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Thu. 12 of January of 2023, 21:10h Ministry of Health launches National Integrated Immunization Campaign The Minister of Health, Odete Maria Freitas Belo, accompanied by other government officials, development partners and local authorities, officially launched the National Integrated Routine Immunization Campaign on January 12th, 2023, in the village of Tapo Memo, Bobonaro ...more
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Thu. 05 of January of 2023, 20:50h Government distributes food assistance to over 33,000 vulnerable pregnant and breastfeeding women in six municipalities, with support from Japan and WFP The Vice-Minister of Social Solidarity, Signi Chandrawati Verdial, accompanied by the Japanese Ambassador to Timor-Leste, Tetsuya Kimura and the representative of the World Food Program in Timor-Leste, Cecilia Garzon, on January 5th, 2023, launched a food distribution programme for ...more
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Thu. 05 of January of 2023, 10:45h Opening ceremony of the Inter-diocesan Ecclesiastical Court of Baucau and Maliana The Minister of Justice, Tiago Amaral Sarmento, participated on January 5th, 2023, in the opening ceremony of the Baucau-Maliana Inter-diocesan Ecclesiastical Court of Baucau-Maliana, located in the Ecclesiastical Chamber of the Diocese of Maliana. An ecclesiastical court is ...more
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Fri. 16 of December of 2022, 16:15h Minister Fidelis signs an agreement for the implementation of the MCC compact for Education, Sanitation, Water Supply and Drainage Programs Today, December 16th, 2022, the Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Fidelis Manuel Leite Magalhães, signed a Program Implementation Agreement (PIA) with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) for the implementation of the Compact Agreement. The signing of this ...more
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Thu. 15 of December of 2022, 11:32h Timor-Leste and Australia Sign $73.4 Million Financing Agreement for the Development of Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport The Minister of Finance, Rui Augusto Gomes, on behalf of the Government of Timor-Leste, and the Deputy to the First Secretary of the Southeast Asia Division, Ridwaan Jadwat, representing the Government of Australia, signed today, December 15, 2022, a Financing Agreement worth $73.4 ...more
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Fri. 02 of December of 2022, 14:28h Minister Fidelis participantes in High-Level International Ministerial Roundtable in the Netherlands on Combating Grand Corruption Minister of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Fidelis Manuel Leite Magalhães, was invited by Dutch Foreign Minister to join the High-Level Ministerial Roundtable in The Hague to build a partnership to stand united in combatting grand corruption. This ministerial meeting is ...more
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Thu. 01 of December of 2022, 17:38h Timor-Leste Inaugurates New Tibar Bay Port On November 30th, 2022, the Prime Minister, Taur Matan Ruak, and the President of the Republic, José Ramos Horta, officially inaugurated the Tibar Bay Port, the first Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project in the country. The new and modern Tibar Bay Port, which replaces ...more
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Thu. 17 of November of 2022, 16:51h National Parliament approves GSB 2023 The draft 2023 General State Budget (GSB) was approved by the National Parliament, on November 17th, 2022, with 42 votes in favour, 2 abstentions, and 41 votes against. This draft 2023 GSB, worth US$ 3.16 billion, has as its motto Productive Investment and Inclusive Growth ...more