Off the coast of Indonesia an earthquake has hit this morning, October 24th 2009, in the Maluku area east of East Timor. The earthquake was a magnitude 7 earthquake and it did trigger a tsunami warning.The tsunami warning was lifted soon after, but residents were sent running...
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Timor Leste Red Cross excludes homosexuals from HIV-AIDS Reduction Program ETLJB 19 September 2009 Before the undemocratically-formulated Constitution was adopted in East Timor in 2002, constitutional protection for homosexuals in East Timor was expunged from an early...
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ETLJB 13 September 2009 SYDNEY – The failure of East Timorese leaders to understand the rule of law, the separation of powers and constitutional governance bodes great ill for the legal system. In another devastating attack on the rule of law last month, the East Timorese...
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http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_juqB-R1zC4c/Sk9WGytwDNI/AAAAAAAACIo/hpFvMdT9OHI/s320/timor_animal_2.JPG ETLJB 4 July 2009 SYDNEY - These images of the carcasses of several protected cuscus apparently for sale at a...
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ETLJB 28 June 2009 SYDNEY An Australian lawyer has condemned East Timor's justice system as a "bloody hopeless" mess, riddled with corruption and incapable of providing anyone with a fair trial.Darwin lawyer, Jon Tippett, QC, is the legal adviser for dual Australian/East...
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A baby found dead in Delta 3 Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 29 May 2009 - Residents in Delta 3, a suburb of the Capital Dili, on Thursday (28/5) morning found a the dead body of one-day-old age baby, police report.Carrascalao to present evidences about RTTL broadcasting cars...
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Parliament approves draft abortion law Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 28 May 2009 - The Parliament has approved draft laws relating to the new Penal Code article 141 about abortion. The law was approved after a two-day presentation made by Justice Minister Lucia Lobato in the...
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Horta calls for Govt to combat corruption Timor Post 21 May 2009 - President Jose Ramos Horta has called for the Government led by Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao to make efforts in implementing its development programs and combating corruption in the country.Portugal to give...
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President should not threaten the Parliament Timor Post 28 April 2009 - The Plenary of the National Parliament has called for President Jose Ramos Horta not to threaten the MPs as the Parliament is also one of the country's state bodies.Parliament to investigate allegation...
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ETLJB 25 April 2009 SYDNEY - The rights of the homosexual citizens of East Timor have proven to be a fertile ground for virulent anti-gay vilification by some of East Timor's political leaders. Discussion of the issue in the public domain has also provided an opportunity for...
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Judiciary Council members meet with Horta Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 23 April 2009 - The Timorese Judiciary Council members have met with President Jose Ramos Horta discussing administration, human resources and discipline in the Court of Appeal.Paulo Remeido says rumors on...
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ETLJB 21 April 2009 SYDNEY - The East Timorese Deputy Prosecutor, Mr. Ivo Jorge Valente, is reported to have resigned from his position in protest over the recent appointment of Maucau lawyer, Paulo dos Remedios, as a Deputy Prosecutor-General. A leading national newspaper,...
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CPD-RDTL criticises justice sector in Timor-Leste Radio Televisaun Timor Leste17 April 2009 - CPD-RDT [a political organisation that denies the legitimacy of the present Republic) has strongly criticised the justice sector in Timor-Leste and says the State is not...
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ETLJB 18 April 2009 SYDNEY - According to a report by the East Timor Judicial System Monitoring Program, on 15 June 2007, the Dili District Court sentenced Antonio Aitahan Matak to conditional release in a defamation case that occurred in 2004....
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UN police to hand over responsibility in four districts RTTL 20 March 2009 - Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao said that the first phase of the handing over responsibility from the UN police (UNPol) to the Timorese National Police (PNTL) would be held in the Districts of Alieu,...
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