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New research to strengthen food systems in Timor-Leste and the Pacific
The National Tribune
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September 19, 2024
ACIAR A new ACIAR-supported project aiming to strengthen food systems for vulnerable communities in Timor-Leste and the Pacific with a focus on Kiribati, is underway following its inception meeting with research partners last month. The A$2.5...
CMC Leading the Digital Transformation of Timor-Leste’s Gaming Industry
Great Reporter
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September 19, 2024
Core Management Corporation Unipessoal, Lda (CMC) is proud to announce that it has received full licensing from SERVE as the first fully-flagged management and call center solution provider in Timor-Leste. This historic achievement enables CMC to...
EMG / Gravity Media Australia provides broadcast technology requirements for global coverage of the Apostolic Visit of His Holiness Pope Francis to Timor-Leste
Sound & Video Contractor
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September 16, 2024
EMG / Gravity Media, the leading force in production and content, media services and facilities, today detailed EMG / Gravity Media Australia’s partnership with Eurovision in delivering the global television coverage of the Apostolic Visit of His...
Homes Bulldozed In Timor-Leste Ahead Of Pope's Visit
International Business Times
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August 31, 2024
A Southeast Asian nation has started demolishing homes ahead of a planned visit by Pope Francis, who's set to celebrate an outdoor mass for an estimated 700,000 people next month. Officials in Timor-Leste, formerly East Timor, have told about 90...
Activists Criticize High Cost of Pope Francis’ Visit to Timor-Leste, One of the Poorest Nations
The Diplomat
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September 9, 2024
Timor-Leste pulled out all stops for Pope Francis’ historic visit to one of the world’s youngest and poorest countries to the tune of $12 million, drawing rebuke from activists and human rights organizations in a nation where almost half the...
Activists criticise high cost of Pope Francis' visit to 'poor' East Timor
Business Standard
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September 9, 2024
East Timor pulled out all stops for Pope Francis' historic visit to one of the world's youngest and poorest countries to the tune of $12 million, drawing rebuke from activists and human rights organisations in a nation where almost half the...
U.S. Nuke Submarines Under Chinese Thumb? Scientists Claims Developing New-Age Tech That Can Detect Stealthy Subs
The Eurasian Times
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February 9, 2025
The US Navy’s nuclear-powered submarines are considered some of the world’s most stealthy war machines. However, with advancements in submarine-detection technology, Chinese scientists are claiming that they can now detect even the most-silent...
Activists criticize high cost of Pope Francis' visit to East Timor, one of the poorest nations
The Gazette - Colorado
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DILI, East Timor (AP) — East Timor pulled out all stops for Pope Francis’ historic visit to one of the world’s youngest and poorest countries to the tune of $12 million, drawing rebuke from activists and human rights organizations in a nation...
Activists criticise high cost of Pope Francis’ visit to East Timor
Express & Star
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September 9, 2024
East Timor pulled out all stops for Pope Francis’ historic visit to one of the world’s youngest and poorest countries to the tune of 12 million dollars (£9.1 million), drawing rebuke from activists and human rights organisations. The cost of the...
Vietnam promotes comprehensive approach to human rights in ASEAN
Vietnam News Agency
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Promoting human rights requires a comprehensive, cross-sectoral approach, Deputy PM Bui Thanh Son said at the AICHR dialogue on July 8, calling for stronger coordination with specialized agencies, while praising AICHR’s 15-year contribution and...
In diesel-dependent East Timor, renewable energy transition remains slow despite government pledges
Yahoo Finance
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — East Timor is at an energy development crossroads. While the small Southeast Asian nation — and one of the world's youngest countries — has made international and domestic pledges to reduce its carbon footprint through...
Nearly half East Timor's population saw Pope Francis. How does that compare with other papal Masses?
The Gazette - Colorado
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TASITOLU, East Timor (AP) — Popes are popular. So much so that nearly half the population of East Timor gathered Tuesday in a seaside park for Pope Francis’ final Mass in the small Southeast Asian country whose people are deeply Catholic. Other...
Nearly half East Timor's population saw Pope Francis' Mass. Here are some other popular papal Masses
Vancouver Is Awesome
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September 10, 2024
TASITOLU, East Timor (AP) — Popes are popular. So much so that nearly half the population of East Timor gathered Tuesday in a seaside park for Pope Francis’ final Mass in the small Southeast Asian country whose people are deeply Catholic....
Activists criticize high cost of Pope Francis’ visit to East Timor, one of the poorest nations
Winnipeg Sun
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September 9, 2024
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Author of the article: Published Sep 08, 2024 • 4 minute read Article content By Niniek Karmini DILI, East Timor (AP) — East Timor pulled out all stops for Pope Francis’ historic visit to one of the world’s youngest and...
ASIA/EAST TIMOR - The Prime Minister of East Timor: reconciliation with Indonesia is an example to follow in our time torn apart by wars
Fides
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September 9, 2024
Servizio media Governo Timor Est by Paolo Affatato Dili (Agenzia Fides) - East Timor has chosen the path of reconciliation with Indonesia to heal the wounds of the past. And now this reconciliation process "could be, in its own way, an example for...
Pope Francis visits East Timor as part of his longest overseas journey
Sky News
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September 9, 2024
Pope Francis has arrived in East Timor as part of his longest overseas journey yet to four countries across Southeast Asia and Oceania. He will spend three days in the overwhelmingly Catholic nation, one of the world's poorest countries, and take...
The AP Interview: East Timor president sees pope stop as opportunity, not time to dwell on past sins
Yahoo Finance
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DILI, East Timor (AP) — The president of East Timor sees Pope Francis' upcoming visit as a prime opportunity to promote Asia's youngest country on the world stage, not a time to confront the legacy of abuse by influential members of the clergy in...
Australia helped bring peace to Timor-Leste – but that doesn’t absolve it of a long appeasement of Indonesia
The Guardian
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September 7, 2024
It is almost 25 years since the Australian-led International Force East Timor (Interfet) brought security and eventual peace to newly independent Timor-Leste. Given the highly disciplined military operation led by a future governor general, Peter...
ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Universities, training institutes, seminaries: the Church is committed to the education of young people, the future of the nation
Fides
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September 11, 2024
by Paolo Affatato Dili (Agenzia Fides) - At the entrance to the Catholic University of St. John Paul II in Dili, a monument stands in honor of Pope Wojtyla. The university is the first in the small, developing nation of Southeast Asia since its...
General : ASEAN Must Future-Proof Region Amid Global Challenges - Mohamad
Bernama
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July 9, 2025
By Ahmad Aidil Syukri Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 (Bernama) -- ASEAN member states must stay united and intensify efforts to build a future-proof Southeast Asia amid growing geopolitical uncertainties, economic fragmentation and global...