Tuesday 12 November Youth National Day in East Timor
After declaring independence from Portugal in 1975, the new-found sovereignty was short-lived when Indonesia annexed the nation. This led to the start of the war…
East Timor turns out in force for mass with Pope Francis | Religion News
Pope Francis has celebrated a mass for hundreds of thousands of faithful in East Timor, rallying nearly half the population of the world’s most Roman…
Friday 30 August Popular Consultation Day in East Timor
Colonised by the Portuguese in the 16th century, East Timor declared its independence from Portugal on November 28th 1975. Independence proved to be very short-lived…
Ancient humans lived in East Timor 44,000 years ago, archaeologists find | History News
Stone artefacts and animal bones found in a deep cave in northern East Timor offer new insights into where ancient humans lived more than 35,000…
Sunday 3 March Veterans’ Day in East Timor
From 1976 until 2002, East Timor was occupied by Indonesia, who invaded after the end of Portuguese rule. The struggle for freedom looms large over…
Thursday 7 December Memorial Day in East Timor
Colonised by the Portuguese in the 16th century, East Timor declared its independence from Portugal on November 28th 1975. Independence proved to be very short-lived…
Henry Kissinger: 10 conflicts, countries that define a blood-stained legacy | News
To some, he was a titan of foreign policy, the Holocaust survivor who built a glittering career as the top diplomat of the United States…
‘Baby steps’ for ASEAN as it wraps up first-ever joint military drills | Military News
The 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have wrapped up their first-ever joint military drills. Organised by Indonesia, the regional grouping’s…
Q&A: East Timor’s ASEAN membership and the Myanmar conflict | News
EXCLUSIVEPresident Jose Ramos-Horta insists East Timor is on track to join the ASEAN bloc, which seeks to resolve the crisis in Myanmar. National representatives from…
‘Severe stress’: Myanmar, South China Sea push ASEAN to breaking point | ASEAN News
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), numbering 10 countries and member-to-be East Timor, also known as Timor Leste, is meeting in Jakarta this week…
US military helicopter crashes off northern Australia, 20 Marines on board | Military News
Rescue efforts are under way with some of those on board still ‘unaccounted for’. A rescue operation is under way after a United States military…
Gusmao looks set for return as opposition wins East Timor poll | Elections News
Independence hero could return to front-line politics after his CNRT party won about 42 percent of the vote. The party of East Timor independence hero…
This is Reality: Becoming East Timor’s social media icon | Entertainment
Video Duration 25 minutes 00 seconds 25:00 As the nation of East Timor reclaims its independence, Osme Gonsalves continues a war within himself. Osme Gonsalves…
Solar eclipse wows stargazers in Indonesia, Australia | Space News
Remote town of Exmouth plunges into darkness for 58 seconds in the kind of eclipse that occurs only once a decade. Some 20,000 people gathered…