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	east timor map and map of east timor information page
		East Timor is a stunning sight (especially from the air) as it's ringed by miles of sandy beaches and a deep bluish-green sea.
		East Timor occupies approximately 50% of the island of Timor.
		East Timor must deal daily with a lack of natural resources and a poor infrastructure, one that was almost totally ignored by Indonesia for years.
	worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/asia/etimor.htm (836 words)

	East Timor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It consists 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 northwestern side of the island, surrounded by Indonesian West Timor.
		Indonesian rule in East Timor was marked by extreme violence and brutality, two of the worst examples of this being the Dili massacre and the Liquiçá Church Massacre.
		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 (2785 words)

	Mercy Corps > Countries > East Timor > Program Details: East Timor
		In addition, East Timor is still coping with the legacy of a generation of Indonesian occupation and the vicious violence of 1999 that followed their decision to vote for independence.
		Timor Aid is a registered East Timorese non-profit charitable and non-governmental organization (NGO) founded in 1998 by East Timorese and long-term East Timor supporters who worked closely with Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. José Ramos-Horta, the current Prime Minister of East Timor.
		Timor Aid was a prominent provider of relief during the national emergency period of 1999-2001, and is currently implementing 12 long- and short-term development projects in the areas of health, education, capacity building, the advancement of women, microcredit, community development, and income generation.
	www.mercycorps.org /countries/easttimor (860 words)

	East Timor - Our Work Index - Caritas Australia
		East Timor is a recently independent country in south-eastern Asia, northwest of Australia, at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago.
		East Timor includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco.
		A conflict between East Timor’s Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Fretilin) which many believe was instigated by Indonesia resulted in their occupation of East Timor which began under the pretext of peacekeeping and which lasted for over twenty years.
	www.caritas.org.au /ourwork/where_easttimor.htm (1295 words)

	East Timor
		The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor, is an island nation in southeastern 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.
		The East Timorese population, which is collectively known as the Maubere, an originally derogatory name that was turned into a name of pride by the resistance movement, consists of a number of distinct ethnic groups, most of which are of Malay descent and some of older Papuan stock.
	www.knowledgefun.com /book/e/ea/east_timor.html (898 words)

	USAID:Office of Transition Initiatives: East Timor Hot Topics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		East Timor Commission for Reception, Truth, and Reconciliation Sworn In East Timor swore in seven members of a new Commission for Reception, Truth, and Reconciliation on Monday, January 21.
		Surik-Mas is a poor suburb of Dili, East Timor that was heavily affected by the violence surrounding the 1999 Referendum.
		As East Timor moves closer to independence with the drafting of the constitution and the creation of the second transitional government, the ability of media to conduct in-depth reports is increasingly critical.
	www.usaid.gov /hum_response/oti/country/timor/hottim.html (7055 words)

	East Timor
		East Timor is an extremely poor territory, with two-thirds to three-fourths of the population of 775,000 persons engaged in subsistence agriculture.
		In East Timor, arbitrary detention of persons suspected of proindependence sympathies by prointegration militia groups was a continuing problem in the months prior to and shortly after the September 1999 consultation.
		Indonesian law still in effect in East Timor prohibits forced labor; however, during the year, local leaders informally required a number of returnees accused of involvement in the post-consultation destruction of September 1999 to engage in compulsory labor as a means of punishing them for their alleged offenses (see Section 1.c.).
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/eap/8300.htm (8945 words)

	SSPXAsia.com: East Timor News Archive
		East Timor is an Asian state of some 800,000 inhabitants, 96% of whom are Catholic, a legacy of Portuguese colonialism.
		DILI, East Timor, MAY 6, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Tension in East Timor over the question of religious instruction in public schools is threatening to degenerate into disorder and open violence, reported Fides news agency.
		A typical sung Mass in East Timor is a mixture of Tetum, Portuguese and Gregorian chant in Latin.
	www.sspxasia.com /Countries/East_Timor/NewsArchive.htm (3416 words)

	International Peacemaking and Human Rights Programs
		East Timor, with an estimated population of 800,000, is located off the northwestern coast of Australia.
		Given East Timor's long history of oppression and the presence of pro-integration militia, there was concern that militia would create an atmosphere of intimidation prior to the vote.
		The popular consultation on the future of East Timor, held Aug. 30, 1999, was marred by numerous instances of intimidation and violence prior to the vote.
	cartercenter.org /activities/country25.htm (2496 words)

	Travel Advice for East Timor - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
		East Timor is in an active seismic zone and is subject to earthquakes.
		Australians intending to travel to East Timor for shorter periods are at much lower risk of infection but should discuss the risk of avian influenza with their doctor as part of their routine pre-travel health checks.
		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 (3808 words)

	EAST TIMOR NEWS \| HavenWorks.com/world/east-timor - Timor Lorosa'e, Timor Timur, Timor Leste, Timor L’este
		This supersedes the Public Announcement for East Timor of October 22, 2001 that expires March 31, 2002.
		East Timor is under the authority of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) and will remain so until it becomes an independent nation on May 20, 2002.
		Militia incursions have occurred in the western districts of East Timor, and travelers wishing to visit these areas are encouraged to consult UN authorities in Dili before departing.
	www.havenworks.com /world/east-timor (1107 words)

	Timor-Leste Districts
		Timor is Malay for East, and leste is Portuguese for East, so the name of the country may be translated "East East".
		East Timor includes a small exclave near the western end of the island of Timor, known as Oé-Cussi, and formerly called Okusi Ambeno or other similar names.
		The division of Timor between Portugal and the Netherlands was settled by treaty on 1904-10-01.
	www.statoids.com /utl.html (594 words)

	Reviving fisheries in East Timor - Casting nets for development (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Ninety per cent of the East Timorese coastal fleet, fishing gear and on-shore infrastructure was destroyed during the violent fighting that broke out between opponents and supporters of independence after an overwhelming majority of East Timorese had voted for sovereignty in the UN-organized Popular Consultation Ballot held on 30 August 1999.
		Malaria is endemic in all regions of East Timor.
		As an independent state, East Timor's legal fishing grounds have increased from a three-mile strip around its coastline to a much larger area expanding some 150 miles to the south and up to 15 miles to the north.
	www.unv.org /infobase/unv_news/2002/93/02_08_93tmp_fish.htm (1034 words)

	east timor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		When East Timor declared its independence from a 25-year Indonesian dictatorship, for instance, pro-Indonesian militias organized a "scorched earth" campaign in the new nation.
		"Tennessee Tech received the invitation to go to East Timor because, as one of only five rural education centers in the nation endorsed by the National Rural Education Association, we are geographically and culturally the best match," she said, after her first visit to the country in 2000.
		Alex, the Timor Aid educator who served as interpreter during the trip and who now has the skills to replicate the workshops, provided her with the most intimate glimpse of the nation's public opinion, she said.
	www.tntech.edu /publicaffairs/rel/etimor.html (774 words)

	Police gun down demonstrators in East Timor
		Illusions that the occupation of East Timor by an Australian-led force in September 1999 would be followed by concrete steps to improve living standards have been dashed.
		This state of affairs in East Timor is an indictment of all those who politically supported the Australian-led takeover in 1999, claiming it was a humanitarian mission to bring liberation to the Timorese people.
		East Timorese Foreign Minister Ramos Horta obligingly announced on Tuesday that he had spoken to Downer about seeking an increase in the number of UN trainers and advisors from 90 to 200.
	wsws.org /articles/2006/may2006/timo-m03.shtml (1471 words)

	East Timor Template
		TNI’s last major military operations in East Timor, conducted in early November 1998 and directed against East Timor’s armed resistance, were publicly condemned by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.
		East Timor is the Indonesian "province" with the second largest landholdings under control of the Soeharto family, namely 564,867 hectares.
		Mahidi happens to be the name of Mahidin Simbolon - Deputy Commander of the command centre for operations in East Timor.) Cancio is the younger brother of the Secretary General of a pro-independence group GRPRTT (The Timorese Movement for Reconciliation and Peace) and the son of the liurai (chief) of Cassa-Ainaro.
	www.ess.uwe.ac.uk /Timor/death_squads2.htm (1144 words)

	ALERT: March 2002
		East Timorese women in Indonesian refugee camps continue to suffer rape at the hands of the military and its militias.
		East Timor was invaded by Indonesia in December 1975 with U.S. weapons and political support.
		East Timor's women and men suffered under a brutal Indonesian military occupation that ended with the military and its militia proxies carrying out a devastating scorched-earth campaign in retaliation for East Timor's overwhelming vote for independence in 1999.
	www.etan.org /action/action2/04alert.htm (1143 words)

	East Timor \| Catholic Relief Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		CRS sees its primary challenge as accompanying the people of East Timor as they strive to develop their new country and economy, and overcome their colonial and authoritarian history, which has left scars on the national psyche.
		East Timor, which lies in the eastern part of the island of Timor, is one of the world's newest independent nations.
		CRS/East Timor was established as a sub-office of CRS/Indonesia and became an independent country program in June 2000 to better respond to the devastation of East Timor and work directly with partners and beneficiaries.
	www.crs.org /our_work/where_we_work/overseas/asia/east_timor/index.cfm (677 words)

	Internews.org News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The two-week long East Timor Human Rights Documentary Film Festival will be launched in all 13 districts of East Timor and is expected to attract more than 120,000 viewers, many of whom have no regular access to television, video or film.
		The painstaking search for footage and films (close to 50) about East Timor, and local language translations were undertaken by Internews with help from film makers and TV stations from as far as Japan and Australia.
		East Timor, officially renamed Timor Leste, will celebrate its independence on May 20th with a large ceremony that will be attended by heads of state and other VIPs including former-US president Bill Clinton and Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan.
	www.internews.org /news/2002/20020510_et/20020510_et.html (337 words)

	East Timor - Road to Full Independence
		Also the majority of the population from four districts I observed as an election observer during the summer of 2001 was fearful of many political parties as they were concerned with possible violence and civil war as they experienced in 1975.
		The stance of this political group, and please note this was not a political party, was that East Timor already declared its independence in 1975 and the country should return to that structure established a few days prior to the Indonesian invasion.
		UNMISET-- United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor-- was established by the Security Council to provide assistance to East Timor over a period of two years until all operational responsibilities are fully devolved to the East Timor authorities (http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/missions/unmiset/).
	www.seasite.niu.edu /easttimor/independence.htm (2003 words)

	Timor Leste (East Timor) -- Habitat for Humanity Int'l
		TIMOR LESTE, SITUATED IN the eastern end of the Indonesian archipaelago, became the world’s newest nation in May 2002.
		Despite its newfound independence, the country that is formerly known as East Timor is one of the poorest in Asia.
		HFH Timor Leste concentrates on repairing and rehabilitating homes using Save and Repair, a Habitat housing microfinance model that encourages groups of families to save for the cost of renovations together.
	www.habitat.org /eca/build/ap/238.aspx (517 words)

	Category:Districts of East Timor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The main article for this category is Districts of East Timor.
		List of districts of East Timor by population
		List of districts of East Timor by population density
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Districts_of_East_Timor (99 words)

	Indonesia votes to hand over East Timor to UN control
		The overwhelming majority of the East Timorese voted in the August 30 referendum against a plan for the province to have greater autonomy within Indonesia and thus signalled their support for independence.
		East Timor has important oil reserves and other resources as well as being in a strategic position in the Indonesian archipelago and the South East Asian region.
		In East Timor, aid agencies are struggling to cope with thousands of refugees who are returning to their home towns after fleeing either to the hills, or to Indonesian West Timor.
	www.wsws.org /articles/1999/oct1999/tim-o21.shtml (1245 words)

	1world communication: East Timor
		The report said that while the military's immediate aim was to retain East Timor as part of Indonesia, "its broader and longer-term aim was to strengthen the position of the TNI (military) and Wiranto in the Indonesian political system".
		Nersia is one of 130 East Timorese children taken from their parents in the camps of West Timor in the violent aftermath of the Indonesian withdrawal from East Timor last year and placed in poor orphanages in Central Java.
		It is one point of declaration of East Timorese Youth Congress that was held from July 10 to 15 in Dili, the capital of East Timor.
	www.1worldcommunication.org /easttimor.htm (14528 words)

	The Asia Foundation
		After the referendum of 1999 that led to East Timor’s independence, the Foundation managed comprehensive and wide-ranging voter education and election programming for the constituent assembly and presidential elections in 2001 and 2002.
		Recently independent East Timor faces serious challenges in ensuring access to justice for its citizens as the country strives to build effective systems of governance.
		Women in East Timor are often reluctant to seek legal advice due to a lack of women lawyers.
	www.asiafoundation.org /Locations/easttimor.html (974 words)

	United Nations Capital Development Fund
		UNCDF programmes in Timor-Leste are inline with the priorities reflected in the National Development Plan (NDP), which was prepared in advance of independence in a highly participatory manner involving consultations with more than 38,000 Timorese.
		UNCDF Timor Leste Technical Advisor Jill Engen said UNDP and UNCDF recently merged two pre-existing projects in the area of decentralization into the Local Governance Support Programme, which is being implemented in partnership with the Ministry of State Administration.
		For more information on UNCDF's work in East Timor, please visit the UNCDF Timor-Leste website.
	www.uncdf.org /english/news_and_events/newsfiles/20070503_timor.php (540 words)

	ETAN News and Statements
		East Timor Bishop Ricardo to UN Secretary-General on Justice (December 5)
		East Timor Action Network Criticizes U.S. Stance on International Court; Urges Bush Administration Not to Hold International Peacekeeping Hostage to Efforts to Undermine Criminal Court (7/12)
		East Timor NGO Forum on Xanana’s Statement Regarding an International Tribunal (04/23/01)
	etan.org /news (4403 words)

	HIOX FREE JavaSCRIPT - Form select option East Timor Districts or Divisions
		Download the code, which will list the names of Timorese Districts or divisions as select option.
		Two methods of coding are displayed one using javascript array and other the simple plain html option list.
		The countries are usually divided as states or provinces or counties or municipalities or parishes or districts or regions.
	www.hscripts.com /scripts/JavaScript/option/east-timor-districts.php (178 words)

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