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.
DILI: The final make-up of Timor-Leste’s new government remains unclear, after an abrupt announcement on Sunday from the Fretilin party that it would continue coalition negotiations with political parties.
DILI: Some University student groups have criticized parliament’s remarks on Tuesday, in which parliamentarians continued to justify the sale of its vehicles to make way for purchase of a new fleet, saying the vehicles could be donated to support development programs.
DILI: Some 250 people benefitted from access to state health funds to fit evacuation and international hospital bills from January to July 2017.
DILI: The head of the Fretilin party has said Timor-Leste’s seventh Prime Minister will be announced in the coming days, as talks about the make-up of the new government extend into its fifth week.
DILI: Fretilin leader, Mari Alkatiri, has said Xanana Gusmao will continue to lead the nation’s controversial maritime boundary negotiations, saying the change in government should not derail the process.
DILI:Timor-Leste’s newest political force, the People’s Liberation Party (PLP) has rejected the possibility of an early election, with its leader Taur Matan Ruak reaffirming Saturday that the party had no intention of forming a coalition government.
DILI: Timor-Leste’s Director General of Tourism, Aquilino Santos Caeiro, was among the three people killed in a traffic accident in Lakkubar Manatutu on Saturday, when a tree fell across the road hitting the car.
DILI: Timorese University students studying in Cape Verde say they have been left homeless and now fear for their safety, after being evicted from student residence for not being able to pay their expenses.