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Philippines Expresses Official Support for Timor-Leste's Accession to ASEAN
Fri. 23 of May of 2025, 09:28h The Government of Timor-Leste welcomed the publication on May 22nd, 2025 on the official website of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) of the Philippines, which confirmed the Philippines' support for...

Timor-Leste Government Congratulates Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on His Election
Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste Ninth Constitutional Government ............................................................................................................................. May 5th, 2025 Press Release Timor-Leste...

Francisco Kalbuady Lay Presents Economic and Environmental Priorities in the Seventh Edition of “Página do Governo” – This Friday at 8 p.m. on RTTL
Wed. 18 of June of 2025, 15:45h The Vice Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs and Minister of Tourism and Environment, Francisco Kalbuady Lay, will participate this Friday, June 20th, 2025, in the seventh edition of the...

Timor-Leste Attends ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting and Reiterates Readiness to Contribute to the Three Pillars of the Organisation
Wed. 30 of April of 2025, 15:59h A government delegation, led by Milena Rangel, Vice-Minister for ASEAN Affairs and Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) Leader for Timor-Leste, participated in the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting and related sessions...

Government of Timor-Leste Congratulates His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste Ninth Constitutional Government ............................................................................................................................. May 9th, 2025 Press Release Government of...

Government of Timor-Leste Congratulates Vietnam on the 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day
Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste Ninth Constitutional Government ............................................................................................................................. April 30th, 2025 Press Release Government...

Government of Timor-Leste Congratulates Anthony Albanese on His Re-election as Prime Minister of Australia
Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste Ninth Constitutional Government ............................................................................................................................. May 4th, 2025 Press Release Government of...

Timor-Leste to Host International Conference on the Law of the Sea and Maritime Dispute Settlement from 15-16 May 2025
Wed. 16 of April of 2025, 16:29h The Land and Maritime Boundary Office (LMBO) of Timor-Leste, will host the second Dili International Conference on the Law of the Sea. This conference will be held from 15-16 May 2025 at the JL World Hotel in Dili,...

Statement of Condolences from the Government of Timor-Leste on the Passing of His Holiness Pope Francis
Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste Ninth Constitutional Government ............................................................................................................................. April 21st, 2025 Press Release Statement of...

Timor-Leste expresses its solidarity with Thailand and Myanmar After the Devastating Earthquake
Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste Ninth Constitutional Government ............................................................................................................................. Press Release Timor-Leste expresses its...

Timor-Leste's Full Accession Remains in the Spotlight in Preparations for the 46th ASEAN Summit
Fri. 28 of March of 2025, 11:33h Preparations for the 46th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), scheduled for May in Kuala Lumpur under Malaysia's rotating chairmanship, have placed special emphasis on the process of...

Specialist Sphere Expands to Timor-Leste & Vietnam with Free Platform Linking Patients to Specialists in Singapore
Specialist Sphere, a digital platform for connecting patients to trusted medical specialists in Singapore announces its expansion to Timor-Leste and Vietnam. EAST TIMOR, April 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Specialist Sphere, a leading digital...

Vorakai Lda launches world-class high-speed Starlink internet services in Timor-Leste
Vorakai Lda launches Starlink in Timor-Leste delivering fast, reliable internet to businesses, government and remote communities. SYDNEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA, April 2, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a landmark move set to redefine digital connectivity...

Timor-Leste participates in the World Economic Forum 2025 in Davos

BIO-key and Runlevel Secure First Major IAM Deployment with a National Bank in Mozambique; Extends Growing List of Banking Customers
LISBON, Portugal and HOLMDEL, N.J., May 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BIO-key International, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKYI), a global leader in Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions featuring Identity-Bound Biometrics (IBB), today announced a...

Right of reply to the article “Pardons, appointments and slaps in the face: the hand of Timorese political power reaches the judiciary” – published by the newspaper Expresso on May 18th, 2025
Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste Ninth Constitutional Government ............................................................................................................................. May 19th, 2025 Right of reply Right of...

Timor-Leste Reaffirms Commitment to Gender Equality at the 69th Session of the CSW
Thu. 13 of March of 2025, 09:48h On the first day of the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), held on March 10th, 2025, the Secretary of State for Equality, Elvina Sousa Carvalho, took part in the High-Level Interactive...

Statement by the Prime Minister of Timor-Leste on the Earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand on 28 March 2025
Ninth Constitutional Government ............................................................................................................................. Press Release Statement by the Prime Minister of Timor-Leste on the Earthquake in Myanmar...

Right of reply to the article “Financial scandal causes constitutional crisis, Xanana Gusmão's Government accused of wanting to control the judiciary” – published by the newspaper Expresso on May 13th, 2025
Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste Ninth Constitutional Government ............................................................................................................................. May 14th, 2025 Right of reply Right of...

Timor-Leste Strengthens Diplomatic and Economic Ties at 2nd ASEAN Future Forum