“This proposed law is to protect those in power from criticism when they commit any act of corruption and any other acts of crime.” …
UNDP, Timor-Leste launch GCF-backed project to protect rural communities against climate change
The six-year project — Safeguarding Rural Communities and their Physical Assets from Climate Induced Disasters in Timor-Leste– is funded by a $22.4 million grant from the Green Climate Fund and …
Market Monitor Report: Timor-Leste | Week 30/31 2020 (July 20—Aug 2)
Leste about Agriculture, Food and Nutrition and Epidemic; published on 27 Aug 2020 by WFP …
Timor-Leste: Failing State or Missed Opportunity?
There is a lot of doom and gloom about the possibility of Timor-Leste becoming a failed state. Caution is understandable, as failed states create regional instability. However, there is a …
Timor-Leste COVID-19 threats: Red Cross prioritizes border areas
Dili, Timor-Leste, August 17, 2020 — Timor-Leste Red Cross (CVTL) is urgently ramping up COVID-19 prevention in remote areas bordering Indonesia as the country’s containment success is threatened …
Organic coffee from Timor-Leste to conquer markets in Macau and China
A Chinese businessman is betting on organic “premium ‘coffee” from Timor-Leste to conquer the markets of Macau and mainland China …
OPINION: Upheaval in Timor-Leste a threat to Greater Sunrise scheme
Leste’s three top petroleum officials and the resignation of Xanana Gusmao from his petroleum responsibilities is a setback that c …
Timor-Leste: Managing the impacts of Covid-19
Following the declaration of the state of emergency by the President of the Republic of Timor-Leste, the government has approved the … has taken on a new role at Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft.
Turning sunlight into water: New technology and old knowledge to stop Timor-Leste from running dry
An alien structure is humming over the distant lapping of some of the world’s clearest and biodiverse waters. The locals from Akrema …
Readout of Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper’s Phone Call With Timor-Leste’s Minister of Defense Filomeno da Paixão de Jesus
Immediate Release Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper spoke with his Timor-Leste counterpart, Minister of Defense Filomeno da Paixão de Jesus. Both leaders offered sympathies to those affected by …