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	Timor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Timor is an island at the south end of the Malay Archipelago, divided between the independent state of East Timor, and West Timor, part of the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara with the surface of 11,883 sq mi (30,777 km²).
		To its northwest is the island of Sulawesi, and to its west, the island of Sumba.
		Timor, the Barat Daya Islands, and the smaller islands to the northeast of Timor constitute the Timor and Wetar deciduous forests ecoregion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Timor (476 words)

	West Timor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		West Timor is a political region that comprises the western half of Timor island with the exception of Oecussi-Ambeno district (which is politically part of East Timor) and forms a part of the Indonesian province of Nusa Tenggara Timur, (NTT or East Nusa Tenggara).
		West Timor's capital and chief port is Kupang.
		Finally, in 1914 the border between East and West Timor was finalized by a treaty between Holland and Portugal that was originally signed in 1859 and modified in 1893.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/West_Timor (392 words)

	ETAN W. Timor Delegation press release
		In the words of UNTAET’s representative in West Timor, "The camps are under the control of a vocal minority." The delegation heard a number of accounts and, on several occasions, saw evidence of militia control and intimidation, and TNI collusion.
		The fact that more than eight months after the refugees were brought to West Timor, militias with easy access to arms and their leaders still roam the camps freely points to a serious disconnect between what the civilian government of Indonesia wants and what the military powers prefer.
		Given that the presence of refugees in West Timor in the first place is largely due to an international failure of security during East Timor’s referendum process, it is unreasonable to expect the GOI to shoulder this burden alone.
	www.etan.org /news/2000a/deleg3.htm (6757 words)

	PreventConflict.org - Maps - West Timor
		The inhabitants of Timor are mostly of Malay, Papuan, or Polynesian decent.
		West Timor has a population of 1,249,902 (estimated in 1990) but underwent a surge in population in September 1999 due to the post-referendum violence in East Timor.
		West Timor has a predominantly agricultural economy in which the majority of crop cultivation is accomplished by shifting (slash-and-burn) methods.
	www.preventconflict.org /portal/main/maps_wtimor_overview.php (528 words)

	Dutch West Timor Island in 1942 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The area of Dutch West Timor was 5,500 square miles, Koepang being the capital and principal port, 517 miles from Darwin and 670 miles to Java.
		The threat to Australia from Japanese occupied Timor prompted the Australian cabinet that Portuguese Timor must be prepared to cooperate to the fullest possible extent to defend the island.
		An Australian officer described northeast Timor as "one lunatic, contorted, tangled mass of mountains" in which "the mountains run in all directions and fold upon one another in crazy fashion" Timorese ponies, an estimated 100,000 of them, were the basic transport on the island, or by walking.
	www.geocities.com /dutcheastindies/timor_dutch.html (3996 words)

	Protect refugees in West Timor
		UNHCR has agreed to embark on an information campaign to publicize three options for those who have fled East Timor: voluntary repatriation to East Timor, staying in West Timor, and resettlement elsewhere in Indonesia once the UNHCR has full access and is able to provide international protection for those in the camps.
		Militias in West Timor are terrorizing the East Timorese, infiltrating the camps and systematically attempting to identify and retaliate against indepedence supporters.
		According to the UNHCR spokesman, UNHCR has insisted on free and unhindered access to refugees in all locations in West Timor, that the nature of the refugee camps be civilian, that refugees have freedom of choice as to staying, returning or resettling elsewhere, and that the government prevent further forced displacement.
	www.converge.org.nz /pma/etwest.htm (651 words)

	indonesiaphoto.com - West Timor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Timor is the easternmost and clearly the largest island in the Nusa Tenggara archipelago (see also East Timor).
		This led to a conflict between Portugal and the Netherlands regarding control of the trade from Timor, and in the middle of the 17th century the Dutch occupied Kupang on West Timor, now the provincial capital.
		The Dutch finally left West Timor in 1949, while the Portuguese continued to hang on to their colony, a tragic decision for the further development of East Timor.
	www.indonesiaphoto.com /content/view/144/42 (579 words)

	Inside Indonesia 55 - Travels in West Timor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The hand of the government is evident in its support of migrants to West Timor, in particular of their religious identity, over that of the Timorese.
		Nusa Tenggara Timur province (NTT) encompasses West Timor.
		The political implications of an increasing number of Muslim immigrants to West Timor are perhaps clearest in the changing ethnic make-up of regional administrators.
	www.serve.com /~inside/edit55/timor.htm (1620 words)

	Inside Indonesia - The forgotten of West Timor
		West Timor today is like the dark side of the moon, where the sun never shines.
		The province of East Nusa Tenggara of which West Timor is a part is the poorest in Indonesia.
		The slow rate at which refugees were returning proved that the militias retained a strong influence in the West Timor camps.
	www.insideindonesia.org /edit71/Elcid.htm (1184 words)

	Ethnologue report for East Timor
		The Kais Metan dialect is spoken in the Pantai Makasar and Oesilu districts.
		Timor Island, eastern end around Baucau and inland, west of Fataluku, from northern to southern coast in a dialect chain.
		Timor Island, north coast, regions of Maubara and Liquisa from the banks of the Lois River to Dili.
	www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=TL (897 words)

	Chronology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		East Timor is administered by Portugal as an overseas province.
		At a meeting in Indonesia between the SRSG, the UNTAET Force Commander and West Timor Commander, Major General Kiki Syahnakri, it is agreed that an ad hoc committee, comprised jointly of the Indonesian army and the UN peacekeeping force, be set up to investigate the killing of the UNTAET soldier on 24 July.
		The East Timor Transitional Cabinet approves the establishment of a East Timor Defence Force (ETDF) with former Falintil soldiers representing the core of the 3,000 strong force.
	www.un.org /peace/etimor/Untaetchrono.html (3964 words)

	Timor-Leste
		In the next century the Dutch arrived and established a fort in Kupang, West Timor, and the Portuguese moved the capital to Díli.
		In 1975 Portugal withdrew from East Timor and in 28 November 1975 it was proclaimed the independence of the Democratic Republic of East Timor.
		Indonesia invaded and illegally annexed East Timor in December, despite condemnation from the United Nations and the strong opposition of the East Timorese.
	geosite.jankrogh.com /borders/other/timor-leste.htm (940 words)

	BBC News \| Asia-Pacific \| Refugees flood into West Timor
		Shipload after shipload of refugees from East Timor have been flooding in to Kupang port in West Timor on Indonesian warships, passenger liners and ferries.
		Most arrivals in West Timor are being sent to the refugee camps, though some are living with friends and relatives.
		Hostility towards the UN and the West is running high throughout the province.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/441559.stm (361 words)

	A Timor Primer Matt Alsdorf
		The mountainous island of Timor, which is twice the size of New Jersey, lies in the eastern third of the 4,000-mile-long Indonesian archipelago, about 300 miles from northern Australia.
		The Portuguese landed on Timor in 1520, declaring it a colony.
		West Timor became part of the new United States of Indonesia, while East Timor remained a Portuguese colony.
	www.slate.com /id/1003628 (441 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » UN return to West Timor still not possible, UN official says
		Three UN aid workers were killed in a militia mob attack on their offices in the border town of Atambua in September, leading to the withdrawal of all UN foreign workers in the Indonesian territory of West Timor.
		Darusman said he had told Holkeri "the situation (in West Timor) is now already under control", adding the government did not recognize the existence of militia units and had declared they were disbanded.
		The militia are said to control the West Timor refugee camps, where some 100,000 people remain, and have been accused of harrasing refugees and aid workers, and intimidating people who want to return home to East Timor.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/61a58b026a5676c7c12569d6003a8e4e (650 words)

	CNN.com - ASIANOW - International, Indonesian aid workers flee violence-racked West Timor - September 7, 2000
		ATAMBUA, Indonesia -- A day after a mob led by pro-Indonesian militias attacked and killed United Nations workers in West Timor, dozens of international aid workers fled the region and Indonesian officials increased their military presence in the area.
		Jake Morland, a spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner in Kupang, the West Timorese capital, said Wednesday's attack may have been precipitated by the recent anniversary of East Timor's historic August 30, 1999, vote for independence and the shooting death on Tuesday of a militia leader opposed to East Timor's independence.
		Timor, an island of Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province, was split during the colonial occupation of the Indonesian islands.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/ASIANOW/southeast/09/07/timor.un.violence (1472 words)

	Inside Indonesia - The Oecussi—Ambeno enclave
		The Oecussi-Ambeno enclave is an isolated district of East Timor on the north shore of Indonesian West Timor.
		Seventy kilometres west of East Timor proper, it is 2700 square kilometres in size, with nearly 50,000 inhabitants.
		It served as the capital of Portuguese Timor until the arrival of the Dutch, a hostile local kingdom, and prospects of a better harbour caused the Portuguese to shift their capital to Dili in the eighteenth century.
	www.insideindonesia.org /edit71/Oecussi.htm (1137 words)

	Dili, December 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The refugees, from camps in the vicinity of Kupang, West Timor, were screened and registered at the Dili Transit Centre and transported to their home districts — Aileu, Ainaro, Baucau, Lautem, Manufahi and Viqueque — where they will meet their families.
		Eight refugee leaders from the camps in West Timor, who arrived in Baucau on 21 December for a one-day “come and see” visit, received a warm welcome in their communities, according to reports from UNHCR and UNTAET in the field.
		The group arrived by helicopter from the border with West Timor yesterday morning and was transported by bus to four sub-districts in the area.
	www.un.org /peace/etimor/DB/db221200.htm (575 words)

	Kupang - West Timor Package Tours
		Kupang is the capital city of East Nusa Tenggara province, which comprises 3 major Islands: Flores, Sumba and West Timor as well as hundreds of small islands.
		Timor Island is rocky, steep and mountainous; most of the land is covered by grasses and dry savanna.
		Visit Boti - traditional village in Timor to see their traditional houses, ikat weaving and to be with the King of Boti and his people to learn their tradition and custom.
	www.floressa-bali.com /tour-catalog/timor.html (659 words)

	indonesiaphoto.com - The Metu people of West Timor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In 2001 tourism dropped to less than a hundred visitors yearly due to the proximity to the East Timor border, the refugee situation and general instability in the area, and still in 2003 the difficult situation persists.
		The forested hilly terrain of the Gunung Mutis reserve is a critical watershed for the island of Timor and has an important role in culture as well as economy of the fourteen villages located in and around the protected forest.
		The fourteen villages, nine of which are located in South Central Timor and the remaining five in North Central Timor, has a total population of about 25.000.
	www.indonesiaphoto.com /content/view/43/41 (1218 words)

	News - FCJs in Kupang, West Timor
		Sadly it has to be said that the children in East Timor looked happier than those in the camps in West Timor.
		The people in East Timor were really hungry to hear news about their families and others who were still in the camps.
		In East Timor, from November 6 – 9, we had a very good meeting of West Timor JRS and East Timor JRS which we had kept secret from the refugees (because of the uncertain situation with the militias).
	www.fcjsisters.org /FCJ-French/newstimor.html (1351 words)

	Komodotours.com - Timor, West Timor, East Timor, Alor, Roti islands, sasando, timor adventure
		It is separated from Timor island by a narrow strait.
		This island is occupied by various kind of animals, such as Timor Deer (Cervus Timorensis), wild pigs, turtles, alligators, bats, small birds, pigeons, and turtle-doves.
		Mount Mutis is found in Molo, is the highest peak of West Timor, 50 Km from SoE and 150 Km from Kupang.
	www.komodotours.com /timor/timor_interesting_sites.htm (1221 words)

	Refugees Still Held in West Timor Despite Border Pact (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		About 260,000 people were either deported to West Timor or fled there to escape the militia violence which erupted after the Sept 4 announcement of the results of the UN-sponsored Aug 30 referendum.
		On Nov 22, US Ambassador to the United Nations Richard Holbrooke visited refugee camps in West Timor and warned Indonesia that its response to the problems of the camps would be an indicator of which way the country was moving.
		Holbrooke, angry by what he had seen in the camps in the West Timor town of Atambua and the evident fear of the refugees he tried to talk to, compared the militias to the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.
	www.ips.org /rights/news/nup051299_21.htm (966 words)

	CNN.com - Wahid says West Timor gangs will be brought to justice - September 7, 2000
		West Timor, which is Indonesian territory, borders on East Timor.
		As Wahid spoke to journalists, reports said U.N. aid workers were evacuated from the West Timor, where they had been trying to help thousands of refugees from East Timor.
		Some 250,000 refugees fled to West Timor last year when pro-Indonesian militiamen went on a rampage after the East Timorese voted for independence in a referendum.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/ASIANOW/southeast/09/07/indonesia.wahid.ap (906 words)

	Call for intervention in West Timor
		Bishop Pain Ratu of Atambua, West Timor, is pleading for an extension of the UN mandate to the whole of the island of Timor, in order to prevent further massive slaughter of innocent civilians.
		Bishop Ratu stresses that it is essential for the safety of the refugees that the UN and humanitarian agencies come to West Timor to "guarantee the security, humanitarian needs, and the free right of refugees to return to their place of origin if they wish to do so".
		The Bishop fears that the East Timorese refugees will not be allowed to go back to their homes in East Timor, and that they will be a target for the militias in the area who wish to wreak revenge on them for their vote for independence and their plea for UN intervention.
	www.converge.org.nz /pma/etinter.htm (603 words)

	BBC News \| ASIA-PACIFIC \| Indonesia rejects UN West Timor mission
		Indonesia has rejected pressure from the United Nations Security Council for a mission to go to West Timor as soon as possible to investigate conditions in the refugee camps there.
		The UN Security Council decided that it wanted to send a mission to Jakarta and West Timor after three UN relief workers were murdered earlier this month by a mob led by pro-Indonesian militia members.
		The Indonesian ministers outlined the action they were taking to disarm the militia groups active in the West Timor camps and to investigate the murder of the UN workers.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/933278.stm (379 words)

	WEST TIMOR 'ALMOST LIKE DILI'
		Bishop Anton Pain Ratu of Atambua in West Timor has said the situation of lawlessness and intimidation in his diocese is 'almost like Dili'.
		The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), which has set up a field service in Kupang, reports an estimated 100,000 displaced people are thought to be dispersed throughout West Timor, many in the hills and forests, and that they are urgent need of humanitarian aid.
		Refugees seem to be no better off in West Timor than in their homeland, as army-backed anti-independence militias have embarked on a reign of terror there too, controlling the roughly 84,000 people in refugee camps.
	www.cathnews.com /news/909/48.html (199 words)

	TIME Pacific \| Payback Time \| September 10, 2001 \| NO. 36
		At Tuabukan, near the West Timorese capital of Kupang, and at Metomauk, 3.5 km from the border, refugees in mismatched Indonesian Army uniforms farm locals' land.
		The new East Timor is creating a formula for future war." Those fighting words are matched by a spirit of vengeance in East Timor.
		Fearing prosecution if they return to East Timor, many former militia commanders are pressuring their followers to remain in the west until an amnesty agreement is reached.
	www.time.com /time/pacific/magazine/20010910/payback.html (1180 words)

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