Government of Timor-Leste

Media Releases

• 11 of September of 2026Meeting of the Council of Ministers on September 11th, 2026

  Approved
  
  ✅ 1 - Scheme for the Extraordinary Step Progression for Staff in the General Civil Service Career;
  
  ✅ 2 – Timetable for electoral registration abroad;
  
  ✅ 3 – Authorisation of expenditure and the launch of the procurement procedure for the construction and installation of the Hybrid Energy Supply System for the island of Ataúro;
  
  ✅ 4 – Appointment of a new effective member by the Government on the Superior Council of the Judiciary.
  
  Considered:
  
  ➡️ 1 - Procedure for renewing passports for Timorese citizens residing and working in Israel.

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• 08 of September of 2026Supreme Court of Victoria dismisses the Lighthouse Case

  The Supreme Court of Victoria (Court) on Friday handed down judgment in favour of the Government of Timor-Leste's application to dismiss a proceeding commenced in 2018 by Lighthouse Corporation (Lighthouse) against Timor-Leste and its electricity public entity, EDTL.

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• 02 of September of 2026Meeting of the Council of Ministers on September 2nd, 2026

  Approved
  
  ✅ 1 - Special public procurement regime applicable to Timor-Leste’s preparation for and exercise of the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2029;
  
  ✅ 2 - Resolution to strengthen the protection of public electricity infrastructure;
  
  ✅ 3 - Visa waiver agreements concluded with Vietnam and Vanuatu;
  
  ✅ 4 - 2027–2030 Medium-Term Plan.
  
  
  Analysed:
  
  ➡️ 1 - Results of an analysis of heavy equipment rental and fuel costs and their impact on infrastructure project costs.

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• 26 of August of 2026Day Off Granted All Day on September 1st and on the Afternoon of September 10th, 2026, on the Occasion of the Repatriation of the Mortal Remains of Catholic Prelates Who Served in Timor-Leste

  Thus, pursuant to Article 7(2)(a) and (6)(d) of Law No. 10/2005, of August 10th, as amended by Law No. 3/2016, of May 25th, and Law No. 10/2023, of April 5th, the Prime Minister, through Order No. 12/PM/VIII/2026, hereby determines the following:
  
  A day off is granted on the following days:
  
  a) September 1st, 2026, all day;
  
  b) September 10th, 2026, from 12:00 pm onwards.

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• 26 of August of 2026Meeting of the Council of Ministers on August 26th, 2026

  Approved
  
  ✅ 1 - Extension of the term of the Steering Committee 25.
  
  ✅ 2 - Establishment of the National Centre for Coordination, Assessment, and Combating Transnational Threats.
  
  ✅ 3 - Official theme and slogan for the celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of National Timorese Women’s Day.
  
  ✅ 4 - Ratification of the expenditure authorisation documents and the decision to initiate the public procurement procedure for the purchase of fuel for the Hera and Betano Power Plants.
  
  
  Analysed:
  
  ➡️ 1 - Report by the ASEAN Secretariat on the implementation of the roadmap for Timor-Leste’s full membership in ASEAN.
  
  ➡️ 2 - Preparations for the ceremonies honouring and repatriating the mortal remains of D. Jaime Garcia Goulart, D. José Joaquim Ribeiro, Monsignor Martinho da Costa Lopes, and D. Alberto Ricardo da Silva.

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• 12 of August of 2026Meeting of the Council of Ministers on August 12, 2026

  Approved
  
  ✅1 - Negotiation of a loan with the World Bank for the Baucau Municipal Capital Water Supply Project;
  
  ✅2 - Appointment by the Government of a member and their alternate to the National Election Commission;
  
  ✅3 - Return to the State of the land granted to Pelican Paradise Group Limited.
  
  
  Analysed:
  
  ➡️1 – Presentation on the 31st Regular Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP);
  
  ➡️2 - Presentation on the National Programs to Combat Tuberculosis, Leprosy, and HIV/AIDS.

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• 05 of August of 2026Meeting of the Council of Ministers on August 5th, 2026

  Approved
  
  ✅1 - Vacancies for the promotion of personnel in the General Civil Service Career Track in 2026;
  
  ✅2 - First amendment to Decree-Law No. 42/2025 of December 15th, which implements Law No. 3/2025 of April 23rd, on the Framework for the General State Budget and Public Financial Management;
  
  ✅3 - National Integrated Plan to Prevent and Combat transnational digital financial fraud networks supported by illicit online scam platforms (“SCAM”), organised cybercrime, and human trafficking;
  
  Analysed:
  ➡️1 – Presentation on the Pacific Australian Labour Mobility scheme (PALM);
  
  ➡️2 – Presentation on preparations for the 19th Conference of Ministers of Justice of the Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CMJPLOP);
  
  ➡️3 - Presentation on preparations for the 79th Session of the World Health Organisation Regional Committee for Southeast Asia
  
  ➡️4 – Presentation on chronic malnutrition in Timor-Leste.

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• 29 of July of 2026Meeting of the Council of Ministers on July 29th, 2026

  Approved:
  
  ✅1 - Suspension of the recruitment of civil servants and public administration employees, as well as the hiring of “temporary workers”;
  ✅2 - Public subsidy program for media organisations;
  ✅3 - Framework Program for Cooperation between Timor-Leste and Portugal in the Field of Defence for the period 2025–2028;
  ✅4 - Memorandum of Understanding with the Portuguese Ministry of Defence on the Portuguese capacity-building mission in the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste;
  ✅5 - Final Evaluation Report on the Proposal for the Design, Build, and Finance (DBF) Project for the Suai Supply Base (SSB) and Final Evaluation Report on the Proposal for the Design, Build, and Finance (DBF) Project for the Zumalai–Natarbora Highway (Lots 1, 2, and 3).
  ✅6 – Agreements and Action Plans in the field of tourism with Portugal, Angola, and Mozambique.
  
  Analysed:
  ➡️1 - Report on Participation in the 30th ASEAN-Republic of Korea Dialogue Meeting;

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