Press Releases

Timor-Leste eliminates lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem

DECATUR, Ga., Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Mectizan Donation Program applauds Timor-Leste for eliminating lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem, a remarkable achievement that was recently validated by the World Health...

ADB to Improve Climate Resilience and Rural Livelihoods in Timor-Leste

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (13 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $6 million grant, as part of a total project cost of $16.6 million, to help improve climate resilience, water and food security, and livelihood opportunities...

K92 Mining Announces Appointment of Robert Smillie as Vice President - Exploration

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- K92 Mining Inc. (“K92” or the “Company”) (TSX: KNT; OTCQB: KNTNF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Smillie, as Vice President - Exploration. The Company also announces...

Timor-Leste Research Unlocks the Secrets to Boosting Sandalwood Growth

Dr. Domingos Gomes’ research reveals new insights into sandalwood cultivation, offering practical techniques to boost growth and sustainability in Timor-Leste. NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, September 30, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- A...

Timor-Leste Participates in ASEAN and East Asia Discussions on Energy and Sustainability

Thu. 03 of Outubro of 2024, 10:48h Timor-Leste participated in the 42nd ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) and the 18th East Asia Summit Energy Ministers Meeting (EAS EMM), held from 26-27 September in Vientiane, Laos. His Excellency...

58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings (AMM), 8 to 11 July 2025

At the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and Related Meetings, Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan had a wide-ranging discussion with his counterparts on deepening ASEAN’s economic integration, enhancing supply chain...

Government Celebrates Two Years in Office with Ongoing Structural Reforms and Commitment to Sustainable Development

Wed. 02 of July of 2025, 16:10h On July 1st, 2025, Timor-Leste marked the second anniversary of the start of the IX Constitutional Government, led by Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, on a path marked by structural reforms and a commitment to...

ADB Forecasts 3.1% Economic Growth for Timor-Leste in 2024

DILI, TIMOR-LESTE (25 September 2024) — Timor-Leste’s economic growth momentum will continue in 2024–2025, though at a more modest pace than forecast in April 2024 due to lower government expenditure and weaker investment spending than previously...

Timor-Leste Australia Energy Partnership: Enhancing Research and Innovation through Expertise Sharing

DG Okonjo-Iweala welcomes Timor-Leste as 166th WTO member

Deputy Prime Minister Francisco Kalbuadi Lay of Timor-Leste handed to WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala the instrument of acceptance of its Protocol of Accession at a meeting of the General Council on 22 July 2024. At the request of...

58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and Related Meetings, 8 to 11 July 2025

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will visit Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to attend the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM), Post Ministerial Conferences (PMCs), 26th ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM),...

Joint Statement between the People's Republic of China and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on Strengthening Comprehensive St..

Beijing, 29 July 2024 1.At the invitation of H.E. Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, H.E. Dr. José Ramos-Horta, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, embarked on state visit to the People’s Republic of China...

Comoros and Timor-Leste submit WTO accession instruments, accept Fisheries Subsidies Agreement

WTO members officially approved the WTO accessions of both least-developed countries (LDCs) during a special ceremony at the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi on 26 February. “This moment marks a significant milestone in our nation...

Government Congratulates Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão on his 79th Birthday and Honours His Leadership in Serving the Country

Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste Ninth Constitutional Government ............................................................................................................................. June 20th, 2025 Press Release Government...

WTO members examine LDC trade interests, trade and development priorities

LDC trade interests At the meeting of the WTO Sub-Committee on LDCs on 16 June, members considered several LDC related proposals, including those on LDC graduation, LDC accessions and the future of the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF). They...

FDA's ISTAND Pilot Program accepts a submission of first organ-on-a-chip technology designed to predict human drug-induced liver injury (DILI)

[9/24/2024] FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) has accepted the first letter of intent (LOI) into the Innovative Science and Technology Approaches for New Drugs (ISTAND) Pilot Program for an organ-on-a-chip technology, a type of...

[Empowering the “1+4” Industries] 153 Investment Projects Assisted by Trade Promotion Department in the First Half of the Year, Exceeding Last Year’s Annual Investment Amount

MACAU, July 17 - In the first half of 2024, the Investor’s “One-stop Service” provided by the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (renamed as Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute on 1 July) received 199 new investment proposals,...

Asia-Pacific Leaders Rally to Eradicate Malaria

(MENAFN) Urging a united front and immediate action, nations and territories across the Asia-Pacific convened at the 9th Asia Pacific Leaders’ Summit on Malaria Elimination this week, sounding the alarm on growing challenges to malaria eradication...

Francisco Kalbuady Lay Presents Economic and Environmental Priorities in the Seventh Edition of “Página do Governo” – This Friday at 8 p.m. on RTTL

Wed. 18 of June of 2025, 15:45h The Vice Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs and Minister of Tourism and Environment, Francisco Kalbuady Lay, will participate this Friday, June 20th, 2025, in the seventh edition of the...

Meeting of the Council of Ministers on May 22nd 2025

Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste Ninth Constitutional Government ............................................................................................................................. Press Release Meeting of the Council of...