Timor-Leste National Parliament - Latest News [Page 1]
Timor- Leste: “Goodbye Conflict, Welcome Development"
Tuesday, 1 March 2011, 10:50 am | Timor-Leste National Parliament
Your Excellencies Ladies and Gentlemen, First and foremost, allow me to say how happy I am, to be here today, at the prestigious John Hopkins University, to share with you a reflection on the Timorese experience in its transition from conflict to development. More >>
Timor Police Harrass Freedom Fighter
Monday, 10 May 2010, 4:42 pm | Timor-Leste National Parliament
59 year old Afonso Dos Reis (nome de guere "FRELIMO") lives in Uatolari, Viqueque (a truly gentle man like him I have not met). He is a rural dweller, who also happens to be a well known ex-combatant of the National Liberation Struggle, after serving ... More >>
Timor-Leste Capital Receives Limited Power
Monday, 2 November 2009, 9:17 am | Timor-Leste National Parliament
Timor-Leste's capital city of Dili continues to receive only sporadic electricity supply, one year after the de facto Gusmao government boasted that all 13 of the nation's districts would have 24-hour power within one year. Dili is hit by daily ... More >>
Audit Reveals Gusmao Gov't Finance Woes
Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 9:33 am | Timor-Leste National Parliament
The Gusmao de facto government's Minister for Finance, Ms Emilia Pires, stated to a parliamentary committee that she would not take any responsibility for budget implementation, blaming other ministries, which failed to spend budget monies for vital social and ... More >>