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Mon. 23 of March of 2026, 16:52h Timor-Leste enhances its score and maintains its status as a “Free” country in the “Freedom in the World 2026” report Timor-Leste's freedom index rose in 2026, reaching 73 out of 100 and preserving its “Free” status, according to data published by the NGO Freedom House. This marks an improvement from 2025, when it scored 72 points. Timor-Leste is among the countries that, over the past twenty ...more
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Mon. 23 of March of 2026, 14:41h Timor-Leste participates in the 35th meeting of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council Vice Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Affairs and Minister of Rural Development and Community Housing, Mariano Assanami Sabino, led Timor-Leste’s delegation to the 35th meeting of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council (ASCC), the 2026 ASCC High-Level Forum, and the ...more
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Mon. 23 of March of 2026, 10:53h Elisa Maria da Silva has been appointed Permanent Representative of Timor-Leste to ASEAN On March 19th, 2026, Ambassador Elisa Maria da Silva was sworn in as Timor-Leste’s Permanent Representative to the Association of Southeast Asia (ASEAN) during a ceremony chaired by President José Ramos-Horta at the Nicolau Lobato Presidential Palace in Dili. The appointment ...more
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Mon. 23 of March of 2026, 10:14h Promotion of 62 senior PNTL officers enhances national security capabilities The Command of the National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL), led by Police Commissioner General Henrique da Costa, alongside Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, the Minister of the Interior, Francisco da Costa Guterres, and several government members, promoted a total of 62 PNTL officers at ...more
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Thu. 19 of March of 2026, 16:16h Prime Minister continues the third leg of his working visits to municipalities with visits to Lautém and Baucau On March 16th and 17th, 2026, Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão continued the third leg of his work visits to municipalities as part of preparations for implementing local government. He travelled to Lautém and Baucau to monitor municipal services and assess the ...more
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Thu. 19 of March of 2026, 10:40h The Central Bank releases a Report on Economic Performance and promotes dialogue between the public and private sectors, the Government, and the CCI-TL On March 23rd, 2026, the Central Bank of Timor-Leste (BCTL) will launch the 2025 Report on Timor-Leste’s Economic Performance at the Dili Convention Centre, as part of an event that will also feature a dialogue between representatives from the public and private sectors on ...more
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Tue. 17 of March of 2026, 16:03h Minister Agio Pereira oversees the preparation of the 2027–2030 Medium-Term Plan for the institutional sector On March 17th, 2026, Agio Pereira, Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, met at the Government Palace in Dili with Epi Orleães, Coordinator of the Integrated Planning Unit (UPI – acronym in Portuguese) of the Ministry of Planning and Strategic Investment, and ...more
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Tue. 17 of March of 2026, 09:30h Prime Minister launches One-Stop-Shop in Lautém On March 16th, 2026, Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, accompanied by Minister of State Administration Tomás do Rosário Cabral, officially launched the One-Stop-Shop building at the Lospalos Administrative Post in the municipality of Lautém. more
















































