(VALENTINO DARIELL DE SOUSA/AFP/AFP) East Timor's parliament on Wednesday said it would scrap lifetime pensions for MPs, bowing to public pressure after dropping a plan to buy SUVs for lawmakers in ...

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 ...

SYDNEY, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will flag Australia's desire for deeper security and energy ties when he addresses East Timor's parliament on Wednesday, in his first visit ...

East Timor voted on Sept. 26 to scrap the lifetime pension law for MPs and public officials, following student-led demonstrations against lavish perks in one of Southeast Asia's poorest countries.

University students carry East Timor flags and banners during a protest demanding that the government cancel plans to provide lifetime pension and health allowances for lawmakers, outside the ...

(MOHD RASFAN/AFP/AFP) East Timor joined the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc as its 11th member state on Sunday, after 14 years of campaigning. Its Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao ...

Criminal charges have been filed against a spy-turned-whistleblower who exposed a secret Australian bugging operation in East Timor, parliament heard Thursday, in what one MP called an "insane ...

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 ...