Tag: Xanana Gusmao
Timor-Leste’s opposition party wins election ‘punishing’ ruling Fretilin coalition
ABC Pacific Beat
Timor-Leste independence hero Xanana Gusmao has won the parliamentary election, but the country's first president may contest the count after his party...
Former priest, 82, jailed for 12 years over Timor-Leste child abuse
By Antonio Sampaio in Oecusse, Timor-Leste
Defrocked American priest Richard Daschbach, 82, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for the crimes of sexual...
Journalist Max Stahl ‘changed the fate of East Timor’, says Xanana
By Antonio Sampaio in Dili
Former Timor-Leste President Xanana Gusmão today lamented the death of journalist and filmmaker Max Stahl, recalling that his work had...
Timor-Leste: Political leadership, patriarchal relationships, and the paedophile ex-priest
ANALYSIS: By Sara Niner
Xanana Gusmao’s recent contrived jovial participation in the birthday celebrations of "self-professed" paedophile and defrocked foreign priest Richard Daschbach has shocked many...
Timorese Press Council criticises media coverage of Xanana’s controversial visit to...
By Lusa News in Dili
The Timorese Press Council today asked journalists to avoid being "messenger boys", referring to the publication of a statement about...
Church demands Timor-Leste faithful accept defrocking of accused priest
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The Timorese Episcopal Conference has called on the entire Catholic community in Timor-Leste to accept and respect Pope Francis' decision to...
Early elections cannot become the norm in Timor-Leste, says Alkatiri
By Evaristo Soares Martins in Dili
Early elections cannot be allowed to “become the political culture” in Timor-Leste, says the leader of the opposition Fretilin...
Timor-Leste turns 20: Colonial past feeds problems of neocolonial present
ANALYSIS: By Ivo Mateus Goncalves in Canberra
Today, the people of Timor-Leste will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the popular consultation, through which the nation...
Time for Xanana Gusmao to step up and fix Timor-Leste’s problems
By Jose Belo in Dili, Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste's parliamentary elections on May 12 have returned Xanana Gusmao to the Government Palace in Dili in an alliance...
Timorese vote in fresh general election after tense campaign
By Michael Leach in Dili
After a tense month-long campaign and two rest days, East Timorese cast their votes today in the Timor-Leste's latest parliamentary...
Fretilin’s win ‘victory for all’ but coalition will rule Timor-Leste
The emergence of opposition parties in Timor-Leste's parliamentary election this weekend shows growing dissatisfaction with the status quo, reports SBS from Dili.
Former Prime Minister...
Former guerrillas dominate Timor-Leste’s presidential election
People in Timor-Leste went to the polls yesterday to elect a new president. Their choice was between eight candidates with former guerrilla fighter Francisco...
