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World Ocean Day 2025 Marked in Timor-Leste with Week-long Program
Fri. 30 of May of 2025, 17:29h The Government of Timor-Leste will observe World Ocean Day 2025, with a week-long program of activities running from 1 to 8 June in the capital Dili and across five municipalities – Aileu, Ainaro, Lautem, Manufahi...

Timor-Leste Participates in the 33rd Meeting of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Council

Timor-Leste participates in Expo 2025 Osaka with a focus on cultural promotion and regional co-operation
UM kicks off 39th Portuguese Language Summer Programme, attracting over 400 participants from around the world to experience Portuguese culture
MACAU, July 17 - The 39th Portuguese Language Summer Programme, organised by the Department of Portuguese of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) at the University of Macau (UM), has commenced. This year’s programme has attracted around 400...

Timor-Leste Reaffirms Commitment to Gender Equality at the 69th Session of the CSW
Thu. 13 of March of 2025, 09:48h On the first day of the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), held on March 10th, 2025, the Secretary of State for Equality, Elvina Sousa Carvalho, took part in the High-Level Interactive...

Specialist Sphere Expands to Timor-Leste & Vietnam with Free Platform Linking Patients to Specialists in Singapore
Specialist Sphere, a digital platform for connecting patients to trusted medical specialists in Singapore announces its expansion to Timor-Leste and Vietnam. EAST TIMOR, April 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Specialist Sphere, a leading digital...

Vorakai Lda launches world-class high-speed Starlink internet services in Timor-Leste
Vorakai Lda launches Starlink in Timor-Leste delivering fast, reliable internet to businesses, government and remote communities. SYDNEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA, April 2, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a landmark move set to redefine digital connectivity...

Global Times: Japanese organization fights for justice, demands its government to apologize and compensate ‘comfort women’ survivors
Beijing, China, July 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On the first Wednesday of every month since 2005, rain or shine, a determined circle forms outside Osaka Station. Holding portraits of silver-haired women and signs reading "Let us build a society...

GEM Foundation partners with the British Council to bring IELTS testing to Timor-Leste
Expanding opportunities: GEM Institute becomes Timor-Leste's first official IELTS test centre SYDNEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA, January 31, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Tammy Kassiou, founder and Chair of the GEM Foundation, is proud to announce a...

Timor-Leste Business Forum in Singapore Promotes Investment Opportunities
Mon. 09 of December of 2024, 10:14h The Government of Timor-Leste through the TradeInvest, MCI, SEAC and the Embassy of Timor-Leste in Singapore working together with the Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF) is organizing the "Timor-Leste...

Forum Celebrates Women's Contribution to Leadership and Diplomacy in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste Highlights Commitment to Gender Equality at Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Beijing+30

Timor-Leste and the University of Minho Discuss Strategic Partnerships in Higher Education

ASEAN, Japan, and UNDP Convene at Expo 2025, Osaka, Japan to Advance Financing Strategies for Blue Ecosystem Restoration
OSAKA, KANSAI, JAPAN, September 28, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Government of Japan, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) reaffirmed their commitment to advancing a resilient...

EV EDUCATION LAUNCHED IN TOP VOCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN SAMOA, ALONG WITH NEW DECARBONIZATION PLANS
[PRESS RELEASE 08 April 2025] – A significant educational milestone has been reached, with the opening of electric vehicles (EV) automotive workshops in three vocational institutions in Samoa, namely the National University of Samoa, Don Bosco...

Fronteira 2024 Festival Strengthens Cultural Ties Between Timor-Leste and Indonesia Border Regions

Rabilau Festival 2024: Celebrating Timor-Leste's Cultural Richness and Natural Beauty
MPU Holds Sino-Portuguese Cultural Festival to Promote Multicultural Exchange
MACAU, March 7 - The Student Affairs Office of Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) organised the third Sino-Portuguese Cultural Festival, themed "Chinese-Portuguese Convergence: Flourishing Talents", to promote Sino-Portuguese multicultural...

Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers on 12th September 2025
Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste Ninth Constitutional Government ............................................................................................................................. Press Release Extraordinary Meeting of the...

Ministry of Education takes part in the III International Seminar on School Feeding in the CPLP and High Level Conference
Mon. 09 of December of 2024, 11:56h The Ministry of Education of Timor-Leste, represented by Minister Dulce de Jesus Soares, accompanied by the respective delegation, took part in the III International Seminar on Good Practices in School Feeding...