Government of Timor-Leste

Media Releases

• 26 of March of 2026Timor-Leste Calls for an End to the Embargo on Cuba and Reaffirms Its Solidarity with the Cuban People

  The Government of Timor-Leste affirms its solidarity with the people and Government of the Republic of Cuba in response to the impacts of the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America, which has been in place since the 1960s and has intensified in recent years, with particularly severe effects in 2026.

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• 26 of March of 2026Day Off On The Afternoon Of April 2nd And All Day On April 6th, 2026

  1. Day-off is granted:
  a) On April 2nd, 2025, starting at 12:00 p.m.;
  b) All day on April 6th, 2026.

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• 25 of March of 2026Meeting of the Council of Ministers on March 25th, 2026

  Approved:
  
  ✅ 1 - Donation to the Permanent Mission of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Timor-Leste.
  
  ✅ 2 - Appointment of the new PNTL Commander-General and Second Commander-General.
  
  ✅ 3 - Appointment of the new Executive Director of the Migration Service.
  
  ✅ 4 - Cancellation of the 2025 Public Recruitment Process for the National Police of Timor-Leste Officer Training Course and authorisation to open a recruitment process in 2026.
  
  ✅ 5 - Authorisation of expenditure for the project to rehabilitate the terminal at President Nicolau Lobato International Airport.
  
  ✅ 6 - Annual grant to the Timorese Episcopal Conference (CET) for 2026.
  
  ✅ 7 - Measures for the temporary stabilisation of fuel prices and security of supply.
  
  
  Analysed:
  
  ➡️ 1 - Conclusions of the final report of the Monitoring and Oversight Commission for the Public Recruitment Process for the PNTL Officer Training Course.
  
  ➡️ 2 - Audit Report on Movable and Immovable Assets and Workforce Recruitment at RAEOA.

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• 20 of March of 2026The government congratulates the Muslim community on the celebration of Eid al-Fitr

  The 9th Constitutional Government congratulates the Muslim community in Timor-Leste on the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

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• 18 of March of 2026Meeting of the Council of Ministers on March 18th, 2026

  Approved:
  
  1 - Theme for the Meeting of CPLP Ministers of Education.
  
  
  Analysed:
  
  1 - Conclusions of the forensic audit conducted by EY Portugal on the procurement and management of the Twin Otter aircraft and the construction of the Haksolok vessel, carried out by the Special Administrative Region of Oe-Cússe.
  
  2 - ASEAN Meeting Schedule.

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• 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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