Hotel Timor
Hotel Timor is in the center of Dili, the capital of East Timor.[1] It is one of the oldest hotels in the city.[2]
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History
changeThe current business is on the old site of Hotel Mahkota, built by Lay San Ying and Stanley Ho.[3] It opened in 1976 and ran until September 1999. During that time, many foreign journalists stayed there to cover conflicts in the country. The hotel was attacked and burned down by pro-Indonesian militias.[4][5][6]
To provide good accommodation for state guests during East Timor's independence celebrations in 2002, the hotel was restored. Fundação Oriente and the East Timor government paid $6 million for the work. Notable guests included Lula da Silva, Kofi Annan, Bill Clinton, Ban Ki-moon, António Guterres, Mahathir Mohamad, John Howard, Tony Blair, and Gordon Brown.[7]
References
change- ↑ "Destination Guide - Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport". Airport Guide.
- ↑ Roberts, Sophia (2023-07-19). "The ultimate guide to: Timor-Leste". Waiting for the sequel.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Berlie, Jean A. (2016-01-08). "Chinese in East Timor : Identity, society and economy". HumaNetten (35): 37–49. doi:10.15626/hn.20153503. ISSN 1403-2279.
- ↑ "Hotel Timor em Díli, renascido das cinzas e onde se come pastel de nata". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ↑ Phelan, Liam (2000). "Running Scared - how the media left Dili". Pacific Journalism Review. 6 (1): 36–44.
- ↑ "From victors to victims". The Guardian. 1999-09-05. ISSN 0261-3077.
- ↑ Ferreira, Leonídio Paulo (19 January 2022). "Hotel Timor em Díli, renascido das cinzas e onde se come pastel de nata". Diário de Notícias (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2023.