DILI: New President of the Republic Jose Ramos-Horta announced a plan last Friday to support a new residence for Timorese artists from Arte Moris following the group’s eviction from their premise in Dili last December.
DILI: An outbreak of dengue fever continues to claim young lives in Timor-Leste’s capital city of Dili since the start of December last year, as authorities urge people to help them destroy mosquito breeding grounds.
DILI: Timorese coffee producers will receive US$340 for each hectare of renewed or newly planted coffee plantations, the government said in a statement on Tuesday.
DILI: Timorese Health Officials have called for people to do more to avoid mosquito bites to stem dengue fever infections, as the country continues to report an increasing number of cases on a daily basis.
DILI: Timor-Leste has said it will improve the quality of health services for women and children as it seeks to combat endemic malnutrition that afflicts nearly half of children under five in the country.
DILI: Timor-Leste says it has given approval for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to citizens aged 18 and over as a first or second dose in addition to the booster dose that already covered this age group.
DILI: Timor-Leste will introduce government subsidies for fuel as part of a relief package to cushion the blow from global commodity inflation driven up by the war in Ukraine.
DILI: Timor-Leste Presidential candidate Jose Ramos Horta has stepped up his message of domestic unity and peace reconciliation with Timorese in Indonesia that he said would ultimately help defeat incumbent President Francisco ‘Lu Olo’ Guterres.