Timor-Leste to Offer “One-Off Support’ for Those Facing Extreme Vulnerability
DILI: Timor-Leste will provide “one-off support” for people facing extreme vulnerability, the Council of Ministers said in a statement on Friday, after Timor-Leste’s Minister of Social Solidarity and Inclusion Veronica das Dores outlined need for more economic support.
Australia Launches New Permanent Residency Visa for Timorese, Pacific Island Countries
CANBERRA: Australia will launch its new Pacific Engagement Visa from 28 March, opening the door to 3,000 people from Timor-Leste and Pacific countries to settle permanently in Australia every year, according to a notice on Thursday on Australia’s Department of Home Affairs website.
Timor-Leste to Open Up Work Program in Singapore
DILI: Timor-Leste’s Ambassador to Singapore and Secretary State of Professional Training met last week to open comment on their proposal to start a job program in Singapore, clarifying that recruitment protocol used in existing labour mobility programs will apply.
ERMERA: Residents of the sub village of Indau Lulik Estadu in Ermera gathered around a new water tap to collect drinking water for their families for the first-time last week, ending the remote communities need to travel tens of kilometres to access clean water.
DILI: The Government of Timor-Leste, through the Council of Ministers, said on Wednesday it had approved US$1.88 million to improve waste collection in Dili.
INCSIDA Calls for Wider HIV-AIDS Testing
DILI: The lead Timor-Leste HIV-AIDS institute is calling for wider HIV-AIDs testing to prevent further deaths from the virus, amid concerns that infected people are not accessing lifesaving treatment and could be causing new infections.
DILI: Timor-Leste has announced that the 51 students studying horticulture in Israel will return home in June 2024, the National Director of Human Resources at Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry said on Monday, one of the latest moves to boost the country’s food security.
Timor-Leste to Spend $38 mln to boost irrigation, improve Food Security
DILI: Timor-Leste’s Council of Ministers has approved spending of US$38 million to construct irrigation in Baucau and Viqueque to boost food production.
Portuguese Visas Issued to Nationals of Portuguese-Speaking Countries to Expire by June 30
Lisbon: The Agency for Integration Migration and Asylum (AIMA) announced on Saturday an end to nationals of Portuguese-speaking countries (CPLP) accessing Portuguese visas as of 30 June 2024, and people will these visas will not have them extended past this date, Schengen Visa Info reported.
DILI: Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister stepped up pressure on Australia’s Woodside leaders on Thursday to establish a gas pipeline from the Greater Sunrise gas field to Timor-Leste to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing industry, a step viewed as key to growing the country’s economy.
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Rights Groups Call for Better Community Consultation Over Naktuka Border
DILI: People impacted by proposed changes to Naktuka’s border in Oecussi should be “adequately” consulted and wishes respected, security watchdog Fundasaun Mahein reiterated in a statement about government decisions and implications for Timor-Leste’s long-term stability and security on Thursday.
DILI: For the first time in the 129-year history of the Venice Biennale, the world’s oldest and most important contemporary art fair will feature work by a Timorese artist, the visionary Maria Madeira, the government of Timor-Leste confirmed on Tuesday in a statement.
DILI: Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta arrived in Vientiane on Tuesday for a three-day visit, local media Lao News Agency (KPL) said, making his first visit to Laos since 2004 after increased efforts by the regional friends to step up ties to partnership level.
Japan to Give Timor-Leste Four Patrol Boats
DILI: Japanese Ambassador to Timor-Leste Kimura Tetsuya said on Monday that Tokyo will give Timor-Leste four patrol boats, a move that Timor-Leste’s Minister for Interior Francisco da Costa Gutteres welcomed as an aid to protect the nation’s maritime waters.
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