DILI: Timor-Leste’s prominent political figure, Xanana Gusmao, has called for “calm” from members of the nation’s outlawed martial arts gangs, amid an increase in violent conflict between rival gangs.

DILI: A charred baby found abandoned at the Santa Cruz cemetery on Wednesday morning is the centre of a police investigation with officers calling on members of the public to help unravel the mystery of the baby’s identity.

DILI: Calls for the decriminalisation and regulation of martial arts groups put forward by security watchdog, Fundasaun Mahein, have hit resistance as the idea was rejected outright by Timor-Leste’s Minister of Defense and Security, Filomena Paixao.

DILI: A man has been arrested in Ermera in connection with the violence in Leorema on July 4, that resulted in two deaths, three injuries and destruction of 13 houses by arson.

DILI: Timor-Leste’s National Parliament voted in favour Tuesday of a legislative package that will allow ratification of a maritime border treaty with Australia.

The historic Border Treaty stipulates how the neighbouring countries will share oil and gas riches lying beneath the Timor- Sea.

DILI: Tributes have been paid to a11-year old child who drowned while swimming in the ocean near Largo Lecidere on Thursday afternoon.

DILI: A group declaring themselves as representatives of the people of Oecusse have submitted a petition asking National Parliament to reinstate regulation No3/2014 and reconsider the removal of Oecusse’s special economic development zone regulations.

DILI: Amendments to four of Timor-Leste’s major tax and oil and gas activity laws are scheduled for discussion in National Parliament on Monday, as the ruling coalition government pushes to meet its proposed 30 August deadline for ratification of the maritime boundary treaty with Australia.

DILI: Around 53 people from Loerema village are living at the police compound in Liquiçá, after their houses were destroyed in a violent gang-related riot in their village earlier this month. The rampage left two people dead, three people serisouly injured and 13 houses were razed by fire.

DILI: Community police stationed around Manleuna in Dili are being investigated over a claim of a brutal attack that left a man with head wounds on Sunday morning.

The investigation was announced by Inspector Euclides Belo, Dili’s Deputy Police Commander on Tuesday.