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Thu. 10 of March of 2022, 16:56h Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers meets for the first time with the new Australian Ambassador The Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Fidelis Manuel Leite Magalhães and the new Australian Ambassador to Timor-Leste, William Terrence Costello, met for the first time, on March 10th, 2022, at the Government Palace, since the diplomat delivered his credentials to the ...more -
Thu. 24 of February of 2022, 09:44h Construction of the Port of Tibar has already reached 72% The cumulative progress of the Tibar Bay Port construction reached 72% by December 31st, 2021. The Government of Timor-Leste has made, through the Escrow Account managed by the Ministry of Finance (MF) from August 2019 until December 2021, a payment to the Viability Gap Funding ...more -
Tue. 22 of February of 2022, 16:02h CAC celebrates its 12th anniversary with the launch of the online platform for registering the declaration of income, assets and interests The Anti-Corruption Commission (CAC – Portuguese acronym) marked its 12th anniversary on February 22nd, 2022 with the launch of an online platform for the registration of the declaration of income, assets and interests (DRBI – Portuguese acronym). The ceremony took place at the ...more -
Mon. 21 of February of 2022, 10:45h 5th National Single Window Project Steering Committee Meeting Vice Minister of Finance, Sara Lobo Brites, on Thursday, 17 February, chaired the fifth Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting for the Timor-Leste Trade Single Window System powered by UNCTAD ASYCUDA which is also known as the Timor-Leste National Single Window. Unlike the previous ...more -
Fri. 18 of February of 2022, 10:57h Government and officials from the Millennium Challenge Corporation meet virtually to prepare for the negotiation phase of the “compact” of projects funded by this U.S. cooperation agency The Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Fidelis Manuel Leite Magalhães, met by videoconference on February 18th, 2022, with the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in Washington, DC, in preparation for the negotiation phase of the ...more -
Thu. 17 of February of 2022, 15:59h Timor-Leste and Australia Prime Ministers’ Meeting Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak and Prime Minister Scott Morrison met virtually on Thursday 17 February 2022. The two Prime Ministers reaffirmed the fundamental importance of the Australia-Timor-Leste bilateral relationship, and noted 2022 marks twenty years of diplomatic relations between ...more -
Thu. 10 of February of 2022, 12:36h Timor-Leste's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation meets with her Australian counterpart to discuss response to COVID-19, labour mobility and economic cooperation The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Adaljiza Magno, met with the Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senator Marise Payne, on February 10th, 2022, in Canberra, Australia. The two ministers discussed a range of bilateral, regional and multilateral issues, ...more -
Tue. 08 of February of 2022, 15:01h New Civil Service Commission Law passed in principle by the National Parliament Today, February 8th, 2022, the National Parliament passed the new Civil Service Commission Law, with 32 votes in favour, six votes against and one abstention. During the plenary session, the Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Fidelis Manuel Leite Magalhães, gave a ...more
