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  East Timor (Timor Leste)
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste or East Timor is a nation in Southeast Asia, consisting of the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecussi-Ambeno, a political exclave of East Timor situated on the western side of the island, surrounded by West Timor.
Timor is the Malay word for "Orient" and the island of Timor is part of the Indonesian archipelago and the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands.
Timor inherited no permanent maritime boundaries when it attained independence, and the Government of East Timor is seeking to negotiate a boundary with Australia to a point halfway between it and Australia.
creekin.net /n56-east-timor-timor-leste-.html   (1665 words)

  
 East Timor Factsheet
East Timor is the eastern part of the island of Timor, which lies between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean.
East Timor became a Portuguese colony in the 16th century, while much of the rest of the region was controlled by the Dutch, and known as the Dutch East Indies.
East Timor was annexed by Indonesia after the Portuguese withdrawal, and its people began an independence movement almost immediately.
www.infoplease.com /spot/easttimor1.html   (648 words)

  
  Press Releases: East Timor, New report spells out East Timor's development challenges
East Timor is Asia's poorest country in financial and human development terms, according to the report.
The report shows that newly independent East Timor is among the 20 poorest countries in the world, with a GDP per person of only US$478 and a human development index - based on life expectancy, educational attainment and income per person - on par with countries such as Angola, Bangladesh and Haiti.
East Timor relies heavily on government services, since the private sector is small and civil society is in the process of adjusting to independence.
www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/6686f45896f15dbc852567ae00530132/c0863b414d4d608185256bc000727ae4?OpenDocument   (488 words)

  
  Communications in East Timor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Following Indonesian withdrawal from East Timor in 1999, the telecommunications infrastructure was destroyed in the ensuing violence.
Timor Telecom is an ISP itself along with one downstream provider, iNet.
Timor Telecom has sought to block some Voice over IP services on its network such as Skype, and as a result some such services may not function.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Communications_in_East_Timor   (571 words)

  
 East Timor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste or East Timor is a nation in Southeast Asia, consisting of the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecussi-Ambeno, an exclave of East Timor situated on the western side of the island, surrounded by West Timor.
East Timor inherited no permanent maritime boundaries when it attained independence, and the Government of East Timor is seeking to negotiate a boundary with Australia halfway between it and Australia.
East Timor is a member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), also known as the Lusophone Commonwealth, and a member of the Latin Union.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/East_Timor   (1783 words)

  
 Easing the Crisis in East Timor
East Timor has been engulfed in a rising tide of violence since August 30, when voters in the province overwhelmingly chose independence from Indonesia.
The situation in East Timor has degenerated to the point that many countries are demanding an international peacekeeping force to restore order because Jakarta cannot--or will not--rein in the militias.
These funds were suspended by the IMF on September 9 in reaction to the abuses in East Timor.
www.heritage.org /Research/AsiaandthePacific/EM624.cfm   (1016 words)

  
 Travel Advice for East Timor - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Australians in East Timor are advised to exercise caution and monitor developments that might affect their safety because of the risk of terrorism.
East Timor is in an active seismic zone and is subject to earthquakes.
Australians in East Timor should monitor the travel advice and bulletin for updated information and advice, and ensure that their travel documents, including passports and visas for any non-Australian family members, are up to date in case they need to depart at short notice.
www.smartraveller.gov.au /zw-cgi/view/Advice/East_Timor   (1904 words)

  
 connect east timor - Testimonials
Communications infrastructure is also a vehicle for education and information which are vital to social life and development.
We, the leaders and representatives of the Atabae sub District and community whose names and signatures are shown on the following page, are pleased to make this record of our discussions to consider the results so far of the CET village radio system installed since May 2005 in our sub-District.
We are very happy with this radio system which has been a great help every day in many areas of our community life: for the work of the sub-District administration, for health services and for emergencies, and for passing information between families (such as children needing food when they are at school).
www.connecteasttimor.com /content/?id=38   (482 words)

  
 connect east timor - Connect East Timor
Timor-Leste (East Timor)!: the ongoing pain of the people of this country is once again very much in focus.
The world community had moved on but now can no longer ignore a situation that continues to deprive the people of Timor-Leste of the most basic of services.
Connect East Timor's campaign objective is to raise funds and gifts in kind to a total of
www.connecteasttimor.com   (167 words)

  
 Online NewsHour: Background: East Timor -- May 20, 2002
Representatives of the countries that helped shepherd East Timor to independence were prominent at today's celebrations.
KOFI ANNAN: As Secretary General of the United Nations, I have the honor to transfer executive authority the united transitional administration to the institutions of the Democratic Republic of East Timor.
A triumphant military parade was held in the capital, Dili, and East Timor's prime minister swore in his government in a ceremony outside its new headquarters.
www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/asia/jan-june02/bkgdet_5-20.html   (517 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- East Timor   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Portuguese began to trade with the island of Timor in the early 16th century and colonized it in mid-century.
East Timor declared itself independent from Portugal on 28 November 1975 and was invaded and occupied by Indonesian forces nine days later.
Timor comes from the Malay word for "East"; the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands
www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/tt.html   (1162 words)

  
 Inside Indonesia 59 - Indonesians for East Timor
Indonesians said the occupation of East Timor was in breach of Indonesia's founding principles specifically of the 1945 constitutional preamble, which states that 'independence is the right of all peoples'.
East Timorese student networks began distributing an Indonesian translation of Xanana Gusmao's 1992 defence plea, as well as an analysis of the social and environmental impact of Indonesia's occupation of East Timor.
It is in East Timor that the true nature of the Indonesian state is exposed.
www.insideindonesia.org /edit59/goodm.htm   (1548 words)

  
 Transition to Independence in East Timor, New World Outlook's Summer Sampler of Mission; July-August, 2000 Bobby ...
Though the plight of East Timor has faded from the news these days, West Timor is still greatly concerned with the ongoing effects of the crisis.
Thus thousands of capable East Timorese are left to sit on their porches and watch the parade go by because they were educated in Indonesian instead of English or Portuguese.
Clearly, 80 percent of East Timorese are subsistence farmers—or would be if they could live in their villages again; could get appropriate local seed, not commercial hybrids that deteriorate after the second or third planting; and could find a way to turn the soil.
gbgm-umc.org /NWO/00ja/etimor2.html   (2678 words)

  
 Audit Report - Management of Australian Defence Force Deployments to East Timor   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Despite violence in East Timor in the lead-up to a ballot on the proposal, the ballot was successfully conducted on 30 August 1999.
Professional attitudes were also demonstrated in the capacity of ADF personnel in East Timor to improvise and work long hours in relatively primitive, uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous conditions (at their most trying at the beginning of the deployments).
The ANAO understands from discussions with Defence and UN personnel in East Timor that the UN rates are not immutable and that UN officials were interested in feed-back on the adequacy of the rates set and would consider changing them in the light of firm cost data presented by member states.
anao.gov.au /WebSite.nsf/Publications/4A256AE90015F69BCA256B810076F2F5   (15291 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook 2002 -- East Timor
The Portuguese colony of Timor declared itself independent from Portugal on 28 November 1975 and was invaded and occupied by Indonesian forces nine days later.
On 20 May 2002, East Timor was internationally recognized as an independent state and the world's newest democracy.
Timor is the Malay word for "Orient"; the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands
www.faqs.org /docs/factbook/geos/tt.html   (896 words)

  
 REGIONAL AFFAIRS: East Timor: the challenge ahead - 21 September 2002
East Timor officially became the world's newest nation last May. It is, we are told, the poorest country in Asia.
In just ten days, a great deal of East Timor's infrastructure [houses, shops, schools etc] were burned, smashed or looted during the rampage by pro-Jakarta militia and their retreating TNI [Indonesian Army] mentors.
The East Timorese are now walking tall determined to build a future for their children that was different from the past.
www.newsweekly.com.au /articles/2002sep21_et.html   (1634 words)

  
 Asia Times: Telstra under fire over East Timor
Telstra was originally hired by the Australian Defense Force in late 1999 to provide communications services in East Timor and stayed on under the interim United Nations administration.
East Timor Foreign Minister Jose Ramos Horta said that Telstra has made millions out of East Timor and put nothing back.
Many small businesses rely on this service to market themselves and their products in a range of publications and withdrawal of the service with minimal notice is likely to impact adversely on the performance of these businesses.
www.atimes.com /oceania/DB19Ah01.html   (360 words)

  
 Selections from reg.easttimor (ETAN/U.S.)
Listen to Pacifica's Democracy Now RealAudio programs and interviews with East Timorese leaders and activists at http://www.webactive.com/pacifica/demnow.html.
Democracy Now RealAudio - enter "East Timor" in Webactive's search engine to hear programs and interviews with East Timorese leaders and activists.
Postings average 6-10 per day, although the frequency varies with the pace of East Timor-related events.
etan.org /et99   (280 words)

  
 AsiaSource: AsiaPROFILES - A resource of the Asia Society
Try our Country Comparison which will allow you to compare statistics between up to 5 countries at once.
We also offer an Asian Government Directory which lists the leader and senior ministers of East Timor.
Search for East Timor-related Events happening around the world, specialists on East Timor, and related Links and Views for East Timor.
www.asiasource.org /profiles/ap_mp_03.cfm?countryid=63   (306 words)

  
 East Timor Travel Guide
There is one guide book on East Timor that was published within the last month and is available for purchase in East Timor and possibly in Indonesia too.
The malaria (falciparum malaria) in East Timor is becoming resistant to mefloquine [mefloh kwin] (commonly sold under the name "Larium"), so a daily dose of doxycycline [dox ee SIL in] will be more effective (and likely better tolerated).
Tuberculosis (TB) is common in East Timor, so it might be a good idea to get a quick, and usually free, TB test soon after returning home from East Timor, especially for travelers that had prolonged exposure in epidemic areas.
www.etan.org /ifet/travel.html   (4544 words)

  
 Links to East Timorese Resources on the Internet   (Site not responding. Last check: )
A meeting between East Timorese guerilla leader David Alex and a delegation of Melbourne students in February was filmed by University Students for East Timor (USET).
The largest ever public education conference on East Timor will be held June 21-24, sponsored by the University of Sydney (School of Asian Studies), University of New South Wales (Centre for Human Rights) and University of Technology, Sydney (Institute for International Studies), together with Oporto University in Portugal.
The strength of East Timorese support for Bishop Belo against his Indonesian attackers was clearly manifested between November 12 and 15 during several days of peaceful demonstrations in Dili.
www.freedom.tp /etlinks.htm   (1465 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- East Timor
Timor comes from the Malay word for "Orient;" the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands
The East Timor Defense Force or FALINTIL-FDTL comprises a light-infantry Army and a small Naval component; note - plans are to develop a force of 1,500 active personnel and 1,500 reserve personnel over the next five years
East Timor-Indonesia Boundary Committee meets regularly to survey and delimit the land boundary; some East Timor refugees delay return from camps in Indonesia; maritime delimitation and resource-sharing agreements signed with Australia resolved dispute over "Timor Gap" hydrocarbon reserves, but maritime agreement with Indonesia awaits further discussions
www.capitals.com /geos/tt.html   (944 words)

  
 East Timor - OneLook Dictionary Search
East Timor : Columbia Encyclopedia, Six Edition [home, info]
East Timor : CIA World Factbook [home, info]
Phrases that include East Timor: communications in east timor, culture of east timor, demographics of east timor, economy of east timor, flag of east timor, more...
www.onelook.com /?w=East+Timor   (164 words)

  
 The World Factbook 2004 -- East Timor
On 30 August 1999, in a UN-supervised popular referendum, the people of East Timor voted for independence from Indonesia.
the Popular Council for the Defense of the Democratic Republic of East Timor or CPD-RDTL is the largest political pressure group; it rejects the current government and claims to be the rightful government; it is led by Cristiano DA COSTA, a.k.a.
East Timor Defense Force (Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, FDTL): Army, Navy
www.brainyatlas.com /geos/tt.html   (999 words)

  
 TrendTek clients, Telecom Fiji Limited, Telstra, East Timor, Samoa Communications Corporation, Western Samoa, American ...
TrendTek is well positioned to address all of these functions intrinsic in the supply chain having initiated and participated in many similar projects over a long period of time.
The emphasis within TrendTek is one of close and on-going customer and internal communication in order to ensure that all of the aspects are considered as a total entity and that the product and its supply process are not biased into any particular area.
Quality communications is our business; getting it right first time, on time, every time is our way of life.
www.trendtek.com.au /aboutus.htm   (803 words)

  
 Workers Online : Interview : 1999 - Issue 30 : The Seeds of Genocide
There's no communications inside East Timor at the moment, but I believe that communication lines have been reconnected.
The mountains of East Timor are fully occupied by refugees who have gone there requesting the protection of FALINTIL forces.
That means it's clear that from 1975 to the present time the East Timorese are still very disgusted with the way Indonesians have treated us and that we want to be an independent state.
workers.labor.net.au /30/a_interview_brian.html   (747 words)

  
 Bibliography   (Site not responding. Last check: )
East Timor The Hidden War: The Struggle for Justice at Home and Abroad
East Timor and the United Nations: The Case for Intervention
Martin, Elizabeth A. Self-Determination in East Timor: The United Nations, the Ballot, and International Intervention
www.easttimor-reconciliation.org /bibliography.htm   (642 words)

  
 Special Navy comm unit supports the East Timor peacekeeping force
Navy Pacific Fleet sailors are providing a plug-and-play mobile communications system to the Australian-led peacekeeping forces in Indonesia’s East Timor.
DOD is deploying as many as 200 personnel to East Timor for communications, intelligence and logistics support roles for Operation Stabilize.
The technicians who support MSQ-126 are on 24-hour alert and within six hours of notification have their systems ready for flight aboard a C-130, C-141, C-17 or C-5 aircraft, he said.
www.gcn.com /vol18_no33/news/749-1.html   (335 words)

  
 East Timor Communications 2007 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
East Timor Communications 2007 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System
AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA Television broadcast stations:
East Timor has a state-run media oversight authority, which oversees at least one television and one radio station.
www.theodora.com /wfbcurrent/east_timor/east_timor_communications.html   (79 words)

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