OPINION

By: Dionísio Babo Soares* Timor-Leste’s participation in the proceedings of the eighty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly, from 22 to 28 September 2026, reflects its intention to

By: Mario Filomeno da Costa Pinheiro Timor-Leste’s latest poverty figures provide an important opportunity to take stock of the country’s progress in reducing poverty. According to the 2024 Timor-Leste

By: Dionísio Babo Soares* Security, public order, and trust in institutions are public goods that Timor-Leste has built through the contributions of successive generations. The National Police of Timor-Leste

United Nations General Assembly 81st Session Remarks by The President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, H. E. J. Ramos-Horta Nobel Peace Laureate (1996) Delivered in Portuguese and English

By H.E. Abdulla Salem AlDhaheri Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Republic of Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (Non-Resident)   Food security is no longer

By: Dionísio Babo Soares The foreign military invasion of Timor-Leste on 7 December 1975 ushered in a period of occupation that threatened the demographic, cultural and political survival of

By: Dionísio Babo Soares Analysing poverty in Timor-Leste requires a rigorous conceptual framework, a careful reading of available statistics and an understanding of the structural forces shaping the country’s

By: Licínio Branco ASEAN’s evolution from its modest beginnings in 1967 to a regional community approaching 700 million people stands as one of the most compelling stories of modern

By : Joaquim Chaves Modern democracy is built on two powerful ideals: equality and liberty. Equality seeks to guarantee equal dignity, political rights and fair opportunity. Liberty protects individual

By: Dionísio Babo Soares Commemorative article | 6 September 2026 On 30 August 1999, the people of Timor-Leste walked en masse to the ballot box under the shadow of