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Timor-Leste Starts Preparing the 2026 State Budget under the motto ‘Optimising Results with Realistic Expenditure’
Timor-Leste Welcomes ASEAN Decision to Admit Timor-Leste as 11th Member
Wed. 28 of May of 2025, 12:18h The Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste warmly welcomes the ASEAN Chair’s Statement issued at the 46th ASEAN Summit, held on 26–27 May in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, affirming the collective decision of...
Timor-Leste Strengthens Economic Relations at Meeting with ASEAN, Gulf and Chinese Countries
Timor-Leste to Participate in the 46th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits
Fri. 23 of May of 2025, 15:59h Timor-Leste will participate as an observer in the 46th ASEAN Summit, to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 23 to 27 May 2025. The summit will also feature the 2nd ASEAN–Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit and...
Tammy Kassiou secures another major global business award for her work in Timor-Leste
Tammy Kassiou wins global acclaim for the GEM Institute, transforming education, skills and opportunity in Timor-Leste. SYDNEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA, June 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Tammy Kassiou, founder and chair of the GEM Foundation, has once...
Minister Agio Pereira meets with the World Bank to discuss new partnership priorities with Timor-Leste
Government of Timor-Leste Expresses Deep Condolences for Victims of Air Crash in Ahmedabad
Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste Ninth Constitutional Government ............................................................................................................................. June 13th, 2025 Press Release Government of...
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...
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...
Transparency remains core priority in work of subsidies committee
The Chair drew attention to the WTO Secretariat's compendium on notification submission rates, which is updated twice a year, and recalled the Secretariat's training on notification obligations held on 21 January 2025. Despite these efforts, he...
Government Considers that the Presence of a Fugitive in Timor-Leste Compromises Security and the National Interest
Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste Ninth Constitutional Government ............................................................................................................................. May 28h, 2025 Press Release Government...
World Ocean Day 2025 Marked in Timor-Leste with Week-long Program
Fri. 30 of May of 2025, 17:29h The Government of Timor-Leste will observe World Ocean Day 2025, with a week-long program of activities running from 1 to 8 June in the capital Dili and across five municipalities – Aileu, Ainaro, Lautem, Manufahi...
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,...
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 participates in the World Economic Forum 2025 in Davos
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...
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...
Meeting of the Council of Ministers on October 22nd 2025
Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste Ninth Constitutional Government ............................................................................................................................. Press Release Meeting of the Council of...
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...