Standby For New Tourism And Business Visas
The Timorese Government temporarily suspended a set of new rules for tourist and business visas into the country. “The decision has been temporarily suspended”, said an official source at the Interior Ministry to Lusa, questioning the controversial changes announced on the official website. This week,…
Timor-Leste Wants 450.000 Tourists Per Year
Timor-Leste wants to increase the number of tourists in the country to 450,000 a year, “the maximum sustainable potential,” according to the government program that will be debated on Wednesday in the National Parliament. “Increasing the number of tourists in the country to the maximum…
Timor-Leste Turns to Religious Tourism to Boost Economy
Dili, May 3, 2018 (Thomas Ora/ucanews.com) – Undaunted by its fledgling economy and tiny stature, Timor-Leste has started to develop religious tourism to give the fragile country a much-needed boost and help promote devotion to Catholicism in Indonesia. Similar initiatives have been rolled out in…
Port of Tibar Project in Timor Leste Wins International Award
Dili (Lusa) – The project of the new Port of Tibar, in the outskirts of Dili, was recognized with an international award as the best public-private partner of Asia and the Pacific, attributed by the organization IJ Global, released today the people in charge of…
Portuguese Scientist Discovers New Specie in Timor-Leste Caves
Sarax timorensis is a new species of arachnid discovered by biologist Ana Sofia Reboleira during the first expedition of the project Fatuk Kuak hosi Timor Lorosa’e 2016. In this month-long expedition, a Portuguese team of speleologists led by the scientist explored the caves and caves…
Tourism Projects Discussed Between Australia, Indonesia and Timor-Leste
Among the projects underway are initiatives in cattle breeding, biosafety and disease control and prevention, and in tourism, joint promotion and shared brand launch for the region. Responsible for the Timor-Leste, Indonesia, and Australia (TIA-GT) Working Group are developing pilot projects for cross-border animal husbandry…
Timor-Leste is Completely Hostage to Airline Gangsters
Timor-Leste is experiencing the “tragedy” of being “completely hostage to Australian and Indonesian area companies operating” gangster behavior, “keeping prices disproportionately high”, Jose Ramos-Horta said. “We have this country completely hostage to Garuda’s air gangsterism”, said the former President of the Republic, referring to the…
Timorese Government to Sign a Memorandum With Malaysia for Air Transport
According to the Timor government, the objective is the “normalization of the air transport service in the country”. The news comes at a time of great controversy in the aviation sector. The East Timorese government has approved the signing of an agreement with the Malaysian…
Flights Between Dili and Singapore End on March 30
The decision comes after Singapore Airlines has refused to renew the charter contract for the Dili-Singapore link. Suspension of operations also affects freight transport. Os voos entre Díli e Singapura, operados pela Air Timor, terminam no dia 30 de março depois da Singapore Airlines ter…
Interbank System Developed by Portuguese Company SIBS Launched in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste will have the first electronic interbank system, the P24, developed by the Portuguese company SIBS, which will be used by two of the country’s five commercial banks. The Central Bank of Timor-Leste (BCTL) has announced the launch of the first interbank electronic system, the…
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