SAPPORO, Japan — For Alpine skier Yohan Goutt Goncalves, the chance to be Timor-Leste’s sole representative at the Asian Winter Games was too good to pass up, even if it meant missing the world championships.
DILI – The Timor-Leste government has ordered a review of the licensing of Chinese fishing vessels operating in the nation’s waters, amid findings the vessels are catching protected marine species.
DILI – While Timor-Leste has made bold health reforms from its fledgling post-independence state where just 20 doctors serviced the populace, the nation is grappling with more evidence that its pregnant women still struggle for midwife access. A new report by the World Bank and Ministry of Health (MOH)highlighted extreme…
DILI: Timor-Leste National Police will be armed with stun guns and empowered to use them on citizens in vehicle disputes, Euclides Belo, the Second Commander of PNTL said Wednesday.
DILI - The government rhetoric – at least most of it – is relayed in earnest. Timor-Leste’s rich underwater marine life is to be nurtured, they keep saying; the tourists it will attract an integral part in much-needed diversification of the half island’s fragile economy. As too is maintaining a…
DILI: Lack of staff and effective systems to monitor illegal electricity use are to blame for the State’s electricity company being unable to deliver reliable power across Timor-Leste.
JAKARTA – Timor-Leste and Indonesia have agreed to establish a Senior Official Consultation (SOC) forum to formulate the settlement of border disputes.
OEKUSI: The President of the Republic Taur Matan Ruak on Sunday (12/02) in Oekusi said that the law of land had been approved by National Parliament on Monday(6/2) last week ago, I still put on my table because this is will not be benefit to the people is willingness.
DILI: Timor Leste Electricity had been utilizing the new system to detect the people who pulled the illegal net of electricity but it is very difficult to them because there is no mapping.
While plans to build a major cement project in Timor-Leste have brought the welcome promise of jobs for local people, the environmental and social costs could be catastrophic.