02:13:00
Announcement of the Committee of Health, Education and Culture of Proposed Law n. 8/II Basic Law on Education - Presentation of the report of activities of the Commission of Youth, Sports, Labour and Professional Training (Commission H) for the months of September and October 2007
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National Media Legal Reports 04 April 2008
2008-04-05 00:17:00
Alfredos lawyer to hand over secret documents - Fretilin MP says all documents related to Alfredo should be given to Prosecutor-General - Defence Force Chief says no response from ISF on 11 February - Government classifies Petitioners - Government forbids people to be armed - People ask the Government to prolong State of Siege - Military Police Commander asks people to remain calm
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UNPol Weekly Security Brief 29 March - 04 April 08
2008-04-04 15:04:00
During the past week, 30 security incidents were reported for the whole country (reporting period 26/03-01/04). The majority of security incidents continue to be low-level assaults and minor public disturbances. There were no incidents of group fighting and only one incidence of homicide reported in Ermera District. A total of 66 arrests were made, primarily for curfew violations.
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Army to use force against rebels
2008-04-04 12:28:00
04 Apr 2008 09:07:53 GMT By Tito Belo DILI, (Reuters) - East Timor will launch a military operation next week to capture fugitive rebel soldiers believed to have been involved in an assassination attempt on President Jose Ramos-Horta, the army chief said on Friday.
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Hortas Assailants Scot Free Thanks to Politics
2008-04-03 22:08:00
DILI, Apr 3 (IPS) - If the renegade soldiers who attempted to assassinate East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta on 11 Feb remain scot-free, it has more to do with the complex politics of this fledgling country than a failure of the armed forces, domestic or international, that protect it.
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National Media Legal Reports 3 April 2008
2008-04-03 21:49:00
Apprehension Operation to use force to capture Salsinha - Judge: Court postpones trial for suspects in Fatu Ahi case - Dili Police Commander: PNTL & F-FDTL wont tolerate criminals - CNRT MP demands explanation from the Prosecutor-General - Zero tolerance for medical officers who sexually violate patients - Judge: No law forbids PGR from negotiating surrender with rebels - PTT MP asks Government to suspend martial arts activities
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The Road to INTERFET: Reflections on Australian Strategic Decisions Concern
2008-04-03 03:29:00
Notwithstanding INTERFETs operational success, the Australian Government completely failed to achieve the strategic objectives it had set itself at the start of 1999. Ambivalence about the need for a pre-ballot peacekeeping force prevented the Government lobbying as hard as we could have for one to be deployed, which may have contributed materially to the tragedy in September.
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National Media Legal Reports 2 April 2008
2008-04-02 18:48:00
Portugal will continue to cooperate with TL in security areas - MPs demand explanation from the Prosecutor-General - It's a crime to hide Rebels - Rebels impede investments - Court begins trial for suspects in Fatu Ahi case - Angelita: I am innocent - Joint Operation dialogue with community
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Council of Ministers Meeting 02 April 2008
2008-04-02 14:45:00
Proposed Law on Weapons - Consultation with the courts on the need to create an International Commission of Inquiry - Proposed Law on Community Leaders - Organic structure of the Economic and Food Inspectorate - Feasibility Study of a Natural Gas Pipeline for East Timor
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European Commission provides funding to East Timor over six years
2008-04-02 12:17:00
Brussels Belgium 2 April 08 – The European Commission plans to provide East Timor with funding of 63 million euros over a six-year period to support the country’s efforts to consolidate its national institutions, according to a statement issued Tuesday in Brussels.
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East Timor - A Kingdom of Fear
2008-04-02 10:21:00
01/04/08 Watch Indonesia: Timor Leste – A Kaleidoscope of Conflicts by Henri Myrttinen The end result of these acts is a Kingdom of Fear to borrow Hunter S. Thompsons phrase. Even without joining conspiracy theorists it can be seen that this is being actively maintained by strategies of tension whether intentional or unintentional.
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Pires admits she was Reinados lover but did not influence him
2008-04-02 05:42:00
2/04/08 The Age Lindsay Murdoch Darwin Timorese-born Australian Angelita Pires admits she was the lover of rebel leader Alfredo Reinado and says she understands why she has been accused of influencing him in the lead-up to last month's attacks in Dili. But in her first public statement since wounded president Jose Ramos Horta last week publicly accused her of manipulating Reinado, Ms Pires claimed she had been made a scapegoat.
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Acting President La Sama Calls for Citizen Help to Convince Fugitives to Su
2008-04-02 01:06:00
As of today, April 1, 2008, hiding the presence of Gastao Salcinha and his armed group will be considered criminal conduct said Interim President of the Republic, Fernando La Sama de Araujo. The country seeks the support of all to help convince Salcinha and his group to surrender and deliver weapons. This is our request, said the interim president.
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FRETILIN asks National Parliament to invite Prosecutor General to explain h
2008-04-02 00:48:00
FRETILIN MP and Vice President Arsenio Bano asked the National Parliament today to invite the Prosecutor General of the Republic, Longuinhos Monteiro, to explain the result of his investigation into the 11 February attempts on the President and de facto Prime Minister, as well as the implementation of the state of siege.
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