EU Representatives and Timor-Leste Meet in Dili to Intensify Cooperation
Dili, May 21 2019 (Lusa) – Representatives of the EU and the East Timorese Government agreed today that climate change, maritime safety, public goods management, and inclusive and sustainable development should be the basis for the new European cooperation agreement with Asia and the Pacific….
Timorese Government Keeps Low Taxes But Wants More Tax Revenues
Dili, May 21, 2019 (Lusa) – The East Timorese Government will not increase any tax in the short term, but will seek to strengthen the authorities’ ability to collect more revenue by maintaining the current tax base, a Finance Ministry adviser said on Tuesday. The…
World Bank Forecasts Growth of 3.9% in Timorese Economy in 2019
21 May 2019 (Observador) – The biannual economic report of the WB predicts that the contraction of the last two years should be reversed this year and in the next, the forecast is an increase of 4.9% of GDP in 2021. The East Timorese economy…
Timorese Region of Oecusse and Malaysian Hotel Company Sign Hotel Agreement
Pante Macassar, 21 May 2019 (Lusa) – The Special Administrative Region of Oecusse-Ambeno (RAEOA) and the Malaysian company Sutera Sanctuary Lodges (SSL) have signed an agreement to create a company that will make improvements in the new hotel in the enclave. The agreement was signed…
May 20, Timor-Leste Frees Itself From Indonesian Occupation
Today is a day of honor to the Timorese victims, not just the victims of the massacre in the Santa Cruz cemetery in Dili, but the hard-liners who fought against the Indonesian occupation. On May 20, 2002, Timor-Leste became independent. It was known as Portuguese…
Timor-Leste Faces Challenges, Including Poverty, Which Are a Risk to Stability
Dili, May 20, 2019 (Lusa) – Timor-Leste continues to face major challenges that could endanger the stability of the country, with many Timorese, including almost half of the children, still living in poverty, said the President of East Timor. “The future of this country is…
Timor-Leste to Become World’s First Plastic-Neutral Nation
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In a region where seas are awash with trash, East Timor is set to become the world’s first country to recycle all its plastic waste after it teamed up with Australian researchers on Friday to build a revolutionary recycling…
Timor-Leste is the Only Nation Considered Free in Southeast Asia
Timor-Leste is the only Southeast Asian nation considered free, among the 11 countries in the region, according to a report on freedom in the world of the US non-governmental organization Freedom House. Timor-Leste, the youngest country in the region (you can check more about East…
Coin Discovery Suggests, After Timor-Leste, Portuguese Arrived in Australia (Before the British)
Through studies of a copper coin found on an Australian beach, scientists have concluded that Portuguese sailors may have reached Oceania 250 years before Captain James Cook. The theory is being examined by Australian scientists as they try to trace the origins of the African…
Cyclone Lili Loses Strength
Tropical cyclone Lili, located in East Timor, is losing intensity but is expected to bring heavy rains and strong winds over the next 24 hours, especially in the southern part of the country, officials said. Updated information provided to Lusa by East Timorese MeteoClima meteorologists…
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