Police Identify Suspects in Oecusse Beating
DILI: Timor-Leste police have identified suspects in the beating of young street vendors from Oecusse in Tasi Tolu last week.
Police are hunting for the perpetrators after a spate of alleged attacks on people from Oecusse working in the capital of Dili.
DILI:Xanana Gusmao has called on Timor-Leste’s President Francisco Lu Olo Guterres to cease his Fretilin party influence, in a bid to end a prolonged political impasse that has stalled parliament since January.
A legislative stalemate has dominated Timor-Leste’s politics since a coalition of opposition parties, led by Gusmao and with the majority of seats in parliament, refused to pass Fretilin’s government program.
AMP to Announce New Prime Minister
DILI: The Alliance for Change and Progress (AMP) party has distanced itself from setting a date when it will announce its Prime Minister choice, as commentators put it down to a two man race between Xanana Gusmao and Taur Matan Ruak.
FRETILIN Questions Oecusse Vote Count
DILI:The head of the Fretilin Party has called for an investigation into vote counting in Oecusse after the party saw a large swing against it on Saturday’s parliamentary vote.
DILI:The President of Democratic Party (PD), Mariano Asanami, has said his party was ready to cooperate with the new eighth government of Timor-Leste, prioritisng prosperity and the development of the country.
The Democratic Party picked up 5 seats on Saturday’s parliamentary vote.
Xanana Set to Head Back into Power
DILI: Xanana Gusmao is tipped to return as Prime Minister of Timor-Leste with his coalition of opposition parties taking a lead in the final stages of the preliminary election count, according to the state election commission.
DILI: Timor-Leste’s Police Commander has called on politicians to put aside their differences and accept the results from Saturday’s election.
DILI: Timor-Leste’s police commissioner has said arrests have been made in connection to campaign violence between opposition political parties in Los Palos and Makadiki over the weekend.
DILI: Three men suspected of trafficking drugs into Timor-Leste have fled to Indonesia, the Court of Appeal said on Monday.
On 23 January, 2018, Timor-Leste coastguard intercepted a shipmen from China destined for Dili that had nine shipping containers filled with drugs.
DILI: The President of National Election Committee has rejected claims of tampering of ballet papers delivered to Covalima this week.
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DILI: The reason behind the strange behavior of a Timorese youth that had him kicked off a plane in Dili, remains a mystery according to Nivio Mangalhaes, the Secretary of State for Youth and Employment (SEJT).
DILI: Allegations that the Parliamentary Majority Alliance (AMP) used martial arts gangs to influence voters will be brought to light, as the Suai general court prepares to hand down a ruling that could lead to the political party being stamped with illegal conduct.
DILI – Since news broke early this month that government funding to support Timor-Leste’s only free health clinic had been cut off, it’s been the public who have stepped in.
Alcino Warns Fretilin and AMP Against Propaganda
DILI – Alcino Baris, the National Election Commission (CNE) Chief, said senior leaders of the Fretilin and the Parliamentary Majority Alliance (AMP) were walking a thin line between campaigning and propaganda, calling for an end to the insult war.
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