Pope Francis flew to Singapore yesterday for the final leg of his trip through Asia, arriving in one of the world’s richest countries from one of its
An estimated 600,000 people — a figure nearing half of East Timor’s population —- packed a seaside park yesterday for Pope Francis’ final Mass, held on the
East Timor pulled out all stops for Pope Francis’ historic visit to one of the world’s youngest and poorest countries to the tune of $12 million,
When the Vatican acknowledged in 2022 that the Nobel Peace Prize-winning, East Timorese independence hero Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo had sexually abused young boys, it appeared
China and Timor-Leste pledged yesterday to deepen partnership under the Belt and Road Initiative and expand cooperation in agriculture, green development, the digital economy, and air transportation,
Former East Timor independence fighter Xanana Gusmao was sworn in on Saturday as prime minister of Asia’s youngest country after his party won the parliamentary election in
East Timor’s opposition party won Sunday’s parliamentary election, meaning independence fighter Xanana Gusmao is likely to return as prime minister in Asia’s youngest democracy. The final
Give our country $100 billion — or stop lecturing us about making money from fossil fuels. That was the message East Timor President and Nobel
East Timor’s former independence fighter and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta is set to win the presidential runoff election, according to over 60% of the votes
Australia and East Timor will sign a treaty that draws the first-ever maritime border between the neighbors, resolving years of bitter wrangling with a deal that carves up billions of
A drop in oil and natural gas production has been the main factor behind a reduction of oil revenues to East Timor, which account for almost all of the state’s
The Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources of East Timor, Alfredo Pires, restated in Dili the government’s plan to process liquid natural gas (LNG) from the Greater Sunrise field in
East Timor’s balance of trade in 2014 recorded a deficit of USD893 million, an increase of 13.79 percent year on year, said the Statistics Directorate of the Ministry of Finance
The government of Timor-Leste has approved funding of USD102.43 million, for the 2014 and 2015 budget, of the Authority of the Special Administrative Region of Oe-Cusse Ambeno, according to a
East Timor’s minister of state and of foreign affairs and cooperation, Jose Luis Guterres, said in Jakarta that his country expects more private investment from Indonesia particularly in the infrastructure,
A statement on the November 21 Council of Ministers meeting said that as the government decided to approve the investment agreement with Heineken and the company would be awarded tax
Timor-Leste (East Timor) and New Zealand have signed an agreement to develop fish production (aquaculture) by creating 200 small businesses in the country, the New Zealand embassy announced in a
A rice processing factory, which will benefit about 300 farmers in Timor-Leste (East Timor), has been inaugurated in Baucau, in the east of the country, the Australian embassy in Timor
The government of East Timor (Timor-Leste) week granted the Guinea-Bissau government funding of USD6 million to pay a month’s salary to all Guinean civil servants, the Timorese cooperation agency said. The
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