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Fri. 13 of March of 2026, 11:30h Prime Minister concludes second phase of working visits to municipalities as part of preparations for local government Between March 7th and 12th, 2026, Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão undertook working visits to the municipalities of Manufahi, Ainaro, Covalima, and Bobonaro, to monitor the functioning of municipal services on the ground and analyse the results of the Assessment of ...more -
Fri. 13 of March of 2026, 09:43h Competition Law unanimously approved by the National Parliament On March 2nd, 2026, during a regular plenary session, the National Parliament unanimously approved Law Proposal No. 19/VI (2nd) – Competition Law, with 60 votes in favour, no votes against, and no abstentions. The law establishes the legal framework for competition applicable to ...more -
Thu. 12 of March of 2026, 14:52h The Government Launches the Third Cohort of its National Leadership Programme Futuru Líder Ba ASEAN On March 12th, 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation launched in Dili the third cohort of the national leadership programme Futuru Líder Ba ASEAN (FLBA), the main national leadership development programme designed to prepare the next generation of Timorese leaders ...more -
Wed. 11 of March of 2026, 16:13h Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers meets with representatives from the U.S. Embassy The Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Agio Pereira, met with the Chargé d'Affaires of the United States Embassy in Timor-Leste, Bruce Begnell, accompanied by the head of the Political, Economic, and Consular sections of the American diplomatic mission, Rodney LeGrand. ...more -
Wed. 11 of March of 2026, 11:21h National Parliament unanimously approves new Education Framework Law On March 9th, 2026, during a regular plenary session, the National Parliament unanimously approved the new Education Framework Law through the final overall vote on Draft Law No. 8/VI (2nd). This law regulates preschool, primary, and secondary education, special types of school ...more -
Tue. 10 of March of 2026, 15:58h Government promotes reforestation surrounding Cristo Rei to restore degraded areas On March 8th, 2026, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Forestry, through the Secretary of State for Forestry, Fernandino Vieira da Costa, along with members of the Government and National Parliament, local authorities, UNTL students, and the community, held the ...more -
Tue. 10 of March of 2026, 15:30h Government promotes agricultural mechanisation and enhances support for farmers in the municipality of Lautém On March 5th, 2026, in Laivai, within the municipality of Lautém, the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Forestry, Marcos da Cruz, launched a rice planting campaign using modern agricultural machinery and delivered ten power tillers to the Lautém Municipal ...more -
Tue. 10 of March of 2026, 11:57h Interministerial coordination strengthens the preparation of the legislative package to update the legal framework for cybersecurity The Interministerial Cybersecurity Working Group (GICS – acronym in Portuguese) met on March 10th, 2026, at the Government Palace in Dili to conduct a detailed analysis of the contributions submitted by its member entities as part of preparing the cybersecurity legislative ...more
