Items filtered by date: May 2021

DILI: Timorese Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak lashed out at people refusing to get their COVID-19 vaccination on Monday, saying getting the jab amounted to “citizen’s role” in helping Timor-Leste battle the coronavirus pandemic. 

Covid-19: Timor-Leste has lifted a ban on its citizens participating in religious gatherings, Minister of the Presidency Of the Council of Ministers Fidelis Magalhaes said on Wednesday, albeit with strict health measures enforced.

Covid-19: Timor-Leste has lifted a ban on its citizens participating in religious gatherings, Minister of the Presidency Of the Council of Ministers Fidelis Magalhaes said on Wednesday, albeit with strict health measures enforced.

DILI: The former President of Timor-Leste Xanana Gusmao has urged Timorese citizens to take preventive measures against the coronavirus amid a continual surge in coronavirus infections.

DILI: More than 200 students from Oecusse living in Dili have lost access to financial support from families due to lockdown rules, student representative spokesperson Zeca Freadu said on Tuesday, warning that many are unable to pay rent and meet their basic needs.

DILI: Radio Television Timor-Leste (RTTL)  has replaced its Chairman with Tempo Timor Director Jose Belo, making it the fifth leadership change at the state-owned media outlet in recent years.

DILI: First jabs of Timor-Leste’s second round of COVID-19 vaccinations were given on Monday, a major boost as the country works to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control.

DILI: Timor-Leste on Saturday reported its fifth death from COVID-19 and its second highest number of new infections, according to official health data.

DILI: Cases of Tuberculosis (TB) being treated at the Bairo Pite clinic in Dili have risen to 134 in the past four months with five deaths, Muije Maia Soares, the clinic’s program manager said on Thursday.