In the face of growing international blame being leveled at Myanmar’s de facto head of government, Aung San Suu Kyi, over human-rights abuses in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, Timor-Leste’s former president, Jose Ramos Horta, has called for restraint.
DILI: The owner of a Dili restaurant has fatally poisoned a staff member to cover-up an alleged salary dispute, the Timor-Leste National Police (PNTL) has said.
DILI: Construction companies are illegally mining sand from the Comoro River putting nearby houses at risk of flood damage, National Parliamentarian Francisco Branco has said.
DILI: Timor-Leste’s convicted former Finance Minister Emilia Pires has not received a pension nor likely to, Heldor Lopez the Vice-Minister of Finance said Monday.
DILI: Leading Timor-Leste football observer Francisco Magalihas lashed out at the embattled Timor-Leste Football Federation (FFTL) saying its failure to represent the interests of all Timorese football players and fans, is diminishing the league’s reputation.
DILI: Rui Maria de Araújo has issued a promise to the public that the National Hospital of Guido Valadares in Dili service capacity will be put under the microscope, amid increading reports of patients going without treatement due to lack of staff.
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.
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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.
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