カテゴリー: Timor-Leste
Jose Ramos-Horta urged by opposition to explain diplomatic passport given to businessman behind resort project, who denies any involvement with organised crimeTimor-Leste’s opposition has questioned how foreign investors in a proposed cryptocurrency re…
Australian federal police say they are working with tiny nation to respond to threat of online scam centresTimor-Leste is vulnerable to “infiltration by foreign organized crime”, the country’s president, José Ramos-Horta, has warned.His comments come a…
Exclusive: Investigation finds alleged Prince Group associates were involved in unusual development in tiny nation on Australia’s doorstep, raising concerns about global spread of online fraud industryGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news…
My friend Fausto Belo Ximenes, known as Nino, who has died suddenly aged 43, was one of the first Timorese country directors of a major humanitarian agency (Oxfam) in his home country of Timor-Leste.Before Oxfam, Nino worked as a human rights officer w…
From Timor-Leste to PNG and the Philippines, millions of Catholics are marking the death of Pope FrancisLatest updates: Cardinals head to Rome to prepare for funeralThe death of Pope Francis has left millions of people in south-east Asia and the Pacifi…
Pope Francis has drawn huge crowds during a 12-day visit to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and SingaporePope Francis welcomed to remote Papua New Guinea as he seeks ‘to break down distances’ Continue reading…
José Ramos-Horta rejects concerns about plan that includes enhanced military engagement as ‘imagined Chinese ghosts’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTimor-Leste’s president has hit back at criticism of a new part…
Timor-Leste’s president alludes to 2004 spying scandal as he brushes off concerns about new strategic partnership with BeijingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcas…
The upgrading of ties with Beijing caught regional leaders by surprise, but experts say it could be a strategy to secure investment from AustraliaIt lies just to the north of Australia, but the tiny and impoverished country of Timor Leste is strengthen…
Exclusive: Australia is seeking to strengthen ties with Indonesia, despite new reports of brutality by the military — including the torture and murder of civilians — in West PapuaThe body of 17-year-old Wity Unue was brought back by the Indonesian mili…
Exclusive: President José Ramos-Horta says his country’s leadership ‘has to make decisions … if necessary a trip to China’Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastTimor-Leste’s president, José Ramos-Horta, has warned his natio…
Exclusive: President of south-east Asian nation says Australia used cover of ‘supposedly altruistic foreign aid program’ to spy on behalf of oil companiesFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesDownload the free Guardian app; get our …
Quake struck to east of Timor-Leste, with residents in Northern Territory capital reporting strong shakingAustralian election 2022 results: live votes tracker and federal seat countsGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingAn earthquake wit…
To mark the anniversary, photographer Alex Soares spoke to three cousins who lived through Indonesia’s brutal occupation This week, Timor-Leste celebrates 20 years of independence. On 20 May 2002, the United Nations formally handed power to the new Tim…