DILI: The United Kingdom is on track to re-open an embassy in Dili, the top UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific said on Friday, part of efforts to step up its diplomatic presence in the region.
Abu Dhabi: The World Trade Organisation (WTO) gave its final approval for Timor-Leste’s membership in the trade body, one of just two nations to join since 2016, according to a WTO statement.
DILI: Timor-Leste’s flagship airline Aero Dili on Saturday launched its second international direct route from Dili ahead of increasing demand for travel services in and out of the country.
DILI: Timorese worker Victor Tilman said he is proud to represent his country working in South Korea and because of this is committed to understanding his host country’s work and immigration rules and upholding them.
DILI: Hader Foundation, the local Non-Governmental Organisation that supports community development in remote areas, received approximately US$73,000 from government of Japan to build a junior high school in remote Vaviquinia village Liquica, Japan’s Embassy in Timor-Leste said in a statement.
DILI: Timor-Leste and Cuba said on Wednesday they would continue to work with each other in strengthening the Timorese people’s access to healthcare and supporting exchange opportunities for medical personnel in line with an agreement the two countries reached in 2003.
DILI: Sérgio Hornai promised to be loyal and act consistently to help his country’s defence of its consolidation of independence and national unity, after President of the Republic José Ramos-Horta on Thursday made him Timor-Leste’s new Minister of Justice.
On January 29th, in Timor-Leste, the 'Peace Teacher Training Graduation Ceremony,' hosted by the international peace organization HWPL, took place. HWPL organized the event to congratulate the Timor-Leste officials who completed the HWPL Peace Teacher Training, a collaborative effort with the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Culture of Timor-Leste. The event aimed to share the vision of peace education with the participants and discuss the implementation of peace education, thereby encouraging participation in peace education.
DILI: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Representative in Timor-Leste Pressia Arifin-Cabo said on Friday the UN is funding the expansion of midwifery schools at universities in Timor-Leste that is predicted to help thousands of mothers and their children in the coming years.
VATICAN: Timor-Leste’s President Jose Ramos-Horta met Pope Francis on Monday, with the visit to Timor-Leste and crises in Myanmar and prospects for peace there expected to have been their main topics of discussion.
The Heavenly Culture World Peace and Restoration of Light (HWPL), founded in 2013, is making significant strides in global peace initiatives under the leadership of Chairman Lee Man-hee. A war veteran dedicated to peace, Chairman Lee has conducted 32 peace missions to over 70 countries, engaging with leaders, religious figures, and media representatives. HWPL's peace efforts include establishment of international laws prohibiting war, resolution of religious conflicts through religious alliances, and promotion of peace education.
DILI: Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Saturday backed long term civil servant Caitlin Wilson, to be Australia’s next Ambassador to Timor-Leste.
DILI: Timor-Leste police have detained two undocumented Chinese migrants in a January raid who face potential deportation, Timorese police reported on Tuesday.
DILI: Last week new information emerged from media sources in Indonesia that hundreds of stolen motorbikes and cars stored in East Java were about to be sold to Timor-Leste.