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Timor-Leste Will Be Present at the 61st Venice Biennale and Invites Timorese Artists to Apply by 15 July
Fri. 20 of June of 2025, 15:32h Following the success of its inaugural presentation, Timor-Leste is pleased to announce its participation in the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia from May 9 to November 22, 2026....

Tammy Kassiou secures another major global business award for her work in Timor-Leste
Tammy Kassiou wins global acclaim for the GEM Institute, transforming education, skills and opportunity in Timor-Leste. SYDNEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA, June 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Tammy Kassiou, founder and chair of the GEM Foundation, has once...

Timor-Leste Makes Waves with Southeast Asia’s First-Ever Government-Led Ocean Parade
Wed. 11 of June of 2025, 16:27h The Ninth Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste proudly hosted a first-ever government-led “Dili Ocean Parade,” marking a historic milestone for the Southeast Asia region. This vibrant celebration was one the...

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 Celebrates World Portuguese Language and Culture Day in the CPLP with Activities in Aileu

Timor-Leste Attends ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting and Reiterates Readiness to Contribute to the Three Pillars of the Organisation
Wed. 30 of April of 2025, 15:59h A government delegation, led by Milena Rangel, Vice-Minister for ASEAN Affairs and Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) Leader for Timor-Leste, participated in the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting and related sessions...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 17 June 2025
The following foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President Tharman Shanmugaratnam in separate ceremonies at the Istana today: (a) The Ambassador of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria His Excellency Abdelouahab Osmane...

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

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...

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

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...