DILI: Navy officers have joined in the search for a missing student suspected to be carried away by floodwater in Ossu, Viqueque on Sunday.
DILI: The removal of sand from Comoro River has increased the possibility of homes nearby being damaged by floodwater, the Ministry of Public Works Transportation and Communication (MOPTK) has said, amid calls for an enquiry into the construction companies extracting sand from the river.
No Salary for Police in Three Months
DILI: A portion of Timorese national police are on course to have the third consecutive month without pay amid growing calls for action about the silent issue.
DILI: Timor-Leste’s President has praised police force for their commitment to maintaining security, during the National Police of Timor-Leste’s (PNTL) 17th anniversary celebration in Dili on Monday.
DILI: A student remains missing in Viqueque after a rescue mission was mounted Sunday to find two students suspected drowned in floodwater.
DILI: Health experts working to combat HIV/Aids in Timor-Leste say they must continue to step-up public awareness and prevention campaigns as case numbers skyrocket across the Asia Pacific region.
Australian Experts Ratchet Up Timor-Leste “Resource Curse” as Oil and Gas Treaty On Table
CANBERRA - Timor-Leste's decision to rip up a treaty with Australia on the carve up of future revenue from Greater Sunrise oil and gas reserve in the Timor Sea could make it an "architect of its own demise", experts have told a parliamentary inquiry.
DILI: A two-month hearse strike at the National Hospital of Guido Valadares (HNGV) has resulted in some families having to use their own motorbikes to transport corpses to the hospital morgue in Dili.
‘Want to come back? Leave the union’ – Seasonal Workers Program
"If you want to come back [to Australia], you have to leave the (labour) union." This was the stark warning a fruit picker taking part in the Australian government’s Seasonal Workers Program told Fairfax Media he was given.
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.
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DILI: Timor Leste’s President, Taur Matan Ruak, has warned the nation’s foreign affairs department is failing the country, with little progress taken on promised international agreements.
Kiwi Adventurer Makes Emergency Stop in Dili
DILI – The stop in Dili was not planned, writes New Zealand adventurer Grant ‘Axe’ Rawlinson on his Facebook site on Saturday. “But it was critical.”
DILI: The head of Timor-Leste’s defense force has condemned the capacity of nation’s leaders, saying their failure to control growing conflict between political party supporters is fueling electoral tension and nation-wide instability.
Timor-Leste’s Women Rank behind United Arab Emirates in Global Gender Gap Stats
DILI – As the world slowed to mark International Women’s Day on Wednesday, gender differences were put briefly in the spotlight. For the Asian continent as a whole, commentators attest that the report card is far from impressive despite efforts to bridge the gap.
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