Timor-Leste Extends Mandatory Confinement in Dili As Coronavirus Cases Spike
DILI: Timor-Leste on Thursday re-imposed mandatory confinement in Dili for two more weeks to May 13 as it battles a spike in coronavirus infections with a pick-up in community transmission.
Horta Urges Government to Include Xanana and the Church in COVID-19 Prevention Work
DILI: Former Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos Horta has urged Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak to include influential leaders such as Xanana Gusmao and church heads in COVID-19 prevention work, amid the country’s growing surge in coronavirus infections.
DILI: Timor-Leste confirmed its third death from COVID-19, the government announced Thursday, adding that the 61 year-old victim had various comorbidities.
DILI: Climate change has contributed to extreme weather conditions that triggered the worst flooding in the Timor-Leste capital and nearby districts in 40 years, Oxfam Timor-Leste’s Associate Country Director Annie Sloman said on Monday.
Covid-19: Prime Minister Ruak Calls for Timorese to Follow his Vaccine Lead
DILI: Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak had Timor-Leste’s first COVID-19 shot on Wednesday, part of a bid to boost public confidence as the country seeks to inoculate its population.
Timor-Leste Reports First Death from COVID-19
Dili: Timor-Leste confirmed its first death from COVID-19, the government said, adding the 44 year-old female victim had various comorbidities.
UNICEF Donates 300,000 facemasks to Timor-Leste Schools, in Coronavirus Fight
DILI: UNICEF donated 300,000 face masks to Timor-Leste students on Thursday to support the country’s fight against the coronavirus that has killed more than 2.5 million people worldwide.
Children’s Rights Commission warns children working on street at risk of TB
DILI:Young children working on the streets of Dili may be at risk of contracting tuberculosis (TB) because of the poor conditions they live in, after a 14 year-old boy selling eggs was found severely ill in Dili, the Child’s Rights Commission said on Monday.
Children Working Removed from Dili Streets
DILI: Nearly 300 young children working on the streets of Dili will be relocated to family, the Commissioner for the Rights of the Children Dinora Grandaneiro told reporters on Wednesday.
Timor-Leste Optimistic it will Join ASEAN, says Magno
DILI: Timor-Leste’s Foreign Minister Adaljiza Magno has expressed confidence that the country will soon be accepted as a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and it’s ready to contribute to the grouping’s economic strengths and security role in the region.
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Timor-Leste Parliament Approves $1.9bn 2021 Budget
DILI:Timor-Leste’s Parliament on Saturday approved next year’s State budget of US$1.859 billion and sent it to President of the Republic Francisco Guterres Lú Olo, the highest amount in any year of the country’s history according to La’o Hamutuk.
New Report Finds 46% of children in Timor-Leste malnourished, World Food Program
DILI: Timor-Leste maintains Asia’s worst rate of child malnutrition, with over 46 percent of children suffering from stunting – conditions that permanently affect their mental and physical development – according to a new World Food Program (WFP) report released Friday.
“Not too Complicated”: Democratic Party Urge Quick Response on Small-Business Coronavirus Aid
DILI: The Democratic Party is urging the alliance government to move quickly to make available financial support to help small business hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.
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