Dili News

The opposition Fretilin party put forward the motion in the house of representatives Monday to protest Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao's order to set free Maternus Bere on Aug. 30. The Supreme Court believes the move violated the constitution and has...

Ask Afonso de Jesus what he knows about avian influenza (H5N1) and the answer is worrying. “What’s that?” the 27-year-old chicken vendor asked, holding a bird he hopes to sell on the open market in Dili, the Timorese capital. “I...

The International Crisis Group issued a report calling for the United Nations police force in East Timor to "step back" and hand control over to the local government. The UN has been providing security in East Timor since 2006 when...

The United Nations is awarding a Dunedin police officer a hero's accolade after he saved an elderly man from drowning in East Timor. Southern district commander, Superintendent Bob Burns, will present Senior Constable Malcolm Parker with the UN Courageous Service...

The slow handover of policing responsibilities, which began in May on a district-by-district basis, is encouraging local police to set up parallel security structures, the Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG) said in a report last week...Della-Giacoma cited the recent release...