Timor-Leste and Australia Want to Ratify Border Treaty on August 30
“There is agreement, draft verbal note and everything is being done so that ratification can be completed by August 30,” confirmed a member of the Timorese Government. Source involved in the process confirmed to Lusa that the goal is “in the coming weeks” to bring…
Portugal and Timor-Leste Signed a Cooperation Program of 70 million
“The process is complete on the part of Timor-Leste and I think that on the part of Portugal as well and we will sign tomorrow (Tuesday) in a meeting with my counterpart Augusto Santos Silva,” said Dionísio Babo Soares. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and…
UN Mission in Timor-Leste has not adequately prepared Government functions
An Australian academic told the Lusa news agency that the UN Transitional Administration that led Timor-Leste to independence in 2002 failed to create some of the essential functions of the government, influencing the country’s political system . “In some respects, it was a very successful…
Earthquake of 7.3 in the sea of Banda felt in several zones of Timor-Leste
Dili, June 24, 2019 (LUSA) – A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.3 on the Richter scale hit the Banda Sea, northwest of Timor-Leste today, with residents in several parts of the country reporting on social networks feeling the shaking There is no record of casualties…
AMP does not want to renew Mari Alkatiri’s mandate in Oecusse
The Alliance of Change for Progress (AMP), a coalition of the Timorese Government, announced this Monday, June 17, that it proposed to the Prime Minister, Taur Matan Ruak, not to renew the mandate of Mari Alkatiri as president of the Special Zone the Social Economy…
Indonesian Plane Launches New Airport in Timorese Enclave of Oecusse
An Airbus A320 from Indonesian airline Citilink, from Jakarta, made history today by becoming the first airplane to use taxiway in Timor-Leste at the new airport of the Oecusse enclave, inaugurated today. Around 15:30 local time, the plane with the registration PK-GQR – a charter…
Timorese President Calls for Business Plan in Oecusse Enclave
Pante Macassar, Timor-Leste, June 18, 2019 (Lusa) – The Timorese President today called for a strategic plan for the realization of business, including in the tourism sector, to enable investments in the enclave of Oecusse-Ambeno as the new international airport, opened today. “The RAEOA Authority…
New Timorese Airport of Oecusse Hosts Indonesian and Dili Movements
Pante Macassar, Timor-Leste, June 18, 2019 (Lusa) – Commercial flights from Dili and charter flights from Jakarta and Kupang make up the movements of airplanes scheduled until Wednesday at the new International Airport Sandalwood Route, which opens today in the enclave of Oecusse-Ambeno. Data provided…
Larger Party of Timor Government Coalition Regrets PR’s “lack of State sense”
Díli, June 18, 2019 (Lusa) – The Congresso Nacional da Reconstrução Timorense (CNRT), the largest party in the government coalition in Timor-Leste, today lamented what it considers to be President Guterres Lu-Olo’s lack of State sense. “The CRNT party laments the lack of sense of…
President Lu-Olo Renews Mandate of Commander of the Armed Forces
The Timorese President, Francisco Guterres Lu-Olo, renewed the mandate of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Lere Anan Timur, by means of a decree. However, the document does not clarify to what extent Timur will take up his duties, and it…
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