Government of Timor-Leste

Media Releases

• 03 of December of 2022Note of Condolence on the death of Jill Jolliffe

  The Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste has received with great consternation and sorrow the news of the passing away of Jill Jolliffe, an Australian journalist who has dedicated a large part of her life to following Timor-Leste's struggle for national liberation.

  more
• 02 of December of 2022Meeting of the Council of Ministers on December 2nd, 2022

  Approved:
  
  1 - extraordinary payment of one month's additional salary;
  
  2 - Mission Unit for Combating Stunting;
  
  3 - value of the remuneration of the Members of the Governing Bodies, of the Employees, and the attendance fees to be paid to the members of the Consultative Council of the Investment and Export Promotion TradeInvest;
  
  4 - Order of Timor-Leste award, Medal Degree, to Mr Peter Roberts, former Ambassador of the Commonwealth of Australia in Timor-Leste;
  
  5 - Cooperation Framework Agreement on Sports between the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and the National Institute for Sports, Physical Education and Recreation of the Republic of Cuba;
  
  6 - procurement procedure for the public service contract for the supervision of the construction of water and sanitation systems in the capital cities of Lautém, Manufahi and Viqueque municipalities;
  
  7 - Financing Agreement with Australia and Export Finance Australia regarding the "Timor-Leste Airport Facilities Project";
  
  8 - financial contribution agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) regarding the project "Improvement of Equipment for Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery"; and
  
  9 - financial contribution agreement with the World Bank for the project "Timor-Leste COVID-19 Response and Health System Preparedness";
  
  
  Analysed:
  
  1 - political-legislative options underlying the initiative to establish the National Procurement Commission, I.P.; and
  
  2 - National Integrated Medium Term Planning Framework and the Voluntary National Review (VNR) on Timor-Leste's progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda.

  more
• 01 of December of 2022Government expresses condolences on the death of former President of China

  The Government of Timor-Leste has received, with deep sorrow, the news of the passing away of the former President of the People’s Republic of China, Jian Zemin, at age of 96.

  more
• 28 of November of 2022Note of Condolence on the death of Francesc Vendrell

  The Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste has received with deep sadness the news of the passing away of the Catalan diplomat Francesc Vendrell, former Deputy Personal Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), deeply involved in the negotiations that led to the popular consultation on August 20th, 1999 and the self-determination of the Timorese people.

  more
• 26 of November of 2022Government expresses its solidarity with Indonesia

  The Government of Timor-Leste extends its deepest condolences to the Government and People of the Republic of Indonesia for the earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.6 on the Richter scale, that struck the Indonesian island of Java, last Monday, November 21st.

  more
• 23 of November of 2022Meeting of the Council of Ministers on November 23rd, 2022

  Approved
  
  1 - Military Programming Law;
  
  2 - General Regime of Rules of Origin;
  
  3 - appointment and remuneration of members of the bodies of the legal persons that integrate the indirect administration of the State; and
  
  4 - establishment of the Millennium Challenge Account-Timor-Leste Public Institute and the approval of its respective Statutes.
  
  
  Analysed:
  
  1 - initiative to amend Law 11/2009, of October 7th, on the Administrative Division of the Territory; and
  
  2 - initiative to amend Law 6/2006, of December 28th, which approves the Electoral Law for the National Parliament.

  more
• 16 of November of 2022Meeting of the Council of Ministers on November 16th, 2022

  Approved:
  
  1 - opening of areas for mining activities and approval of the bidding reference terms for the award of mining rights for exploration and production of building materials in three concession areas; and
  
  2 - fourth amendment to Decree-Law no. 8/2013, of June 26th, on the General Regime of the National Villages (Suco) Development Program (PNDS – Portuguese acronym), the third amendment to Decree-Law no. 11/2019, of June 14th, on the Organic of the Ministry of State Administration, the fourth amendment to Decree-Law no. 3/2016, of March 16th, the first amendment to Decree-Law no. 4/2022, of January 12th, and the first amendment to Decree-Law no. 25/2022, of May 19th, Uma ba Ema Kbiit Laek Plus (UKL+) Program.

  more
• 11 of November of 2022Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers on November 11th, 2022

  Approved:
  
  1 - 3rd amendment to Decree-Law no. 26/2021, of 26 November, on exceptional measures and temporary health surveillance measures in response to the COVID-19 disease pandemic.

  more