DILI: Duarte Nunes has insisted that leaders of the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT) party, the biggest party in the current three-party coalition government, will meet with Fretilin leaders when the President of the Republic ends the stand-off over ministerial nominations and inaugurates the nine proposed CNRT candidates.

DILI: A Timorese couple detained in Indonesia on allegation of drug smuggling into the country face a lengthy extradition battle that may not end well, Minister of Justice Manuel Cárceres da Costa, has said. Drug trafficking in Indonesia is a crime punishable by execution under the country's tough smuggling laws.

DILI: The Anti-Corruption Commission (CAC) has rejected claims the organisation was acting illegally when it confiscated “several” state vehicles being driven by public servants in a joint operation with Timor-Leste national police (PNTL) in Dili over the weekend.

DILI: The Governments of Timor-Leste and Australia are poised to conclude the ratification of the permanent maritime boundary treaty between the two countries on 30 August, Fidelis Mangalhaes the Minister of Legislative Reform Affairs (MRLAP) said.

DILI: The Governments of Timor-Leste and Australia are poised to conclude the ratification of the permanent maritime boundary treaty between the two countries on 30 August, Fidelis Mangalhaes the Minister of Legislative Reform Affairs (MRLAP) said.