"Suara Timor Lorosae" was first published as Suara Timor Timur (an Indonesian name with the same translation as above), a daily newspaper in the former Indonesian province of East Timor. It was first published on 1 February 1993, at the same date of Xanana Gusmão first day of trial in Dili district court. The paper's coverage on Xanana Gusmão's trial has mentioned in the report of United Nations Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali to the United Nations General Assembly. The original motto was "Persatuan dan Pembangunan" (Unity and Development), later changed to "Menyuarakan Kebenaran dan Keadilan" (Voicing the Truth and Justice).