DILI – National Parliament has begun reviewing the amendments to the seventh constitutional government program that polarized political parties, and is likely to be fiercely disputed further.
DILI: José Luis Sampaio, the Director of Timor-Leste’s Judicial System Monitoring Program (JSMP), has condemned the opposition parties’ joint petition to form a parliamentary majority alliance, calling for an end to rising political tension.
DILI: Timor-Leste’s President Francisco “Lu Olo” Guterres swore in the remaining members of the new cabinet on Tuesday and urged the first minority government since independence to focus on improving living conditions across all 13 districts of the country.
DILI: The National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT) party has opposed the inclusion of its member Hermenegildo ‘Agio’ Augusto Cabral Pereira involvement in the county’s new government, saying the party remained committed to act in opposition.
DILI: The President of Timor-Leste’s second most popular political party, Aarão Noé de Jesus, has issued a warning to the country’s new coalition government, challenging it to provide better clarity over its make-up amid what he says is growing “confusion” about the country’s political landscape.
DILI: A further 18 members of Timor-Leste’s seventh government will be inaugurated next week, clarifying 48 seats of the 65-seat parliament.
DILI – The seventh government of Timor-Leste was sworn in on Friday, led by a returning Prime Minister who commentators say is under pressure to lead economic diversification within the country away from its reliance on oil and gas.
DILI - A joint operation conducted at dawn on 9 September between Timor-Leste national police (PNTL) and Australia’s marine police, the Sea Shepherd, has resulted in the raid of the Chinese owned Hong Long Fisheries / Pingtan Marine Enterprises fleet at anchor off the coast of Com.
DILI – Veteran political figure Mari Alkatiri will be the next Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, after he was voted leader of the country’s coalition government.
DILI: The head of Timor-Leste’s human rights and security watchdog, Fundasaun Mahen, has warned maintaining Lere Annan Timur as head of the nation’s defence Force (FFDTL) is a violation of local law, amid concern about lack of replacement options.
DILI: Winning the parliamentary election has been a bittersweet victory, says Fretilin’s Secretary General Mari Alkatiri, as the political party continues to negotiate a government without majority rule.
DILI: Thirteen university students arrested by police for allegedly damaging state vehicles were released from prison on Thursday, after the Dili District court said the case had “no evidence.”
Coffee lovers in the United States and Canada now have the chance to taste the unique flavour of Timor-Leste’s beans, with global coffee giant Starbucks adding coffee from the half-island nation to its popular ‘single origin’ range.
DILI – Ten university students are in prison after being arrested in connection with the destruction of state vehicles during a street protest against alleged government corruption on Monday.