The East Timor Parliament on Wednesday said it would rescind legislation granting former members of parliament lifetime pensions, according to local media. The announcement followed several days of ...

East Timor's parliament says it will scrap lifetime pensions for MPs following student-led protests in one of southeast Asia's poorest nations - Copyright AFP ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - East Timorese voters headed to the polls on Sunday in a parliamentary election that analysts said would likely see two resistance-era figures battle to be prime minister. Sunday's ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - East Timor's ruling coalition in parliament has voted to block a planned trip by President Francisco Guterres to the Vatican, where he was due to meet Pope Francis, saying the ...

DILI, East Timor (AP) — Vote counting was underway in East Timor’s parliamentary election Sunday with two former independence fighters considered for the post of prime minister. Two main political ...

DILI — East Timor’s parliament has bowed to public pressure and dropped a plan to buy sports utility vehicles (SUVs) for lawmakers in one of Southeast Asia’s poorest nations, but skeptical protesters ...

East Timor police fired tear gas on Tuesday at protesters railing for the second day against a plan to buy new official cars for lawmakers, which became the latest flashpoint in one of the poorest ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Kris Janowski – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 10 December 2002 The ...

JAKARTA, Nov 9 (Reuters) - An agreement critical for developing the Timor Sea's biggest gas resource will be submitted to East Timor's parliament soon for debate and ratification, Prime Minister Jose ...