This item includes newspaper articles published online.
It includes:
Bloomberg News (Lexington): “Raytheon Co. won orders worth as much as $1.45 billion to supply Greece’s military with Patriot missile and trainer aircraft as part of an upgrade of the nation’ air defenses.” (22.10.1998) | 2 pp.
Reuters (Tokyo): “United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Thursday pro-independence violence appeared to have died down in the Indonesian territory of East Timor.” (22.10.1998) | 2 pp.
Reuters (Canberra): “The Indonesian government said on Friday it did not plan to investigate the deaths of five Australian-based journalists in East Timor in 1975, despite new evidence that Indonesian commander ordered them killed.” (23.10.1998) | 2 pp.
Reuters (Washington): “The United States on Wednesday banned the use in East Timor of weapons supplied to Indonesia and continued a ban on education and training aid to the Indonesian armed forces.” (23.11.1998) | 2 pp.
Reuters (Washington): “Jailed East Timorese guerrilla leader Xanana Gusmao on Wednesday rejected Indonesia’s offer of autonomy for the annexed land but said he saw hope of more international action to resolve the crisis.” (21.10.1998) | 2 pp.
Reuters (London): “INTERVIEW- Nobel winner fears E. Timor ‘explosion’” by David Ljunggren (01.04.1998) | 2 pp.
DeTAK (Jakarta): “Bishop Belo: Compared with Jakarta, Dili was more brutal.” (19.07.1998) | 4 pp.
The Associated Press (Baucau): “U.N. envoy goes to East Timor” by Christopher Torchia (19.09.1998) | 3 pp.
Reuters (Dili): “U.N. special envoy arrives in East Timor” by Lewa Pardomuan (19.07.1998) | 2 pp.
Reuters (Dili): “Embattled Chinese find safe haven in East Timor” by Lewa Pardomuan (19.07.1998) | 4 pp.
Reuters (Baucau): “U.N. special envoy Marker visits East Timor” by Lewa Pardomuan (19.07.1998) | 3 pp.
Reuters (Jakarta): “Analysis-Poverty fans Indonesian separatist flames” by Andrew Marshall (06.09.1998) | 3 pp.
Reuters (Sydney): “Rebels say open to talks on Timor Gap oil projects” by Paul Tait (20.08.1998) | 2 pp.
Reuters (Sydney): “E.Timor rebels restructure before expected talks” by Paul Tait (20.08.1998) | 3 pp.
Kyodo News Service: “Ramos-Horta says E. Timor to draft constitution” (20.08.1998) | 2 pp.
The Associated Press (United Nations): “Notables join in land mine campaign” by Edith M. Lederer (10.02.1998) | 3 pp.
Kyodo News Service (Jakarta): “Bintang urges Habibie to condemn Suharto or step down” by Lely T. Djuhari (29.05.1998) | 2 pp.
Reuters (Canberra): “E.Timor must be on the agenda after Suharto’s exit” by John Muir (24.05.1998) | 2 pp.
Reuters (Castelgandolfo, Italy): “Pope sends sympathies to Kosovo, Africa and Asia” by Abigail Levene (11.08.1998)
Kyodo News Service: “Nobel laureates to team up for world peace: Ramos-Horta form an association aimed at helping resolve the world’s conflicts” (17.08.1998) | 2 pp.
Agence France Presse (Jakarta): “Four East Timorese seek refuge in British Embassy” (21.04.1998) | 3 pp.
Agence France Presse (Lisbon): “East Timor can follow Northern Ireland example: Belo” (14.04.1998)
Reuters (Geneva): “UN tones down criticism of Indonesia on E. Timor” by Stephanie Nebehay (23.04.1998) | 2 pp.
Reuters (Geneva): “Activists accuse UN of ignoring China, Algeria” by Stephanie Nebehay (23.04.1998) | 2 pp.
Reuters (Lisbon): “E. Timor resistance groups meet in bid for unity” by Richard Waddington (23.04.1998) | 2 pp.
Reuters (Jakarta): “Indonesia claims U.N. win over East Timor” (23.04.1998) | 2 pp.
Reuters (Dublin): “Adams coaxes followers towards N. Irish peace deal” by Elaine Monaghan (23.04.1998) | 3 pp.
Reuters (Macau): “Portugal PM praises China, chides Indonesia” by Harald Bruning (23.04.1998) | 2 pp.
Reuters (Lisbon): “INTERVIEW- Gusmao to head E. Timor national council” by David Brough (17.04.1998) | 3 pp.
The Arizona Republic (USA): “Kissinger takes on ASU; Discusses Vietnam, Cambodia, even East Timor” by Robbie Sherwood (22.04.1998)
Agence France Presse (Dili): “East Timorese bishop laments deaths, says UN troops a possibility” by Intania Fajar (30.06.1998) | 2 pp.
Reuters (Jakarta): “Jailed East Timor leader calls for dialogue” by Amy Chew (14.07.1998) | 2 pp.
Kyodo (Jakarta): “Jakarta to free E. Timor rebel leader” (26.05.1998)
The Associated Press (Dili): “Indonesia Military Warns East Timor” (13.07.1998)
Reuters (United Nations): “Indonesia, Portugal to meet on Timor autonomy plan” (02.10.1998)
The Associated Press (Oslo): “Nobel Winner a secret for two weeks” by Doug Mellgren (03.10.1998)
Reuters (Oslo): “Corrected- Norway body decides 1998 Nobel Peace Prize” (02.10.1998) | 2 pp.
Reuters (Beijing): “China said on Tuesday it would be ‘unimaginable’ if the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Wei Jingshend, the country’s most famous dissident now serving a long jail term” (07.10.1998)
Reuters (Washington): “U.S. slams ‘authoritarian’ Indonesia over rights” (31.01.1998) | 2 pp.
The Australian (Australia): “Monsoon’s failure compounds East Timor’s litany of woes” (27.01.1998) | 2 pp.
The Associated Press (Tokyo): “Japan to propose $30B aid package” by Todd Zaun (30.09.1998) | 2 pp.
Reuters (Paris): “Appeal leader says scandal will reinforce Clinton” (30.09.1998) | 2 pp.
Reuters (New York): “A vague promise by billionaire financier George Soros that he might make a ’substantial’ investment in South Korea failed to impress fund managers and analysts in the United States, who said Tuesday that investors in Korea and abroad remained wary of the volatile Korean financial markets.” (06.01.1998) | 2 pp.
The Associated Press (United Nations): “Activists wants hold E. Timor talks” by Nicole Winfield (30.06.1998)
Kyodo News Service (Jakarta): “Japan to provide more financial aid to Indonesia” (22.01.1998)
The Associated Press (Jakarta): “With the currency plunging to new lows, President Suharto unveiled a budget today designed to steer Indonesia out of its worst economic crisis in decades” (06.01.1998) | 2 pp.
Kyodo News Service (Jakarta): “The Indonesian capital was calm Friday, but the country’s military was keeping a careful watch as people thronged markets to stock up on essentials on fears of price hikes.” (09.01.1998) | 2 pp.
Reuters (Atlanta): “Santiago summit urged to stress education over arms” by Mike Cooper (26.03.1998) | 2 pp.
The Associated Press (Yogyakarta): “Suharto warns of Crackdown” by Christopher Torchia (09.05.1998) | 2 pp.
Reuters (Lisbon): “U.N. diplomat optimistic on eventual E. Timor deal” (21.01.1998)
Reuters (Oslo): “U.S. suggests reviving medieval tied in N. Europe” by Alister Doyle (19.01.1998) | 2 pp.
The Associated Press (Frankfurt): “Nobel landmine activist gets post” (22.02.1998)
This a publication of the United Nations Department of Political Affairs, Trusteeship and Decolonization. It was published in August 1976 with a focus on the Issue of East Timor.
It is broken down in two parts:
Part one: The Political Evolution of Portuguese Timor
Part Two: The Question of Portuguese Timor in the International Arena
Indonesian Intervention in East Timor: a Chronology was published by the East Timor Information and Research Project. It details the chronology of invasion of East Timor and some background information on East Timor from before the invasion. It's an updated version from the previous one published in 1976.
A forward by Francis Sejersted, Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee
The Nobel Peace Prize Laureates 1996 : Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo & Jose Ramos-Horta
The History of the Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize Concert 1996 presents: Sølvguttene, Annbjorg Lien, Sondre Bratland, Ang/lique Kidjo, Mari Boine, Morten Harket, Tat-Mai-Lau, Joan Osborne, The Bulgarian Voices - Angelité, Jan Garbarek, Simão Barreto, Solveig Kringlebotn
U.S. Arms Transfers to Indonesia 1975-1997: Who's influencing whom? by William D. Hartung and Jennifer Washburn (Arms Trade Resource Center, World Policy Institute)
Includes:
Introduction: The issue of arms to Indonesia heats up
In the Beginning: Kissinger's Green Light, stepped up weapons shipments
From Carter to Clinton: A steady traffic in arms to Jakarta
How important are U.S. arms to Indonesia?
The Pending F-16 Sale
Financing Offsets: who will pick up the tab?
The role of congress, the Code of Conduct Bill, and Arms exporter Campaign spending: who's influencing whom?
East Timor "Development" or Colonialism? by Rui Augusto Gomes, Researcher at The Centro Leonardo Coimbra and Núcleo de Estudos Sobre Timor e Ásia Pacifico Faculdade de Letras, University of Oporto
Includes:
Introduction
The Representation of Economic "Development"
Pembangunan: A groundless Monument
The Other Face of Pembangunan
Pembangunan: Some Areas of Fiction
Conclusion: Pembangunan and the Emergence of Timorese Nationalism
To: All participants of the Eight Christian Consultation on East Timor, Lisbon, 13/14 Sept. 97 from Catherine Scott, International Policy Department & CCET Secretariat
Includes:
Summary Minutes from the 8th Meeting of the Christian Consultation on East Timor (CCET 8), Lisbon, 13-14 September 1997
Attendance, Apologies, Overview
Human Rights Working Group (HR WG)
Official Development Assistance Working Group (ODA WG)
Arms Trade Working Group (AT WG)
Peace-Making Working Group (PM WG)
Institutional Strengthening Working Group (IS WG)
Follow - up
Contact List 6 pp.
Some alternative thoughts for development assistance in East Timor (FY 1997/98)