METINARO: The Major General of Timor-Leste’s defence force has warned of dangerous repercussions of the ruling coalition in parliament block of the President of the Republic’s representation at the UN General Assembly in New York this week, saying it sets a “bad image” for Timor-Leste’s commitment to democracy on the world stage.

DILI:  The Director of Timor-Leste’s Civil Society Forum, Daniel Dos Santos, has said that the disputed land in Kaiteui should go through official land law channels, paving the way for an intervention by the courts that should set a precedent in private land acquisitions across the country.

DILI:Indonesian and Timorese citizens will not need a visa for short trips between each country, under an Indonesian-government proposed new visa-waiver agreement,  said Arao Noe, the President of National Parliament.

DILI: Timor-Leste Defence Force (FFDTL) has announced plans to recruit 600 new members by 2020 in readiness to send military personnel on United Nations peacekeeping missions abroad.

DILI: Diagnosis of HIV in Timor-Leste has reached its highest level since the first case was reported in 2001.

DILI: Rumours that the Ebola virus has entered Timor-Leste have been denied by Aneto Bareto, the Director of National Hospital Guido Valadares (HNGV) in Dili.

DILI:Salvador Pires has said Timorese veterans will no longer be given priority for the contracts of state projects and must compete for work through official tender processes.

DILI:The Timor-Leste government has ordered an investigation into the activity of international businesses registered with Trade Invest, following allegations that some were not operational.

DILI: A record number of Timorese youth have started preparation for their year-end school exams, the Minister of Education, Dulce Soares, has said.

DILI: Former President of Timor-Leste, Jose Ramos Horta, has opened a bridge in Dili, that has been named after Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, for his role in granting a referendum of independence to Timor-Leste during his presidency of Indonesia from 1998-1999.