Year: 2026

By: Dionísio Babo Soares* This opinion piece is prompted by the ongoing debate surrounding the civil service reform proposed by the Civil Service Commission of Timor-Leste. Various criticisms of

DILI, 04 July 2026 (TATOLI) – Portugal’s President, António José Seguro, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Portuguese Jesuit priest Father João Felgueiras, paying tribute to the

 DILI, 06 July 2026 (TATOLI) — The Government of Timor-Leste has launched a new political review process to prepare the 2027 State Budget, marking a shift toward a policy-driven

DILI, 03 July 2026 (TATOLI) — The Government of Timor-Leste has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Jesuit priest Father João Vasconcelos Baptista Felgueiras, who died in Dili

DILI, 03 July 2026 (TATOLI) – Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão on Friday welcomed Singapore’s Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Lawrence Wong, to the Government Palace in

By Joctan Lopes In April, a Timorese patrol seized a foreign fishing boat in our waters. I thought that would be the headline, but it was only the start.

DILI, 03 July 2026 (TATOLI) – President of the Republic and Nobel Peace Laureate, Jose Ramos-Horta, bestowed the Grand Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste on the Prime Minister

DILI, 03 July 2026 (TATOLI) — Portuguese Jesuit priest Father João Felgueiras, who dedicated more than five decades of his life to the Catholic Church and the people of

DILI, 02 July 2026 (TATOLI) – Singapore’s Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Lawrence Wong on Thursday arrived Dili to “deepen strategic partnership” with Timor-Leste. Upon his arrival at

DILI, 02 July 2026 (TATOLI) – Defence Minister Donaciano do Rosário Gomes on Thursday signed an implementation agreement with the Chinese government for the construction of the Timor-Leste–China Friendship