For months, workers have been feverishly sprucing up Dili, Timor-Leste's scruffy capital.

数月来，东帝汶的工人们忙着打扮其破旧的首都帝力。

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The first Australian consulate officials will travel to the East Timor capital next week.

第一批澳大利亚领事馆官员将于下周前往东帝汶首都。

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As well as serving the consular needs of Australians in the region, the consulate will facilitate Australia's support to the United Nations assistance mission in East Timor.

除了满足澳大利亚人在该地区的领事需要之外，领事馆还将推动澳大利亚对联合国在东帝汶的支援任务的支持。

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It was a few months before East Timor's referendum for independence, and Indonesian forces were intent on intimidating potential pro-independence voters.

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Arguments over the details of how to spend East Timor's newfound wealth, continues to slow the pace of economic progress.

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While East Timor faces many challenges, U.N.Special Representative Khare says it is on the path to becoming a vibrant democracy.

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There was a big turnout for East Timor's first democratic election after centuries of foreign domination.

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