Timor-Leste Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak has submitted a letter of resignation to President Francisco "Lu'Olo" Guterres after the country’s parliament failed to pass the 2020 state budget totaling ...

Former East Timor independence fighter Jose Maria de Vasconcelos, also known as Taur Matan Ruak, has been elected president, a post vital to promoting stability in Asia's newest and one of its poorest ...

The role of President in Timor Leste is largely ceremonial and the incumbent cannot be involved in a political party, constitutional law experts say. However, sources have confirmed to The Australian ...

The Supreme Court of Appeals said in a statement dated Monday that Ruak had won 61.2 per cent of the vote, beating rival Francisco Guterres "Lu Olo" in the April 16 run-off ballot. mR Ruak, a hero of ...

In the village of Marobo, a gruelling seven-hour drive from Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste, the arrival of president Taur Matan Ruak has all the hallmarks of a homecoming. Villagers have gathered, ...

Former president and People's Liberation Party leader Taur Matan Ruak is expected to be named Timor-Leste's new prime minister this week following a general election last month which saw the ...

Provisional results in East Timor's presidential election show former military chief Taur Matan Ruak is almost certain to win. With more than 60 per cent of the vote counted, Taur Matan Ruak has 60 ...

Former guerilla leader Taur Matan Ruak has won East Timor’s presidential runoff by a wide margin, according to preliminary results which indicate he will replace current leader Jose Ramos-Horta. Ruak, ...

The support of the independence hero Xanana Gusmao has waned. Ruak is ready to remain in office until the resignation is accepted, in order to "guarantee government activities". Gusmao has a new ...

Former army chief and guerrilla fighter Jose Maria de Vasconcelos, also known as Taur Matan Ruak, speaks to reporters in Dili April 16, 2012. Vasconcelos won about 61 percent of the 452,000 votes that ...

The support of the independence hero Xanana Gusmao has waned. Ruak is ready to remain in office until the resignation is accepted, in order to "guarantee government activities". Gusmao has a new ...