Government of Timor-Leste

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• 13 of June of 2025Government of Timor-Leste Expresses Deep Condolences for Victims of Air Crash in Ahmedabad

  Presidency of the Council of Ministers
  Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste
  Ninth Constitutional Government
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  June 13th, 2025
  Press Release 
  Government of Timor-Leste Expresses Deep Condolences for Victims of Air Crash in Ahmedabad
  The Government of Timor-Leste expresses its deepest consternation and sorrow for the tragedy that occurred on June 12th, 2025, in the city of Ahmedabad, India, where an Air India plane, bound for London, crashed shortly after take-off, resulting in the death of at least 241 individuals.
  There were 242 people aboard the aircraft—230 passengers and 12 crew members—of various nationalities, including 169 Indian citizens, 53 British citizens, seven Portuguese citizens, and one Canadian citizen. The Government of Timor-Leste profoundly regrets the loss of human life and extends its heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims of this tragic accident, which marks one of the most devastating episodes in civil aviation in recent decades.
  The Government of Timor-Leste expresses its solidarity with the Government and people of India during this time of collective grief. It extends that solidarity to the Governments of the United Kingdom, Portugal, and Canada, whose citizens are among the deceased.
  On behalf of the Government of Timor-Leste, the Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and Government Spokesperson, Agio Pereira, declares that "it is with deep regret that the Government of Timor-Leste welcomed the news of the plane crash in Ahmedabad. The loss of so many lives, including citizens of friendly countries with which we have historical ties and cooperation, saddens us deeply. We express our sincere solidarity with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian people, as well as with the families of all the victims of this tragedy." END

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• 11 of June of 2025Meeting of the Council of Ministers on June 11th 2025

  Approved:
  
  ✅ 1 - Rules for the use of high-risk machinery and equipment;
  
  ✅ 2 - Second amendment to the Decree-Law establishing the Institute for Equipment Management and Infrastructure Development Support and approving its By-Laws;
  
  ✅ 3 - Second amendment to the Decree-Law regulating the Infrastructure Fund;
  
  ✅ 4 - Submission of Timor-Leste's application to host the 9th International Congress on Environmental Education of Portuguese-speaking Countries and Communities (CPLP) – EALUSÓFONA 2027; and
  
  ✅ 5 - Fourth Amendment to Government Resolution No. 7/2024 of January 24th, on the Creation of the Executive Committee for the establishment of a Special Economic Development Zone in Oe-Cússe Ambeno.

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• 04 of June of 2025Meeting of the Council of Ministers on June 4th 2025

  Approved:
  
  1 - Provision of public funding for the implementation of the Higher Education School - Raiz (ESE-RAIZ – acronym in Portuguese) project;
  
  2 - Resolution on the management and promotion of the East Timor Coffee Institute (ETCI);
  
  3 - General regime governing the financial system and banking activities;
  
  4 - Conditions for the allocation of subsidies and salary supplements to the F-FDTL (acronym in Portuguese);
  5 - Code of Honour for F-FDTL Military Personnel;
  
  6 - Two memoranda of understanding between the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture and the FFTL (acronym in Portuguese), within the framework of a strategic partnership to strengthen national football infrastructure; and
  
  7 - Pilot project for the construction of an underground electricity network.

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• 29 of May of 2025Government Announces that Arnolfo Teves Jr. Has Already Been Deported and Handed Over to Philippine Authorities

  The Government informs that Filipino citizen Arnolfo Teves Jr. was deported today, May 29, 2025, by administrative decision of the Ministry of the Interior, and is already in the custody of the competent authorities of the Republic of the Philippines.

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• 29 of May of 2025Note of Condolence on the death of Professor Barbedo de Magalhães

  The Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste received with deep sorrow the news of the passing of Professor António Barbedo de Magalhães, at the age of 82, a prominent figure in Portuguese higher education and a tireless advocate for the Timorese cause during the Indonesian occupation.

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• 29 of May of 2025Meeting of the Council of Ministers on May 29th 2025

  Approved:
  
  ✅ 1 - Organic Law of the National Strategic Intelligence Service;
  
  ✅ 2 - Ratification of the Agreement with Malaysia on visa exemption for all types of passports;
  
  ✅ 3 - Permanent and alternate members of the Superior Council of the Public Prosecutor's Office;
  
  ✅ 4 - Establishment of public subsidies for higher education institutions; and
  
  ✅ 5 - Establishment of an interministerial task force responsible for implementing the recommendations set out in the ASEAN Chair's Statement issued at the 46th ASEAN Summit.
  
  Analysed
  
  ➡️ 1 - Presentation on the World Oceans Week; and
  
  ➡️ 2 - Presentation on the state of play of the preparation of the Blue Economy Policy and Action Plan.
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• 28 of May of 2025Government Considers that the Presence of a Fugitive in Timor-Leste Compromises Security and the National Interest

  The Government of Timor-Leste believes that the presence of Filipino citizen Arnolfo Teves Jr. in its territory, who is suspected of having committed several serious crimes and has been formally charged by the judicial authorities of the Republic of the Philippines – a member country of ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations – represents a serious and unacceptable situation.

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• 22 of May of 2025Meeting of the Council of Ministers on May 22nd 2025

  Approved:
  
  ✅ 1 - Appointment of Timor-Leste Commissioners to the Greater Sunrise Supervisory Board;
  
  ✅ 2 - Pesticides Law; and
  
  ✅ 3 - Authorisation of the extension of consultancy supervision services under the road project between Baucau–Venilale and Venilale–Viqueque.
  
  Analysed
  
  ➡️ 1 - Political and legislative options of the Law Proposal on the General Regime of the Financial System and Banking Activity.

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