Tag: West Timor
Authorities 'overreacting to Indonesian fishing'
A court's decision to throw out the case against three trepang fishermen is likely to cause quite a stir in Kupang.[MORE]
Indonesian fishermen win trepang case
A Northern Territory Supreme Court judge has thrown out a case against three Indonesian fishermen accused of illegally taking trepang from an area owned by Australia.[MORE]
Two dead in Indonesia boat accident
Two people drowned when their boat capsized off Indonesia's West Timor during an annual ceremony to ward off evil, police said.[MORE]
Ramos-Horta claims Indonesian TV helped Reinado
East Timor's President says an Indonesian TV station contributed to the assassination attempt by Alfredo Reinado.[MORE]
E Timor militia leader released from Indonesian jail
A militia leader jailed over deadly violence following East Timor's 1999 independence vote has been released from prison, after Indonesia's Supreme Court cleared him of rights violations, a lawyer said.[MORE]
Overnight tremor 'won't cause tsunami'
GeoScience Australia says an earth tremor north of West Timor last night was small for the region and there is no possibility of a tsunami.[MORE]
Executions of Christians spark riots
Hundreds of rioters protesting against the execution of three Christians have torched buildings in Indonesia.[MORE]
Gusmao opens West Timor consulate
East Timor's President, Xanana Gusmao, has formally opened a consulate in Indonesian West Timor.[MORE]
Asylum seekers' Christmas Is move 'costly'
A refugee advocate says the Federal Government has taken the expensive option by moving a boat load of asylum seekers from Darwin in the Northern Territory to Christmas Island off the coast of Western Australia.[MORE]
W Timorese entitles to claim asylum: advocate
An asylum seeker advocate in Melbourne is calling on the Immigration Department to be open in its dealings with a group of people who came ashore in the far north of Western Australia.[MORE]
Detained W Timorese 'not asylum seekers'
Immigration authorities say interviews with seven Indonesians caught off the Kimberley coast suggest the group is not seeking asylum.[MORE]
East Timor rules out Indonesian aggression
East Timor has dismissed Australian media reports that recent violence in border areas with Indonesian West Timor was caused by pro-Indonesian militia.[MORE]
