Media Releases
- 13 of March of 2024Meeting of the Council of Ministers on March 13th, 2024Approved:more
1 - Proposal for a Resolution of the National Parliament on the ratification, for accession, of the Convention for the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes (PM);
2 - First amendment to Decree-Law no. 10/2012, of February 29th, which approves the Special Career and Statute of the Prison Guards (MJ);
3 - Realisation of expenditure for the transfer to EDTL, EP (MPW)
4 - Expenditure on the construction contracts for the Uatuwa-Modobuti irrigation project in the municipality of Baucau and the Iraberi irrigation project in Village (Suco) Irabin de Baixo in the municipality of Viqueque (MAFLF);
5 - Classification and commercialisation of strategic minerals (MPMR);
6 - Decision on the participation interests of TIMOR GAP, EP in the Production Sharing Contracts PSC TL-OT-17-08 and PSC TL-OT-17-09 (MPMR);
7 - Special Provisioning Regime for the Visit of His Holiness the Pope (MPCM);
Analysed:
1 - Presentation on the potential of the CPLP for Timor-Leste; and
2 - Presentation on the Rules of Procedure of the Council of Ministers (MPCM). - 02 of March of 2024Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão's message for National Veterans Day, March 3rd, 2024I address all the comrades-in-arms before whom I bow, the veterans and fighters of the National Liberation, whom I respect immensely, all the older men and women, whom I call Living Heroes, and all our young people throughout Timor-Leste.more
- 01 of March of 2024Participation of Timor-Leste in the Signing Ceremony of the Accession Protocol to the WTOTimor-Leste, represented by the Vice Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Francisco Kalbuadi Lay, signed the protocol to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on February 26th, 2024.more
- 28 of February of 2024Meeting of the Council of Ministers on February 28th, 2024Approved:more
1 - Authorisation of expenditure from the Contingency Fund to organise activities in preparation for the visit of His Holiness Pope Francis to Timor-Leste (PM).
2 - Authorisation of expenditure for an annual grant to the Timorese Episcopal Conference (VPM-MCAS).
Analysed:
1 - Presentation on the state of play of the implementation of the public contracts within the scope of Dili’s urban solid waste management project (MAE). - 21 of February of 2024Meeting of the Council of Ministers on February 21st, 2024Approved:more
1 - coordination mechanisms in the process of Timor-Leste's accession to ASEAN (MoFAC);
2 - Recommendation for the purchase of 150,000 passport books and two passport printing machines;
3 - Higher Education Framework Law (MHESC); and
4 - Measures to Protect Urban Legality (MPW).
Analysed:
1 - progress in implementing the roadmap for Timor-Leste's accession as a full member of ASEAN. - 13 of February of 2024Meeting of the Council of Ministers on February 13th, 2024Approvedmore
1 - members of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Social Security;
2 - Integrated Plan for Health;
3 - full powers for the signing of the Protocol for Timor-Leste’s accession to the WTO; and
4 - full powers for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises of the Republic of Indonesia.
Analysed:
1 - state of play and political and legal options regarding the process of acquiring Timor Telecom;
2 - submarine fibre optic cable that will connect Dili city to Darwin and Port Hedland; and
3 - National Spatial Planning Policy. - 12 of February of 2024Government expresses condolences on the death of Harold Mitchell ACThe Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste received with great sorrow the news of the passing of Australian businessperson and philanthropist Harold Mitchell AC on February 10th, at the age of 81.more
- 09 of February of 2024Day Off on February 14th for the celebration of “Ash Wednesday”Day-off is granted on February 14th, 2024, throughout the day.more