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Timor-Leste

State-building dominates coverage: parliament opening, judicial selection battles, presidential travel, anti-corruption contract terminations, and a sharp domestic debate over whether the World Bank's 71.7% poverty figure reflects reality. Coffee exports, remittances and digital payment security anchor a cautiously developmental mood.
  1. PTR (a Timor-Leste political party, exact identity uncertain) says it will not participate in the final decision meeting of the KSMJ judicial selection commission regarding the recruitment of judges. (Tatoli, 2026-09-15)
  2. MESSK (government education body, acronym not certain) raises awareness in the Oecusse Special Administrative Region about special-entry criteria for access to UNTL (the national university) and IPTL (the national polytechnic institute). (Tatoli, 2026-09-15)
  3. Timor-Leste's National Parliament authorizes President José Ramos-Horta's travel to the United States of America. (Tatoli, 2026-09-15)
  4. Timor-Leste's Parliamentary Board asks parliamentary benches to submit candidates for CNE (National Election Commission) commissioners. (Tatoli, 2026-09-15)
  5. Timor-Leste's State Secretariat for Social Communication (SEKOMS) prepares a public subsidy regime for media outlets in the country. (Tatoli, 2026-09-15)
  6. Timor-Leste's Special Administrative Region of Oecusse-Ambeno Authority (RAEOA) receives a letter from the country's Anti-Corruption Commission (CAC) terminating contracts with two companies over abandoned projects. (Tatoli, 2026-09-15)
  7. EBC Victor Santa school in Timor-Leste changes its school meal menu after detecting rotten meat. (Tatoli, 2026-09-15)
  8. President of the Republic of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta demands the approval of the Investment Protection Law in Timor-Leste. (Tatoli, 2026-09-15)
  9. Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta calls for strengthening the legal framework to protect citizens and small businesses. (Tatoli, 2026-09-15)
  10. Construction company begins road rehabilitation project from Oésilo to Pássabe in Timor-Leste. (Tatoli, 2026-09-15)
  11. Timor-Leste's National Parliament to open its fourth legislative session tomorrow. (Tatoli, 2026-09-15)
  12. Timor-Leste's Head of State defends a salary revision for health professionals and teachers. (Tatoli, 2026-09-15)
  13. Timor-Leste's public institution SERVE, I.P. operating in Cova Lima municipality collects more than $17,000 in revenue for the State Treasury. (Tatoli, 2026-09-15)
  14. Remittances from Timorese workers in the first half of 2026 total USD 104.5 million (Tatoli, 2026-09-15)
  15. Compensation for land and houses – Oénoah community in Timor-Leste recommends (Tatoli, 2026-09-15)
  16. 71.7 percent poor? Re-examining World Bank's poverty estimates for Timor-Leste (Tatoli, 2026-09-15)
  17. Jury does not consider request to reintegrate two excluded candidates for judges at Timor-Leste's Supreme Court of Justice (STJ) (Tatoli, 2026-09-15)
  18. Does Timor-Leste have a 71% poverty rate? Cultural anthropology in Timor-Leste is the measure of poverty (Tatoli, 2026-09-15)
  19. New legislative session in Timor-Leste symbolizes renewed commitment to improving people's lives (Tatoli, 2026-09-15)
  20. Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão and President José Ramos-Horta request the Central Bank of Timor-Leste (BCTL) to strengthen the security of the country's digital payment system. (Tatoli, 2026-09-15)