Items filtered by date: February 2020

DILI:Timor-Leste’s President of the Republic has wasted no time warning the likely new Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmão, to be careful about the “moral standing” of his ministerial appointments or risk hurting the whole country.

DILI:Former Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos Horta says Xanana Gusmão must take over as Prime Minister to steer the country away from a political and economic crises.

DILI:The District Head of Atauro has rejected the Ministry of Health’s quarantine plan for coronavirus, warning that using Atauro to isolate suspected cases could damage the island’s popular tourist draw.

DILI:Timor-Leste’s National Petroleum Authority (ANPN) said on Friday it looks forward to the contributions Timorese students will make to the nation’s energy sector, during a ceremony to commemorate five new recipients of the prestigious United States Fulbright-SERN Graduate scholarship program.

DILI:Veteran Affairs Secretary Gil da Silva Oan Souro said on Tuesday the government had agreed it would cut pensions to veterans of the independence struggle by about 30 percent and redirect funds to a children of veterans support program.

DILI: National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT) President Xanana Gusmao has sent a letter to President Francisco Guterres Lu Olo, posing a series of recommendations about his views to end political uncertainty.