Asia Pacific News – East Timor hotel development reveals multiple graves (AsiaOne)

East Timor hotel development reveals multiple graves (AsiaOne)
DILI, March 11 (Reuters) – The construction of a luxury hotel near East Timor’s capital has uncovered machine-dug graves containing remains of people who may have been killed during the country’s occupation by Indonesia, scientists said on Thursday.

No warcrimes tribunal: ETimor (Straits Times)
DILI – EAST Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta on Wednesday denied claims by Amnesty International that he would support a tribunal for abuses committed during Indonesia’s occupation.

East Timor bones affair ‘embarrassing’ for Australia (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
The President of East Timor says it is embarrassing for Australia that Northern Territory police took five years to test remains believed to be those of the country’s first prime minister, Nicolau Lobato.

Venezuela obtains K-8 military planes from China (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Venezuela has received its first shipment of six Chinese-made K-8 military planes, and President Hugo Chavez says his government aims to buy 40 in all.

Mass grave found in Timor during excavation for hotel (ABC Radio Australia)
Since East Timor became a sovereign state in 2002, Dili has been actively engaging Jakarta on the diplomatic front, despite its painful history.

2010 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships: Men’s Outlook (Swimming World Magazine)
SYDNEY, Australia, March 14. ONE of Australia’s most respected swimming experts, IAN HANSON, runs his eyes over the fields for this week’s Telstra Australian Swimming Championships to be swum over six…

East Timor hotel development reveals multiple graves (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters By Tito Belo DILI, March 11 (Reuters) – The construction of a luxury hotel near East Timor’s capital has uncovered machine-dug graves containing remains of people who may have been killed during the …

China’s Hu tells military to obey national priorities (The Malaysian Insider)
BEIJING, March 13 — After an announced slowdown in official defence spending, China’s President Hu Jintao has told military commanders that defence modernisation remains a priority but must integrate with economic development, state media said. China held the rise in its military budget to 7.5 per cent in 2010 compared to spending in 2009, ending a succession of double-digit rises in spending on …

Taiwan universities to accept Chinese students (EARTHtimes.org)
Taipei – Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Saturday said Taiwan universities will soon start accepting students from mainland China. At a dinner with lawmakers, Ma instructed the parliament to speed up work to pass legislation on allowing Chinese stud…

East Timor threatens to scuttle gas development (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
East Timor’s president Jose Ramos-Horta says his country is serious about making sure its interests are not ignored in the development of the Greater Sunrise Gas field.

Hurst, Kane tied for 23rd in Women’s Australian Open (Florida Today)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — Former Holy Trinity and West Shore standout Vicky Hurst shot 3-over 76 Friday in the second round to fall into a tie for 23rd at 2-over 148 in the Women’s Australian Open.

Attacks on Indians are isolated incidents Australian envoy (Hindustan Times)
Australian High Commissioner to India Peter N Varghese said the attacks on Indians in Australia need to be seen only as ‘isolated incidents’.

Mass grave halts Timor hotel work (The Age)
Nine blindfolded bodies found during construction of beachfront hotel near Dili believed to be East Timorese freedom fighters executed and buried in mass grave.

Webb takes Women’s Australian Open lead (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
Four-time champion Karrie Webb shot a bogey-free 3-under 70 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead in the Women’s Australian Open. Webb, the Australian star coming off her seventh Australian Ladies Masters title, had a 6-under 213 total on the Commonwealth Golf Club course. “It was really solid today, no bogeys,” Webb said “I hung tough when I needed to and made a couple of good…

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