DILI  - Rui Maria de Araújo has urged the Court of Dili to not convict two journalists accused of “slanderous denunciation” to jail time, an unusual move as it’s the Prime Minister’s case that sparked the charge.

DILI: The owner of a Dili restaurant has fatally poisoned a staff member  to cover-up an alleged salary dispute, the Timor-Leste National Police (PNTL) has said.

DILI: Timor-Leste’s roads are increasingly becoming a dangerous place to be, with accidents spiking across the half island nation in the past three months, according to a report by national police.

DILI: The failure of the District Court in Dilito explain why it is not answering high profile demands for appeal into the controversial corruption cases of former politicians has undermined its credibility, a lawyer on the investigation has said.

DILI: Emilia Pires has continued to defend her refusal to return to Timor-Leste to face her seven-year prison sentence, honing in onthe Portuguese language capacity of the Dili District Court’s judgesas a key reason for her not taking their verdict as fair.