DILI: The names of 600 people who will be allowed to enlist in the Timor-Leste Defence Force (FFDTL) will be announced on 15 September, the Commander and Chief Brigadier General Calisto dos Santos ’’ Coliati’’ said on Tuesday.

DILI: Priest Martinho Gusmao  declared his candidacy on Sunday for next year’s presidential election following an official termination of his services from the church, according to a letter released by Timor-Leste’s Bishop of Baucau Dom Basilio do Nascimento.

DILI: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $135 million loan to Timor-Leste for extending the runway at the main airport in the capital Dili, the bank said on Thursday.

DILI: Timor-Leste reported one of the country’s youngest deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday, as daily infections lingered at a 16-month high.

DILI: Some 54 health workers from Manufahi and 39 staff from the President’s Palace have caught COVID-19, officials said, as Timor-Leste battles its highest COVID-19 caseload since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.