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	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.
		To the north of the mountainous island are the Ombai Strait and Wetar Strait, to the south the Timor Sea separates the island from Australia, while to the west lies the Indonesian Province of East Nusa Tenggara.
		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 (1761 words)

	East Timor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		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 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.
		East Timor is a member of the CPLP, Community of Portuguese Language Countries, also known as the Lusophone Commonwealth, and also a member of the Latin Union.
	www.hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/East_Timor (1693 words)

	Sports in East Timor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		East Timor, although a new country, had already participated in the international sports scene.
		On East Timor's performance in the 22nd SEA Games in 2003, East Timor's karate coach Austo Aparicio said, ``This was an opportunity for our athletes to gain experience.
		East Timor is still young, so it has lots of financial problems, He also commented on his team's karate performance, ``We are fairly good at karate and we can make sure that we win a medal in that in the Philippines in 2005.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Sports_in_East_Timor (338 words)

	East Timor biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor, is an island 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.
		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.
		East Timor is a member of the CPLP, Community of Portuguese Language Countries, also known as the Portuguese Commonwealth.
	timor-leste.biography.ms (1373 words)

	CNN.com - East Timor debuts on world stage - May 19, 2002
		The Democratic Republic of East Timor is born as the U.N. flag is lowered...
		Megawati is scheduled to spend just a few hours in East Timor Sunday night, during which time she will lay a wreath at an Indonesian military cemetery before joining representatives from more than 90 nations at the formal independence ceremony.
		East Timor is a devoutly Roman Catholic country and for many East Timorese the church has been the sole source of hope during the years of violence that have wracked this small nation.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/05/19/timor.countdown (1134 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 (654 words)

	Sports Factor - 5/17/2002: East Timor: Sport and Reconciliation
		So we train mainly teachers, or people involved in sports clubs; some local youth, and we even have two village kings in our training program, and we train them to conduct ongoing sports sessions for the children in their communities, their villages and the schools.
		Of course though in a country such as East Timor, there are a lot of priorities with regards to the development of infrastructure and the like, but the people are very keen to develop sport.
		There is a power struggle going on in global sport between the owners of particular clubs, the national federations, and the international organisations, and this is at the heart of the matter in terms of globalisation of transnational corporations, and nation-states themselves.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/talks/8.30/sportsf/stories/s557314.htm (3922 words)

	East Timor
		East Timor is located in the eastern part of Timor, an island in the Indonesian archipelago that lies between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean.
		East Timor's resistance movement was violently suppressed by Indonesian military forces, and more than 200,000 Timorese were reported to have died from famine, disease, and fighting since the annexation.
		East Timor's offshore gas and oil reserves promised the only real hope for lifting it out of poverty, but a dispute with Australia over the rights to the oil reserves in the East Timor Sea thwarted those efforts.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0902237.html (1028 words)

	East Timor football chief appeals for aid
		Cities and towns across East Timor were left in ruins after a week- long orgy of looting and violence by retreating Indonesian-backed militia following the August 30 independence ballot.
		Carrascalao said sports facilities did not escape the wave of destruction and looting, with football goalposts destroyed and the ETFF's headquarters reduced to rubble.
		East Timor has approximately 30 registered football teams, Carrascalao said, adding that he was uncertain of the exact number of players in the region.
	www.etan.org /et2000b/may/14-20/18etfootb.htm (333 words)

	Human Rights Watch World Report 2001: East Timor: Human Rights Developments
		East Timor's first year of freedom from Indonesia was largely devoted to recovery and reconstruction from the September 1999 violence that left the entire country a charred ruin.
		East Timor became, for all intents and purposes, a U.N. protectorate governed by a special representative of the secretary-general with close to absolute powers.
		Because almost all of East Timor's lawyers had been trained in Indonesian universities, UNTAET decided in November 1999 that Indonesian law would be the applicable law except where it conflicted with international standards.
	www.hrw.org /wr2k1/asia/etimor.html (1835 words)

	AllRefer.com - East Timor, Indonesia (Indonesian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		The country occupies the somewhat narrower, eastern half of Timor island, the exclave of Ambeno (or Oecussi) on the northwest coast of Timor, and offshore islands.
		Dili, on the north coast, is the capital and largest city, as well as the country's main port.
		Although East Timor, whose economy is largely agricultural, was one of the world's poorest nations at independence, it has offshore oil and gas fields in the Timor Gap off East Timor's southern coast that are under development and are expected to generate income beginning in 2005.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/E/EastTimor.html (318 words)

	USAID:Office of Transition Initiatives: East Timor Hot Topics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		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)

	MORNING LINE: Olympic inclusion possible for East Timor, Afghanistan
		East Timor, the world's newest nation, also is welcome to join the international Olympic movement, the Association of National Olympic Committees president said Monday.
		East Timor would have to form a national Olympic committee that wins recognition of the International Olympic Committee, the Games' ruling body, as one requirement.
		East Timor declared its independence at midnight Sunday after three centuries of Portuguese colonial rule, 24 years of Indonesian occupation and 2 1/2 years of U.N. administration.
	www.freep.com /sports/othersports/line21_20020521.htm (298 words)

	rediff.com: Special honour for East Timor
		Athletes from East Timor will have a special place of honour just ahead of host Australia in the Opening Ceremony of the Sydney Games, a top Olympic official said on Monday.
		East Timor, a former Portuguese colony, was invaded by Indonesia in 1975 and annexed the following year in a move never recognised by the United Nations.
		In August last year, East Timorese voted overwhelmingly for independence in a U.N.-held ballot, but that vote was followed by widespread violence and destruction carried out by well-armed pro-Jakarta militias.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2000/aug/28tim.htm (433 words)

	CTV.ca - East Timor under curfew after day of riots- CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television
		— Police in East Timor's capital declared a nighttime curfew on Wednesday after officers fired on student protesters, killing at least two people and sparking a rampage of looting and arson that left the prime minister's house burned to the ground.
		Minor unrest is not uncommon in East Timor, but Wednesday's violence was unusual and represented a blow to the country's efforts to establish peaceful democracy and deal with poverty and widespread unemployment.
		East Timor became the world's newest nation in May after 24 years of violent Indonesian occupation.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/1039025032424_60?hub=World&subhub=PrintStory (487 words)

	Briarpatch Magazine: East Timor: Testimony (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		On December 7, 1975 East Timor was yet again at the mercy of a dominating nation.
		Her photographs brought the sounds and aromas of East Timor to life with images of red-stained betel nut lips, markets full of gossip and excitement, and sceneries as beautiful as a woven tapestry.
		East Timor: Testimony tells the horrific story of the tribulations of the country through Briere's powerful fl and white photos and essays by nine authors, including Noam Chomsky.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0JQV/is_8_33/ai_n8641952 (546 words)

	CNNSI.com - Olympic Sports - East Timor could still compete in Sydney - Thursday May 04, 2000 10:25 AM
		East Timor, which voted for independence last year and is under United Nations administration, is virtually independent but does not fulfill the criteria for Olympic recognition.
		IOC regulations require a country to be a fully independent state with at least five sports federations operating in its territory.
		Sports Illustrated and CNN have combined to form a 24 hour sports news and information channel.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/news/2000/05/04/east_timor_ap (364 words)

	Sports Factor - 10/08/01: Sport & Optimism
		We saw the East Timorese athletes, there were four who went to the Sydney Olympics and their participation there created a lot of interest, but there’s very little being done on the ground at this stage, to help those young people and others in East Timor to be involved in sport.
		A number of the facilities that were existing in East Timor were damaged during the trouble times, and a lot of those still have not been fixed up at this stage.
		As Jan mentioned, this project to East Timor is being run in conjunction with Olympic Aid, which is a humanitarian organisations that was established by Olympic Athletes.
	www.ausport.gov.au /fulltext/2001/sportsf/s343709.htm (3980 words)

	East Timor @ Worldagogo.com - Local links and information, East Timor arts and entertainment, East Timor business and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Raising money for schools and orphanages in East Timor run by Sister Lourdes; tax-deductible contributions are collected by the ET Relief and Research Project, Global Exchange in San Francisco.
		East Timor Ireland Solidarity Campaign was founded in 1992.
		Its aims are to increase awareness among Irish and European people to the violation of Human Rights in East Timor and the involvement of Western governments in military and economic aid to Indonesia.
	www.worldagogo.com /East_Timor/News_and_Media (265 words)

	East Timor Travels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		East Timorese love their meat, especially BBQ and the seafood is plentiful and good value.
		Sports fans worried about missing their matches can view them in comfort at The Monkey Bar with its four big screen TV sets under a large thatched hut.
		Timor Lorosae (the Tetum name for East Timor) will struggle economically until her oil revenue streams are established.
	www.sojourn.com.my /contents/2002/08/200208_easttimor.html (930 words)

	The Japan Times Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		East Timor will become independent on May 20 after more than three centuries of Portuguese colonization, 24 years of Indonesian occupation and 2 1/2 years under U.N. administration.
		Hundreds of thousands of East Timorese either fled or were herded by rampaging anti-independence militias to Indonesia's West Timor in late 1999 after the East Timorese people voted overwhelmingly in a U.N.-organized referendum to separate from Indonesia and become independent.
		Japanese officials said Tokyo has donated $1 million to East Timor's Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation, established in January to probe human rights violations committed during 1999 and in the preceding years of Indonesian occupation, and to support the reintegration of less-serious offenders into their communities.
	www.japantimes.co.jp /cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?np20020430a2.htm (846 words)

	CNN - New evidence claims military link to East Timor killings - May 28, 1999
		DILI, Indonesia (CNN) -- The Indonesian military and local militia groups have been blamed for a wave of killings and torture that has swept East Timor ahead of a ballot which could set the deeply divided province on the road to independence.
		The Indonesia military commander for East Timor, Col. Tono Suratman, denied the military had supplied weapons used in the killings of independence supporters.
		In January, after years of rejecting a change on East Timor policy, Jakarta made the surprise decision to put the 800,000 East Timorese on the road to independence if they rejected wide-ranging autonomy.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/asiapcf/9905/28/east.timor.01 (721 words)

	Australian Journal of Anthropology, The: East Timor. - Review - book reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The chapter by Elaine Briere on East Timor's history and society is little more than a personal testimonial with a romantic view of traditional Timorese society.
		George Aditjondro contributes a chapter that is supposed to be on environmental issues in East Timor.
		Next is a brief chapter on East Timorese women that reviews many of the problems they f ace and remarks on their lack of representation in the leadership of the opposition movement.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2472/is_3_10/ai_58469702 (1005 words)

	Remarks by UNV Executive Coordinator Sharon Capeling-Alakija at the IOC invitations ceremony, XIX Olympic Winter Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		On behalf of the United Nations Volunteers programme which was designated the focal point for this international year by the UN General Assembly, I would like to invite all of you today to join in these "volunteer olympics" 2001.
		My own childhood memories as a volunteer are closely associated with sports: as a ref, a coach, a host of visiting teams as well as a campaigner to raise funds to build a bigger swimming pool at the local YMCA in my hometown on the Canadian prairies.
		How important sports are for this young nation was demonstrated when their athletes participated last year's summer games.
	www.unv.org /infobase/speeches/2001/01_02_01_olympic.htm (529 words)

	Australia for UNHCR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In 2001, Australia for UNHCR funded two Australian sports coaches to spend six months in East Timor setting up a range of coaching programs for young people in the area – and achieved wonderful results.
		At this time, many East Timorese still living in camps in West Timor were reluctant to cross the border and return to their villages, still fearing their safety after the violence leading up to independence in 1999.
		Australia for UNHCR supported the rehabilitation of classroom and sporting facilities at Baucau Junior High one of the many schools vandalised and destroyed in East Timor in the violence that followed with independence referendum.
	www.australiaforunhcr.org.au /aus4unhcr/easttimor.html (319 words)

	Sojourners: East timor: A clear moral test
		After almost 80 percent of the people of East Timor voted in a U.N. referendum to become independent of Indonesia, criminal militias supported by the Indonesian military and police went on a bloody rampage.
		Hundreds of people were murdered, as many as 200,000 fled their homes, tens of thousands left the country, and an orgy of burning and looting created a scene of "utter destruction," according to eyewitnesses.
		As the situation in East Timor was developing, I spoke at the inaugural "John Howard Yoder Dialogue on Nonviolence, Religion, and Peace" at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3849/is_199911/ai_n8862472 (1463 words)

	CTV.ca - Russian cargo plane crashes in East Timor- CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		— A Russian cargo plane with a crew of six crashed as it attempted to land in fog on the north coast of East Timor, a U.N. official said Friday.
		The Russian-made IL-76 was carrying equipment for a Portuguese telephone company in East Timor, U.N. spokesman Wilton Fonseca said in the capital, Dili.
		Fonseca said the United Nations sent a rescue plane to the area 60 miles east of Dili, along with peacekeepers who were searching for survivors.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/1044014579407_193?hub=World&subhub=PrintStory (148 words)

	CNNSI.com - Olympic Sports - East Timor team makes Games history - Friday September 15, 2000 08:30 AM
		Latest: Friday September 15, 2000 08:30 AM SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- A team of athletes from East Timor took part in the Opening Ceremonies for the first time in Olympic history on Friday, entering Stadium Australia just ahead of the host nation at the Sydney Games.
		The four team members will compete as independent athletes at the Games, although East Timor gained independence from Indonesia last year, their homeland does not yet have an elected government or a national Olympic committee.
		East Timor, a former Portuguese colony, was invaded by Indonesia in 1975.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/news/2000/09/15/ceremonies_etimor_ret (236 words)

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