A last ditch attempt by Lucia Lobato to appeal against a decision to sentence her to five years imprisonment over corruption has been rejected by the Court of Appeals, Timor-Leste's hig

The President of the Republic Taur Matan Ruak has criticized the quality of domestic public works projects that the government contracted private companies to undertake because they are

Edio Guterres and Ivo Mateus Goncalves, Dili – The euphoria of the Christmas and New Year period has settled in Timor Leste as the country enters a new era.

Mariel Grazella, Dili – Indonesia and Timor Leste are keen for Indonesian state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to invest in Timor Leste to accelerate economic and infrastructure development,

Jason South – It was a beautiful moment, amid despicable terror.

East Timor is striking out on its own after 13 years of UN protection, facing the daunting challenge of how to retool its economy and ease its dependence on energy to tunnel out of pove

Imanuddin Razak, Jakarta – Different people take different paths on the road to prominence or success.

Francezka Nangoy, Dili, East Timor – Telekomunikasi Indonesia aims to gain a 60 percent market share of cellular phone users in East Timor by 2015, while preparing to enter Australia's

Lindsay Murdoch – Wailing in grief, Lucia Pina stood over the body of her murdered 17-year-old nephew and threw her hands in the air.

According to the Timor-Leste Coalition for Education national schools are still lacking the basic facilities needed to facilitate teaching and learning.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Jose Luis Guterres said Timor-Leste will continue to accept Timorese who sought refugee status in Indonesia even though the time limit has ex

The National Parliament of Timor-Leste rejects the demand that FALINTIL-FDTL Major General Lere Anan Timur apologize to an ordinary Indonesian citizen such as Hercules.

A notorious East Timorese-born gang leader who's believed to have strong links to Indonesia's military, business and criminal communities has returned to Dili, sparking heated row betwe

Agus Rahmat, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) criticized Timor-Leste's stated threat to arrest Rosalia Marshal (aka "Hercules") by East Timorese soldiers.

Nick Sheridan – It's the hungry season in East Timor, that time of year when food from last year's crops has run out and the next harvest is yet to be reaped.

The governments of Timor-Leste and Indonesia have temporarily closed off movement through the Naktuka Border Crossing, in the Subdistrict of Nitibe, District of Oecussi.

In order to find out the factors affecting the rise of prostitution in Timor-Leste Parliamentary Commission F and the Women in Parliament Group (GMPTL) will monitor and visit places whe

Falintil-FDTL Commander, Major General Lere Anan Timor, says that he does not agree with former supporters of autonomy with Indonesia returning to Timor-Leste.

It was September of 1999 and Timor-Leste was convulsing through its latest spasm of violence.

Timor-Leste (East Timor) is preparing to liberalise its telecommunications market in the first quarter of 2013, which is expected to drive prices down and expand the country's telecommu

Peter Yeo – I was standing outside a Timorese refugee camp on the day Carlos Caceres pulled me aside with a frightening message – "The militias know who I am and where they can find me.

Brook Sabin – The busiest doctor in Timor has made a plea for help to New Zealand, inundated with patients who are dying needlessly.

Dili – The United Nations ended its peacekeeping mission in East Timor on Monday, leaving the country without any direct security assistance for the first time since a spasm of politica

New York – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste today ended its operations, in line with the expiration of its mandate and amidst significant progress made in establis

Gianrigo Marletta – The UN ends its peacekeeping mission in East Timor after 13 years in Asia's youngest nation following a bloody transition to independence as the country faces the ch

A UN "liquidation team" will take over in East Timor on Monday from peacekeepers who put a lid on deadly unrest in the tiny nation marking a first decade of turbulent existence.

With the UN giving up its peacekeeping mission in East Timor at the end of this year, 2013 will open up a whole new chapter in the history of the tiny island nation's independence.

Raimundos Oki – The UN ends its peacekeeping mission on Monday after 13 years in Asia's youngest nation East Timor, with the country still hoping to overcome its bloody past and rampant

The National Parliament of Timor-Leste is considering drafting legislation criminalizing prostitution in efforts to control the prostitution industry amidst concerns it is flourishing i

The national Timorese Alliance for an International Court (ANTI) and Amnesty International demand the United Nations (UN) together the International Court (IC) bring justice to authors

This week, Timor-Leste's Government will send its proposed General State Budget for 2013 to Parliament for approval.

Three former militia members and a former commander of the Besi Merah Putih (BMP: "Red White Iron in Indonesian) were imprisoned by the Dili District Court for between six and sixteen y

Dili – Australia withdrew its last remaining police officers from East Timor Saturday as international forces wind up a 13-year presence in Asia's youngest nation, where thousands have

In a landmark decision that will strike a blow against rampant corruption, the East Timor Court of Appeal has dismissed former Justice Minister Lucia Lobato's appeal against her convict

Australia's Foreign Minister Bob Carr is in East Timor on a two day visit, meeting senior leaders including President Taur Matan Ruak and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao.

Liam Cochrane – The Australian Foreign Minister, Senator Bob Carr, is advocating that East Timor should make moves to join the Commonwealth of Nations, the former British Commonwealth.

Despite the large number of people who disappeared during the 24-year Indonsesian occupation, Timor-Leste has not ratified the Missing Persons Convention unlike other nations like Malay

Young prisoners and adults are held in the same prison but PRADET says this will impact their mental health.

According to data from conflict monitoring NGO Belun, in 2012 some 15 member of Timor-Leste's armed forces (F-FDTL) were involved in violent action in the community across nine District

Cillian Nolan – The UN peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) is now in the final stages of its long-planned withdrawal.

A new health project in East Timor is hoping to harness the power of the mobile phone to promote better infant and maternal health.

In 1975, Jose Ramos-Horta, the then foreign minister of the newly-liberated nation of East Timor, was sent by his country's prime minister to New York.

Mouzinho Lopes de Araujo – East Timor is readying to stand on its own feet as international forces withdraw by the year-end.

Ati Nurbaiti, Baucau/Ermera/Dili – The UN mission in Timor Leste is closing down next month and at least 1,000 local staffers are seeking other means of income.

Charlotte Maugham – There is no doubt that much is being done politically to tackle gender inequality in Timor-Leste.

Portugal withdrew the bulk of its police officers from East Timor on Saturday as international forces wind up a 13-year mission in the country.

Jakarta – Indonesian diplomats and scholars recalled the arduous struggle of former foreign minister late Ali Alatas during the 1991 Santa Cruz massacre in East Timor (now Timor Leste),

Paris – The Minister of Education of Timor Leste, Benito dos Santos Fleitas, highlighted on Friday at the Unesco headquarters the cooperation of Cuba with his country in the fields of H

Havana – East Timor's Education minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas underscored Cuba's cooperation with his country in the fields of education and healthcare.

As the sun rises in East Timor this morning, Australian troops stationed there will begin packing up and pulling out.