DILI: President of the Republic Francisco Guterres Lu-Olo has sworn in eight new members of government on Friday, in a ceremony at the Presidential Palace.

DILI: Timor-Leste is behind on its promised subsidy payments to households, hurting families that have lost income under the coronavirus pandemic.

DILI: The leader of the National Congress for Reconstruction (CNRT), one of the biggest groups in parliament, said on Saturday the party will not continue as a member of the coalition government but intends to play a responsible role in opposition.

DILI: Timor-Leste’s parliament will vote on when to re-open schools next week, having kept them closed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic, the government said on Friday.

DILI:The Integrated Crisis Management Centre’s (CIGC) spokesperson Dr Odete Viegas praised the public’s coronavirus response and called its collaboration “key” to Timor-Leste’s low infection rate, in a briefing after the World Health Organisation local representatives meeting in Dili on Tuesday.