Government of Timor-Leste

Media Releases

• 06 of March of 2026Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers on March 6th, 2026

  Approved:
  
  ✅ 1 - Decision on the tender procedure within the scope of the Tasi Mane Project.

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• 04 of March of 2026Meeting of the Council of Ministers on March 4th, 2026

  Approved:
  
  1 - Second amendment to the Organic Law of the 9th Constitutional Government.
  
  2 - Opening of a trust account between the Ministry of Finance and EDTL, E.P., to ensure the operationalisation of the State Guarantee associated with the development of the TIM Solar Power Plant Project.
  
  3 - Regulation of procedures for granting licences and conducting inspections in the context of sectoral licensing of commercial activities, and approval of the respective forms and templates.
  
  Analysed:
  
  1 - Preliminary presentation of the proposal to create a cybersecurity legislative framework;
  
  2 - 2011-2030 Strategic Development Plan for Timor-Leste Progress Monitoring Report, covering the implementation period up to the end of 2024.
  
  3 - Presentation of the Report of the Commission in service in the Special Administrative Region of Oe-Cússe Ambeno (RAEOA).
  
  4 – Presentation on Timor-Leste's participation in the annual session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).

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• 20 of February of 2026Meeting of the Council of Ministers on February 20th 2026

  Approved:
  
  1 - Policy and Action Plan for the Promotion of a Resilient and Sustainable Blue Economy in Timor-Leste;
  
  2 - Maritime Satellite Account;
  
  3 - Framework for the Planning and Management of the National Maritime Space;
  
  4 - ASEAN Extradition Treaty;
  
  5 - amend to the Framework of Commitments annexed to National Parliament Resolution No. 46/2025, of October 15th, which approves, for accession, the ASEAN Agreement on the Movement of Natural Persons (MNP) and its Amending Protocol;
  
  6 - Final Review of Timor-Leste's Commitment Schedule under the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA);
  
  7 - designation of the names “Ataúro,” “Ramelau,” and “Oe-cússe” for the spaces allocated to Timor-Leste at the ASEAN headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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• 19 of February of 2026Timor-Leste condemns expulsion of Timorese diplomat and reiterates its solidarity with the Myanmar people

  The 9th Constitutional Government condemns the Myanmar Military Junta's decision to expel the Timorese Chargé d'Affaires from the country.

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• 12 of February of 2026Day off on February, 17th and 18th, 2026, on the occasion of Chinese New Year and Ash Wednesday

  o Primeiro-Ministro, através do Despacho n.º 03 /PM/II/2026, determina o seguinte:
  
  É concedida tolerância de ponto nos dias 17 e 18 de fevereiro, o dia todo.

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• 11 of February of 2026Meeting of the Council of Ministers on February 11th 2026

  Approved:
  
  ✅ 1 - Establishment of the Timor-Leste Bar Association.
  
  ✅ 2 - Authorisation of expenditure for the subsidy agreement between the Government and EDTL, EP.
  
  ✅ 3 - Authorisation of expenditure and decision to initiate a procurement procedure for the construction of a drinking water supply system in Baucau.
  
  ✅ 4 - Special Career Regime for Professional Firefighters in Timor-Leste.
  
  ✅ 5 - Temporary suspension and review of the Public Competition for Admission to the PNTL Agent Training Course.
  
  ✅ 6 - Theme: “Consolidation of the Democratic Rule of Law – Challenges for the CPLP” for Timor-Leste’s presidency of the CPLP.
  
  
  Analysed:
  
  ➡️ 1 - Presentation of the programme and budgetary plan for the pro tempore Presidency of the CPLP.

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• 10 of February of 2026Government of Timor-Leste congratulates President-elect António Seguro on his victory in the Portuguese presidential elections

  The Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste congratulates the President-elect, António José Seguro, on his election as President of the Portuguese Republic, extending our best wishes for a successful term in service to the nation.

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• 04 of February of 2026Meeting of the Council of Ministers on February 4th 2026

  Approved:
  
  
  ✅ 1 - Proposal to approve Timor-Leste's accession to the ASEAN Visa Exemption Framework Agreement.
  
  
  ✅ 2 - Civil Registry Code.
  
  
  ✅ 3 - First Amendment to the Judicial Officers Statute.
  
  
  ✅ 4 - Establishment of the National Council for the Organisation of Timor-Leste's ASEAN Chairmanship in 2029.
  
  
  ✅ 5 - Curriculum of the National Secondary Education Equivalency Program.
  
  
  ✅ 6 - Donation to the Portuguese Republic to support response and recovery efforts following damage caused by severe storms that hit the country.
  
  
  Analysed:
  
  
  ➡️ 1 - Presentation on Timor-Leste's participation in the ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting and the ASEAN Ministers of Foreign Affairs Retreat.

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