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What do Official War Artists do when there is no war?
RiotACT
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August 18, 2025
eX de Medici, Vilu Military Museum R.T.M. Pt Junior Wantok and Pt Tim (Playboy) Playford (‘Sitting Ducks’ Memorial) Guadalcanal, 2009, watercolour on paper, 38 x 172 cm. Photo: Australian War Memorial. The Australian Official War Artists scheme,...
How to watch South Africa v Australia: Live streams, TV details for Rugby Championship opener
Rugby World
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August 16, 2025
The biggest rugby tournament in the southern hemisphere gets underway in Johannesburg. Watch South Africa v Australia as the 2025 Rugby Championship kicks off at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. This guide will tell you everything you need to know to...
Cultural sounds of Timor-Leste in Mansfield
Mansfield Courier
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August 12, 2025
There was an excellent turnout out of numbers for last Friday night's performance by Hamoris Lian Timor as part of the group's current tour which is bringing the culture of Timor-Leste to audiences young and old.Mansfield's Friends of Venilale...
Remote Timor-Leste Dazzles with Natural Wonders and Bright Smiles
Go World Travel Magazine - Colorado
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August 10, 2025
Golden rice terraces shimmer in Timor-Leste's lush interior valleys, where centuries-old farming traditions continue to shape the landscape. Photo by Edward Placidi From the moment I plunged into the water from our boat at Watawai, one of many...
From East Timor to Guatemala: How Washington Looked Away
First India
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Since World War II, the United States has repeatedly supported governments that have been committing mass atrocities, which are defined by genocide scholar Scott Straus as “large-scale, systematic violence against civilian populations.” This...
Filipinas clobber Timor Leste to open Asean title defense
Inquirer
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August 8, 2025
The Philippine women’s football team clobbered Timor-Leste, 7-0, on Thursday in an emphatic start to its title defense in the Asean Women’s Championship in Phu Tho, Vietnam. Veteran Quinley Quezada and Dionesa Tolentin produced two goals apiece as...
Gaza isn’t the first time US officials have downplayed atrocities by American-backed regimes – genocide scholars found similar strategies used from East Timor to Guatemala to Yemen
The Conversation
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August 7, 2025
Since World War II, the United States has repeatedly supported governments that have been committing mass atrocities, which are defined by genocide scholar Scott Straus as “large-scale, systematic violence against civilian populations.” This...
Filipinas kick off Asean title repeat bid vs Timor-Leste
Inquirer
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August 7, 2025
MANILA, Philippines–The Philippine women’s football team launches its title-retention bid in the Asean Women’s Championship on Thursday against Timor-Leste at Viet Tri Stadium in Phu Tho, Vietnam. Coach Mark Torcaso’s side is eager to take the...
Mexico: Solidarity with indigenous woman defender Silvia Pérez Yescas
International Federation for Human Rights
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August 18, 2025
Abie Anongos, CWEARC, Philippines Abigail Severo Vásquez, Colectiva Ayuuk Toxëjk, Mexico Adolfina Kuum Dolie, Komunitas Peduli Lingkungan, Indonesia Adv Muhammad Bux, Sukaar Welfare Organization, Pakistan Agnes Kharshiing, Civil Society Women...
‘Never served pangash’ to women footballers: Kiron debunks social media claims
Daily Star
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August 11, 2025
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Women's Committee chairman Mahfuza Akhter Kiron has dismissed social media claims that the federation provides substandard diets to women's footballers. The debate erupted after Bangladesh's U-20 women's team,...
Myanmar Junta Ramps Up Rhetoric Against Timor Leste
The Irrawaddy
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August 4, 2025
The Myanmar junta’s rhetoric against Timor Leste is reaching hysterical pitch as the island state’s accession to ASEAN looms. The latest blast came from the regime mouthpiece New Light of Myanmar, which accused Timor Leste’s leaders of...
Waiting them out. Australia’s Greater Sunrise Gas heist
Michael West Media
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August 17, 2025
It’s been a 60-year quest to take Timor’s oil and gas. An invasion didn’t get it. Spying didn’t get it. So now Australia is waiting them out. Former senator Rex Patrick reports from the streets of Dili. In 1969, Australia granted five exploration...
Discover Timor-Leste — A Pacific Island Gem of Authenticity and Adventure
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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August 1, 2025
Timor-Leste is a remarkable Pacific destination celebrated for its untouched natural beauty, vibrant culture, and genuine hospitality. As a proud member country of the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), Timor-Leste offers travelers a rare blend...
Putting Timor Leste in its place
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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July 31, 2025
By Sitt Naing ‘Never let facts get in the way of a story.’ This saying appears to be the defining mantra governing Timor Leste’s leadership, recently represented by its Charge d’Affaires in Nay Pyi Taw. Dili, it seems, now affirms a ‘dedication to...
Timor-Leste Warms to Myanmar Junta as ASEAN Entry Nears
The Irrawaddy
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July 25, 2025
Timor-Leste, a Southeast Asian nation that has publicly expressed support for Myanmar’s pro-democracy National Unity Government (NUG), has initiated diplomatic contact with the country’s military regime, raising questions about whether its stance...
Spearguns, sarongs and subsistence in Timor Leste
Oceanographic Magazine
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July 30, 2025
The batteries, in fact, did not charge. Picking them up from Neka’s house this morning, I almost groan when I see that nothing has charged to more than 60%. After last night, I’m unsure who will have less energy, myself or my camera. By...
Timor-Leste achieves historic malaria-free status
Medical News
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July 24, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Timor-Leste as malaria-free, a remarkable achievement for a country that prioritized the disease and embarked on a concerted, nation-wide response shortly after gaining independence in 2002. WHO...
Timor-Leste on the cusp of digital transformation
The National
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Timor-Leste has a reputation for having some of the slowest and most expensive internet services in the world. But things are beginning to change. Timor-Leste is one of the last countries in the region without an active submarine fibre optic...
Timor-Leste certified malaria-free by WHO
The National Tribune
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July 24, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Timor-Leste as malaria-free, a remarkable achievement for a country that prioritized the disease and embarked on a concerted, nation-wide response shortly after gaining independence in 2002. “WHO...
Timor-Leste and navigating the ASEAN Way
The Interpreter
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July 24, 2025
Myanmar’s junta has objected to Timor-Leste’s accession to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The basis of the opposition is Timor’s perceived interference in their internal affairs. In an era where the foundations of multilateral...