Government of Timor-Leste

Media Releases

• 03 of September of 2025Meeting of the Council of Ministers on 3rd September 2025

  Approved
  
  ✅ 1 - Proposal to accede to the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER);
  
  ✅ 2 - Proposal to accede to the Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management;
  
  ✅ 3 - Proposal to accede to the Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ);
  
  ✅ 4 - Proposal to accede to the Framework Agreement on the Enhancement of ASEAN Economic Cooperation;
  
  ✅ 5 - Proposal to accede to the Protocol on the Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism;
  
  ✅ 6 - Proposal to join the ASEAN Tourism Agreement;
  
  ✅ 7 - Proposal to join the ASEAN Multilateral Agreement on Air Services (MAAS) and Complementary Protocols;
  
  ✅ 8 - Accession to the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution (AATHP);
  
  ✅ 9 - Accession to the Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity;
  
  ✅ 10 - Accession to the Charter of the ASEAN University Network;
  
  ✅ 11 - Accession to the Agreement on the Establishment of the ASEAN Centre for Active Ageing and Innovation;
  
  ✅ 12 - Accession to the Ministerial Understanding on ASEAN Cooperation in Tourism;
  
  ✅ 13 - Accession to the Ministerial Understanding on ASEAN Cooperation in Minerals; and
  
  ✅ 14 - Financial contribution to the ASEAN Secretariat to support the logistical costs associated with Timor-Leste's accession.
  
  
  Analysed:
  
  ➡️ 1 - Logistical preparations for the ceremony marking Timor-Leste's accession to ASEAN, to be held in Malaysia on October 26th, 2025.

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• 27 of August of 2025Meeting of the Council of Ministers on 27th August 2025

  Approved:
  
  ✅ 1 - Determination for the presentation of information on the Overseas Medical Assistance Scheme;
  
  ✅ 2 - Authorisation of expenditure relating to the contract for the construction of the Lacló-Sumase irrigation project, Manatuto;
  
  ✅ 3 - Creation of the Steering Committee for the preparation of the National Roadmap for the Development of the Housing Market;
  
  ✅ 4 - Full powers to sign the Subsidiary Agreement between the Governments of Timor-Leste and Australia in the context of the implementation of Phase III and IV of the Nabilan Programme;
  
  ✅ 5 - First amendment to Decree-Law No. 21/2017 of 24 May, which creates TATOLI- Timor-Leste News Agency, IP;
  
  ✅ 6 - Granting of full powers to the Minister of Transport and Communications to participate on behalf of the Government of Timor-Leste in the 28th Congress of the Universal Postal Union and Plenary Meeting for the election of the Members of the UPU Council of Administration;
  
  ✅ 7 - Permanent and substitute members of the Government on the Superior Council of the Judiciary;
  
  ✅ 8 - Donation to the Portuguese Republic to support recovery from the damage caused by the fires;
  
  ✅ 9 - Dissolution of the Executive Committee with a view to establishing the Oe-Cusse Ambeno Special Economic Development Zone (ZEEDOA);
  
  ✅ 10 - Dismissal of the President of the RAEOA Authority; and
  
  ✅ 11 - Appointment of a new provisional structure for the RAEOA to ensure continuity of administration.
  
  
  Analysed:
  
  ➡️ 1 - Presentation on the Terms of Reference of the Single Digital Identity System (SIDU);
  
  ➡️ 2 - Presentation of the new Timor-Leste electronic passport model; and
  
  ➡️ 3 - Presentation of the report of the Platforma Asaun Feto (PAF), approved at the VI National Congress of Timorese Women.

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• 20 of August of 2025Government Congratulates the Timorese People on the 50th Anniversary of FALINTIL

  The 9th Constitutional Government warmly congratulates all the people of Timor-Leste on the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Armed Forces of National Liberation of Timor-Leste (FALINTIL), a historic date that marks half a century of resistance, courage, and sacrifice in the struggle for freedom and national independence.

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• 15 of August of 2025Timor-Leste Expresses Solidarity with Cape Verde Following Torrential Rains that Devastated the Country

  The Government of Timor-Leste expresses its deep solidarity with the Government and people of the Republic of Cape Verde, especially with the communities on the islands of São Vicente and neighboring islands affected by the torrential rains that fell in the early hours of Monday, August 11, 2025.

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• 15 of August of 2025Government Expresses Solidarity with the People's Republic of China in the Face of Flooding in Gansu Province

  The Government of Timor-Leste expresses its deep solidarity with the Government and people of the People's Republic of China, in particular the communities in Gansu Province affected by the torrential rains and floods that occurred on August 7th and 8th 2025, which resulted in loss of life, missing persons, and destruction of infrastructure and livelihoods.

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• 13 of August of 2025Day Off on August 18th, 2025, on the occasion of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Liberation Armed Forces of Timor-Leste (FALINTIL), in the municipalities of Lautém, Baucau, Viqueque, Manatuto, Manufahi, and Liquiçá

  Day Off on August 18th, 2025, on the occasion of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Liberation Armed Forces of Timor-Leste (FALINTIL), in the municipalities of Lautém, Baucau, Viqueque, Manatuto, Manufahi, and Liquiçá

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• 13 of August of 2025Day Off on August 19th, 2025, on the occasion of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Liberation Armed Forces of Timor-Leste (FALINTIL), in the municipalities of Aileu, Ainaro, Covalima, Bobonaro, and Ermera, in the Special Administrative Region of Oe-Cusse Ambeno, and on the island of Ataúro

  Day Off on August 19th, 2025, on the occasion of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Liberation Armed Forces of Timor-Leste (FALINTIL), in the municipalities of Aileu, Ainaro, Covalima, Bobonaro, and Ermera, in the Special Administrative Region of Oe-Cusse Ambeno, and on the island of Ataúro

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• 13 of August of 2025Day Off on August 20, 2025, on the occasion of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Liberation Armed Forces of Timor-Leste (FALINTIL).

  A day off is granted on August 20th, 2025, for the entire day, in the Municipality of Dili.

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