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Mon. 16 of March of 2026, 09:56h Timor-Leste chairs the CPLP's 51st Meeting of Cooperation Focal Points in Lisbon The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and Acting President of the Council of Ministers of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP – acronym in Portuguese), Bendito dos Santos Freitas, opened the 51st Meeting of the CPLP Cooperation Focal Points, held on March ...more -
Fri. 13 of March of 2026, 15:35h Timor-Leste Takes Part in ASEAN Economic Policy Discussions at Preparatory Senior Economic Officials Meeting of the 32nd ASEAN Economic Ministers Retreat Augusto Junior Trindade, the Vice Minister of Commerce and Industry of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, joined the Preparatory Senior Economic Officials Meeting (Prep-SEOM) of the 32nd ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Retreat, which was conducted on 11-12 March 2026 in Bonifacio Global ...more -
Fri. 13 of March of 2026, 15:06h Government launches One-Stop-Shop in the Municipality of Bobonaro On March 12th, 2026, the Government officially launched the One-Stop-Shop at the Maliana Administrative Post in the Municipality of Bobonaro, in a ceremony chaired by Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, with the participation of Minister of State Administration Tomás do ...more -
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
