DILI: Members of Timor-Leste’s ruling coalition in parliament have voted not to reappoint Mari Alkatiri as President of the Oecusse Special Administrative Region (RAEOA), when his contract expires July. Speaking in National Parliament on Monday, Nunes said the decision was unanimous between the three party coalition members and that it…

DILI: The Chairman of the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT), Duarte Nunes, has said that the party will finalise its government cabinet nominations at an extraordinary meeting in July.

DILI: Timor-Leste must adopt a “credible fiscal strategy” and protect the country’s petroleum fund to improve economic stability, according to the International Monetary Fund. In a recent review, the IMF said that the “main challenge facing Timor-Leste was improving fiscal management,” calling for “improvements in expenditure control, greater spending efficiency,…

DILI: The ruling coalition government is likely to announce a cabinet reshuffle of government members after next week’s inter-party meeting, a source from the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT) party has said.

DILI: Timor-Leste’s parliament could pass legislation against “fake news” on social media, amid concern of the proliferation of fake accounts spreading falsehoods. Fidelis Mangalhaes, Minister of Reform and Legislative Affairs for Parliament, said the government was looking into IT regulations, but also insisted that people living in Timor-Leste would always…