Outlying Kisar island no longer isolated

"Kisar and its neighbor, Wetar, are two of Indonesia`s 92 outlying islands, bordering Timor Leste and Australia. Therefore, Indonesian Navy spokesman Commodore Bambang Susanto said recently the Navy would continue to safeguard the country`s two southernmost islands. ...

RI reporter accused by Ramos Horta to report to press council

""Ramos Horta`s accusation against me is unfounded and irresponsible . It has also created a bad perception harmful to me as a journalist and an individual. I will take the matter to the Press Council and professional organizations," she said here Thursday.Desi was also...

No Indonesian arrested over Ramos Horta`s shooting

"National Police Chief Gen Sutanto said not a single Indonesian citizen was arrested and being questioned in connection with the shooting of Timor Leste President Ramos Horta last February."Not a single Indonesian citizen has been arrested. All the people we are now...

Indonesia still questioning "elements" having links with Reinado

"The Indonesian government is still waiting for clarifications about whom Timor Leste President Ramos Horta meant when he said "elements in Indonesia" had had contacts with rebel leader Alfredo Reinado.Ramos Horta was quoted by the Associated Press as saying in Dili recently...

No Indonesian serviceman has any link with Alfredo: army chief

""None of them had any contact with him. Indonensian army members (in East Nusatenggara bordering Timor Leste) only have the duty to guard the border and they are not allowed to enter the neighboring country," the army chief said at a gathering with retired army officers here...

RI-Timor Leste frontier not impregnable : mily border guard chief

""There are many, many obscure back-country routes foreigners can take to go to or come from the neighoring country. Moreover, they know the region well. Most border-crossings are done at night , and we are short of night-vision binoculars," he said here Monday. The border...

RI asks Timor Leste not to issue statement that could be misinterpreted

"Speaking to the press at the Presidential Office here on Friday, President Yudhoyono said he talked with Ramos Horta on April 10 when the Timor Leste leader was being treated in Australia for gunshot wounds."In the phone talks, Ramos Horta briefed me on the investigation...

Indonesian FM challenges Ramos Horta to prove allegation on Reinado

"The Indonesian government has asked Timor Leste President Jose Ramos Horta to provide evidence to support his allegation that Timor Leste rebel commander Alfredo Reinado had received support from "elements in Indonesia"."If Timor Leste can provide evidence, we will be ready...

Xanana Gusmao visits Ramos Horta at Darwin hospital

"Brisbane (ANTARA News) - Timor Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao accompanied by his wife arrived in Darwin, Northern Territory on Monday to pay a visit to ailing President Jose Ramos Horta at the Royal Darwin hospital.Timor Leste President Horta sustained serious gunshots...

Horta forgives rebel officer who tried to kill him

Brisbane (ANTARA News) - Timor Leste President Jose Ramos Horta has forgiven Alfredo Reinado, the rebel officer who was killed while leading an attack to assassinate him in Dili last February 11, Timor Leste`s Acting President Fernando `Lasama` de Araujo said.Horta who is...

Security coordination near Timor Leste border intensified

Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA News) - Commander of the Military Regional Command IX/Udayana Major General GR Situmeang has instructed the Sub-regional military command (Korem) 161/Wirasakti officers to intensify security coordination with Timor Leste in patrolling the...